February 22, 2013 - Oregon State Bar
February 22, 2013 - Oregon State Bar
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BOG Agenda Memo — Executive Director’s Operations Report<br />
<strong>February</strong> <strong>22</strong>, <strong>2013</strong> Page 6<br />
Minimum<br />
Continuing Legal<br />
Education<br />
(Denise Cline)<br />
New Lawyer<br />
Mentoring<br />
(Kateri Walsh)<br />
• The MCLE Committee met on Friday, December 14, and recommended<br />
amendments to Rules 5.2(c)(1)(ii) and (g) and Regulation 5.250. These<br />
proposals will be reviewed by the Board of Governors at its <strong>February</strong> <strong>22</strong>, <strong>2013</strong><br />
meeting.<br />
• The MCLE Committee will have its first meeting of <strong>2013</strong> on March 8.<br />
• Processed 7,402 program accreditation applications and 1,432 applications<br />
for other types of CLE credit (teaching, legal research, etc.) during 2012.<br />
• 4,676 compliance reports were sent on October 15. Reports processed as of<br />
January 25: 2,852. Reports not been received as of January 25: 1,121. The<br />
filing deadline is January 31.<br />
• December 31 marked the first regulatory deadline for the NLMP. The vast<br />
majority of 2012 participants were certified for completion by the deadline.<br />
A small group filed for extensions before the deadline, which has kept them<br />
in good status. Approximately 15 New Lawyers are currently non‐compliant<br />
and are facing possible suspension if they do not repair. We are following a<br />
similar timeline to MCLE in terms of warnings and opportunities to repair.<br />
• The NLMP Committee now has enough 2012 evaluation surveys to begin a<br />
formal process of assessing the first program year. Initial review of the<br />
evaluations is quite positive, especially among mentors. The committee will<br />
look into the disparity between mentor and new lawyer satisfaction.<br />
• A collaborative team of NLMP, LRS, OLF and Pro Bono staff is developing a<br />
mechanism for identifying pro bono cases to pitch to Mentor/New Lawyer<br />
pairs, and to help them structure their mentoring year around cocounseling<br />
on those cases. The Civil Rights Section would like to identify<br />
some civil rights cases which may be appropriate for a similar approach. We<br />
are currently working to identify two cases to use as pilots for this<br />
approach, and hope to have these cases "assigned" by mid March.<br />
• Mentor recruitment continues to be the most pressing need. The<br />
committee is looking at some new strategies and may enlist the assistance<br />
of the board in the next month with some targeted recruitment messages.
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