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Tell Us How We’re Doing
The Colorado Bar Association is conducting a survey on how we communicate with members. Please take this short (three – eight minute) survey to help us improve how we share information with members. To show our thanks, those who complete the survey will be entered in a raffle to win an iPad! The deadline to complete the survey is Friday, Feb. 24. Click here to complete the survey.
Sections and Committees Open House, March 30
The CBA YLD and DBA YLD are hosting an open house on Friday, March 30, starting at 5:30 p.m. at the Warwick Hotel. Various sections and committees of the CBA and other local bar associations will be featured and highlighted so that members can become more familiar with the various benefits that these organizations offer their members. Click here for more information and RSVP to lunches@cobar.org.
From the CBA-CLE Legal Connection
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Employment Law and Social Media: Rights, Obligations, and Disputes in the Workplace
The intersection of social media and the workplace has become a given. Use of social media is rapidly expanding and societal norms regarding exposure of employment-related information continue to erode, resulting in an increasingly complex social media environment for employees, employers, and attorneys. Click here to read a number of practice tips regarding discovery of social media and to learn more about social media trends and how they affect you, your clients, and your practice.
Attorneys Required to Open Cases via CM/ECF in U.S. District Court for Colorado
Beginning Feb. 23, attorneys will be required to open civil cases in the U. S. District Court for the District of Colorado via ECF and make payment through pay.gov. Other changes also will occur (some before Feb. 23), including procedures for opening a case, summons forms issuance, and online fee payments. Additionally, the court has provided a list of cases that must be filed via e-mail and will be opened by the Clerk’s Office. Click here for more information.
Coach’s Corner: Do Your Due Diligence on New Clients
Under Rule of Professional Conduct 1.16, a lawyer may withdraw from representing a client if “the representation will result in an unreasonable financial burden on the lawyer or has been rendered unreasonably difficult by the client”. The simple fact is that no lawyer needs to contend with such headaches. The antidote to withdrawal is to undertake full due diligence before entering into a formal engagement agreement with the client. Click here to read more.
Legal Connection: Legal Updates Direct to Your E-mail and Convenient One-Hour CLE Programs
CBA-CLE Legal Connection provides free legal updates, sent directly to your e-mail or RSS feed. Click here to view Subscription Options and never miss important rule changes, form updates, case law, legislation, or Colorado legal community news. Also, don’t miss our upcoming short and timely CLE programs and webcasts on the latest and hottest topics in Colorado law: Employment Law and Social Media and Civil Procedure: 2011 Annual Survey. For a full list of upcoming programs and homestudies, click here.
Reduced Hours Policies: Ignore at Your Peril
Sponosored by the CBA Committee for Balanced Legal Careers
Join us for a complimentary CLE program from 7:30 to 9 a.m. on March 7. The program will focus on the benefits and challenges of creating reduced-hours programs at law firms, legal departments, and government agencies. The event will include a lively discussion focused on problem-solving in this area, and creating new and innovative approaches and solutions. RSVP to lunches@cobar.org or 303-860-1115, ext. 727. Click here for more information.
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Submit Your Nomination for Pro Bono Paralegal of the Year
Complete information about the CBA Paralegal Committee‘s Pro Bono Paralegal of the Year award, including nomination criteria and nomination form, can be found by clicking here. Submit your nominations by March 1 to Lauren Eisenbach. Interested in sponsoring this event? Contact Alexa Drago.
Criminal Law Section Networking, Thursday, Feb. 23
The CBA’s Criminal Law Section will host a networking event, featuring drinks and hors d’oeuvres, starting at 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 23 at CBA offices, 1900 Grant St., Suite 900. Non-section members also are welcome! There is no cost to attend. Please RSVP to lunches@cobar.org or 303-860-1115, ext. 727.
Casemaker and Casecheck+™ Update
Starting soon, the price of Casecheck+™ will rise from $19.95 to $49.95 per month. However, if you purchase your yearlong subscription to this service now, Casemaker and those at Lawriter have agreed to honor the $19.95 price for your full-year subscription. Once the switch has been made from Casemaker 2.2 to the new Casemaker, this price will go up to $49.95 to all Colorado Bar Association members, so sign up now for this fantastic added service through Casemaker.
To learn more about Casecheck+™, click here.
Natural Resources for the Real Estate Lawyer: Water, Wetlands, and Oil & Gas, March 9
This year’s spring update will be devoted to a natural resources perspective of real estate law, covering oil and gas and water-related issues as they relate to you, the real estate practitioner. Whether it’s fracking or wetlands, oil and gas leasing, or development, this seminar has something for you. Click here for more information.
Solo-Small Firm Section March Meetings
The Solo-Small Firm Section networking meetings are a great opportunity to connect with your peers, as well as a practice management and technology discussion forum. Meetings are open to all CBA members, not just SSF Section members. Click here to see the full schedule.
LSC Notice of Available Grant Funds for 2013
Competitive grant funds to provide civil legal services in 2013 are available from the Legal Services Corporation. Grants are available only for certain service areas; to view a list of available grants by service area, click here. Information about available grants and a request for proposals will be available at grants.lsc.gov during the week of April 9. Filing dates and submission requirements are also available there. Questions? Email competition@lsc.gov.
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