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News for Missouri Lawyers
Annual Two Hour Professionalism, Ethics and Malpractice Prevention Education Requirement Replaces Three Hours Every Three Years Requirement
Supreme Court Rule 15.05(f) has been amended to establish an annual requirement of two hours of education in professionalism, ethics and malpractice prevention rather than the previous requirement of three hours every three years. The amendment goes into effect on January 1 and applies to the current July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2010 reporting year. (More)
Requirement for New Lawyers and Lawyers Reinstated to The Missouri Bar Also Amended
Rule 15.05(e) now requires lawyers admitted or reinstated to The Missouri Bar after June 30, 2009 to obtain two hours of professionalism, ethics and malpractice prevention education within 12 months of admission. Lawyers admitted or reinstated prior to July 1, 2009 are still required to obtain three hours of such credit within 12 months of admission. (More)
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New Institutional Ads Highlight Lawyers as Community Leaders, the
Importance of Civic Education, and the Value of Nonpartisan Court Plan
 Missouri’s television stations have been very generous when it comes to airing the Missouri Bar’s institutional ads. Take a sneak preview of the ads for 2010. (View New Missouri Bar PSAs on YouTube)
News at the Bar
New ABA Web Site to Highlight Rulings by Federal Appellate Courts
The ABA this week launched a new Web site intended to inform the media and public of important cases in the nation's federal appellate courts. Media Alerts on Federal Courts of Appeals
is a collaborative effort to broadly disseminate timely, accurate and unbiased information about noteworthy and legally significant cases in the federal courts of appeals. The site will be updated daily.
Newest MoBarCircle Group Formed for Lawyers Interested
 in Improving Disability Access at Courthouses
 MoBarCircle’s newest online group wants to provide a connection for disabled lawyers who have an interest in improving courthouse accessibility. This group is added to the growing list of Missouri Bar circles linking lawyers with interests ranging from substantive areas of law to leisure activities to law school alum. And MoBarCircle always offers important links to a wide range of employment opportunities. (Visit MoBarCircle/Join a Group)
Online Job Applications for Federal Law Clerk Jobs Rise 66 Percent
A total of 401,576 electronic applications from lawyers seeking jobs as federal court law clerks were received in fiscal year 2009, a 66 percent increase from the 241,529 applications received in 2008 via the Online System for Clerkship Application and Review (OSCAR). (More)
Safe at Home Address Confidentiality Program Helps Protect Survivors and Their Children from Abusers
 Do you have a client who is a survivor of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking or rape? Are they afraid that disclosing their address will put them at further risk of violence? They need to know about the Safe at Home address confidentiality program, which provides for a substitute mailing address to use on new records created with state and local government agencies and the courts. (Information Sheet) (Brochure) (Safe at Home Website)
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Missouri’s State Auditor Susan Montee is wrapping up her luncheon remarks to hundreds of lawyers gathered today in Jefferson City for the Fall Committee Meetings. Thirty-two bar committees/sections, the Leadership Academy and YLS Council are meeting today. The Board of Governors meet at 1:30 p.m.. Fourteen committees offered free CLE on their agendas.
