November 11th and 12th: Black Lives Matter talks in Portland and Eugeneīlack Lives Matter: Race and Justice Across Americaįirst Congregational Church, 1126 SW Park Ave, Portland October 20th Symposium: After Resegregation: Imagining Alternative Racial Futurities in Education Lane County Bar Association Diversity Section We each have a part to play in diversifying our judiciary, and these small investments can yield big returns. Be there to offer support for diverse candidates during and after the process, regardless of the outcome. The appointment process is a challenging one. Then, encourage talented, diverse lawyers to apply for open seats. Discuss a career path that includes judicial service, and normalize the vision of that service. Want to help? Mentor diverse attorneys and law students. Despite progress in recent years, there is still more work to be done to ensure that Oregon’s bench reflects the diversity of the bar and community. Panelists included law professors and diverse judges from across the state, who shared personal accounts of their journeys to the bench and insights into the importance of enhanced diversity among the judiciary. On February 8, the OSB Diversity Section, OWLS, and the Lewis & Clark chapter of the American Constitution Society hosted a two-hour CLE and reception celebrating diversity on the Oregon bench. The Diversity Section would like to thank the following reception sponsors: This event was organized by Executive Committee members Kelsey Heilman and Melina Martinez. Participants: examined a judicial timeline of key judicial events relating to race in this country engaged in critical dialogue about those judicial events and how they affect cultural identities in this country and participated in exercises designed to help better understand realities outside of their control and to practice using tools to work on habits within their control that can lead to better cultural competency and client representation.įollowing the CLE was a hosted reception in the University of Oregon White Stag Building. Unfortunately, outside factors and factors within an attorney’s control but outside of their awareness can greatly impact a client’s feeling of trust and connection. Client-centered lawyering is only possible when trust has been built between the client and the attorney. On Wednesday, December 11, 2019, the OSB Diversity Section hosted a 3-credit Access to Justice CLE workshop by Julieanna Elegant focused on building trust by understanding how race-from an historical, institutional and personal level-can impact the attorney-client relationship. To access our Oregon course list and view Attorney Credits’ access to justice courses, please click the following: Oregon CLE course list.OSB Diversity Section Fall CLE and Networking Receptionīuilding Trust: How Racial Realities Impact the Attorney-Client Relationship For example, a course on the bias laws themselves would qualify for CLE credit in Oregon. Whereas the California bias requirement requires the course to relate specifically to the legal profession, the Oregon requirement more generally refers to eliminating barriers to the access to justice and doesn’t have to specifically relate to lawyers. However, the Oregon access to justice requirement is slightly more broad in the sense that a greater number of topics qualify for CLE credit. The Oregon access to justice requirement is very similar to California’s elimination of bias requirement. In order to be accredited as an activity pertaining to access to justice for purposes of Rule 3.2(c), an activity shall be directly related to the practice of law and designed to educate attorneys to identify and eliminate from the legal profession and from the practice of law barriers to access to justice arising from biases against persons because of race, gender, economic status, creed, color, religion, national origin, disability, age or sexual orientation.

In addition, in alternate reporting periods Oregon attorneys must also complete 3 credit hours in CLE programs dedicated to access to justice. Oregon attorneys must complete 6 credit hours of legal ethics every three years, including 1 credit hour on an attorney’s statutory duty to report child abuse. For purposes of this rule, the first reporting period that may be skipped will be the one ending on December 31, 2009. In alternate reporting periods, at least three of the required hours must be in programs accredited for access to justice pursuant to Rule 5.5(b). As with any MCLE state, there are certain mandatory CLE courses that must be completed as part of the MCLE requirement. Oregon attorneys must complete 45 CLE units every year to complete the Oregon MCLE requirement.

Oregon state bar access to justice cle