Bridge the Gap Program: Overview of Your First Year of Practice

什么是州律师执照?

1. Self-regulated profession with member benefits
2. 强制/集成栏
3. Once sworn in, you are automatically enrolled as an active member of the State Bar

First year licensing requirements:

1. In first full year of admission (the year after you are admitted), you will complete your licensing certifications, pay your annual licensing fees, complete the BTG program which provides you with MCLEs

的桥梁:

1. Mission of program: Bridging the gap between law school and the practice of law. SBNM’s goal is to connect new attorneys with resources they can use as they begin the practice of law including mentoring with a more seasoned attorney to be able to ask questions and seek answers for common new attorney questions.
2. Auto enrolled in program upon admission to the State Bar
3. Must complete in your first full year of practice; this will meet your MCLE req in your first full year
   1. In order to complete you must:
      1. Complete 5 hours of time with a mentor; attend bar functions, 参加庭审, 参加cl一起, meet for coffee discussing issues
      2. Sign up for and complete the required CLE; this includes podcasts, courses; email cleonline@muppetfans.com 注册
      3. 支付300美元的导师费
4. Benefits of program: audit CLE, networking with seasoned attorneys

Requirements for second year and beyond:

1. MCLE (10 g, 2 e)
2. 支付许可费用
3. 年度认证
   1. 职业责任
   2. Pro-bono (需要多少小时?? 如果不满足这些条件怎么办? Listed to Bill and Morgan podcast to learn ways can get pro bono hours)
   3. IOLTA
   4. 律师认证
4. Annual registration statement

Bridge the Gap Program: Enhancing Your First Year of Practice

会员服务: The department through which members can get involved.

1. 自愿的酒吧
2. Sections – what they are, how to join and their benefit
3. Committees – what they are, how to join and their benefit
4. 公平的正义 overview
5. Divisions – what they are, parameters of membership, and their benefit
6. Two things to look forward to:
   1. 公平的正义 Program – first year so looking forward to how it expands!
   2. Annual Meeting – annual conference hosted every year is back in person so please join us!

Professional Development Program (PDP) provides a variety of resources for State Bar members in law practice management. 

1. Numerous continuing education classes;
2. 手册,指南 样品清单, forms and articles to assist member in succession planning, 关闭文件, 管理信托账户, appearing before a tribunal in a virtual setting, 开一家小律所, 关闭律师事务所, and using technology in the practice of law;
3. Articles devoted to attorney well-being; and
4. Anonymous, online, best-practices self-assessments with attendant suggestions for practice improvement.  另外, the PDP encourages and accepts ethics helpline calls from State Bar members to offer guidance to and discussion with members’ who have questions pertaining to the Rules of Professional Conduct