February 22, 2013 - Oregon State Bar
February 22, 2013 - Oregon State Bar
February 22, 2013 - Oregon State Bar
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OREGON STATE BAR<br />
Board of Governors Agenda<br />
Meeting Date: <strong>February</strong> <strong>22</strong>, <strong>2013</strong><br />
Memo Date: January 11, <strong>2013</strong><br />
From:<br />
MCLE Committee<br />
Re: Proposed amendments to Rules 5.2(c) (1)(ii) and (g) and Regulation 5.250<br />
Action Recommended<br />
Review and approve the proposed amendments to Rules 5.2(c)(1)(ii) and (g) and<br />
Regulation 5.250.<br />
Background<br />
At the request of the Uniform Criminal Jury Instructions (UCrJI) and Uniform Civil Jury<br />
Instructions (UCJI) Committees, the MCLE Committee recommends amending the MCLE Rules<br />
to grant credits for service on, and work derived from service on, those committees.<br />
The proposed amendments to Rules 5.2(c)(1)(ii) and (g) and Regulation 5.250 come after<br />
months of study and discussion of the responsibilities of the two committees and the time and<br />
work involved in carrying out those responsibilities. In the end, the MCLE Committee<br />
determined that the UCrJI and UCJI Committees spend considerable time researching and<br />
analyzing changes to the law and drafting and revising instructions to conform to those<br />
changes. Their work, in fact, is comparable in many respects to that of Legal Ethics Committee<br />
members, who currently receive two hours of credit for each year of their service on the Legal<br />
Ethics Committee and who may also earn credit for legal research/writing of ethics opinions<br />
that are adopted and published by the bar.<br />
The proposed amendment to Rule 5.2(c)(1)(ii) allows credit for legal research and<br />
writing of final instructions of the Uniform Civil Jury Instructions Committee or the Uniform<br />
Criminal Jury Instructions Committee personally authored or edited by the applicant.<br />
Proposed new Rule 5.2(g) allows credit for service on the UCrJI and UCJI Committees.<br />
Current Rule 5.2(g) will be renumbered to Rule 5.2(h). Proposed new Regulation 5.250 sets<br />
forth attendance requirements for credit granted under proposed Rule 5.2(g).<br />
...<br />
5.2 Other CLE Activities.<br />
...<br />
(c) Legal Research and Writing.<br />
(1) Legal research and writing activities, including the preparation of written materials for<br />
use in a teaching activity may be accredited provided the activity satisfies the following<br />
criteria:<br />
(i)<br />
It deals primarily with one or more of the types of issues for which group<br />
CLE activities can be accredited as described in Rule 5.1(b); and
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