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New Lawyers Now Pair With Veterans to "Learn The Ropes" |
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Monday, 03 August 2009 22:56 |
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Law Firm Bulletin - Bar Association News
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The 350 prospective Utah lawyers who took the state bar exam Wednesday are supposedly qualified to hang out a shingle and practice in a court of law.
But many are recent law school graduates who have never written a legal motion, don't know where court is and might be startled when their keychain sets off the metal detectors at the courthouse door.
A new, mandatory Utah Supreme Court program promises to fill in gaps in the art of lawyering not covered in the classroom by pairing freshly minted attorneys with veteran mentors. Recently elected Bar President Stephen Owens, charged with implementing the New Lawyer Training Program, says it may be essential in a state like Utah.
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