February 22, 2013 - Oregon State Bar

OREGON STATE BAR
Board of Governors Agenda
Meeting Date: February 22, 2013
Memo Date: February 6, 2013
From:
David Eder, Oregon New Lawyers Division Chair
Re:
ONLD Report
To begin the year the ONLD Executive Committee met in McMinnville for our annual
retreat and January Executive Committee meeting. In addition to continuing the projects the
Executive Committee administered last year we are brainstorming additional programming to
help newer lawyers adjust to the practice of law in the State of Oregon. We are also targeting
law students and alumni boards to help recruit and spread the word of ONLD programming.
Since the last BOG meeting, members of the ONLD attended and hosted several
events. In early November the ONLD’s annual meeting brought more than 100 new lawyers
together in Portland. After-work socials were also held in Bend and Salem late last year and
were well received by the local legal community. The ONLD plans to participate in the ABA
Young Lawyers Division meet and greet event on February 21.
January 17 was the first brown bag CLE seminar held at the Multnomah County
Courthouse this year. Future programs in Multnomah County are scheduled each month for
the remainder of this year. The subcommittee also plans to host CLE programs in Bend,
Eugene, and Lincoln City this year.
The popular Practical Skills through Public Service Program will undergo changes this
year by converting the program to a year-round open recruitment system. This program is in
its third year and is designed to provide unemployed and underemployed new attorneys an
opportunity to get hands-on practical skills by volunteering services at a legal organization.
We would like to thank Richard Spier for taking the time to participate in the ONLD
retreat and we look forward to supporting the BOG with their initiatives in 2013.