{"id":"AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-019","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"Utah; Supreme Court of Utah (bar admission)","state":"UT","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-TRADE-BOARDS","eco":"","issuer":"Utah Supreme Court","authority":"Utah Const. art. VIII, § 4","instrument":"Order for Temporary Amendments to Bar Admission Procedures During COVID-19 Outbreak (emergency diploma privilege with 360 hours of supervised practice)","title":"In re: Matter of Emergency Modifications to Utah Supreme Court Rules of Professional Practice, Rules Governing Admission to the Utah State Bar - Order for Temporary Amendments to Bar Admission Procedures During COVID-19 Outbreak","dateIssued":"2020-04-21","effective":"2020-04-21","end":"one-time for candidates who applied by Apr. 1, 2020 for the July 2020 exam","startDate":"2020-04-21","endDate":"","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4"],"types":["GATH","OTHER","CRT"],"addressees":["July 2020 Utah bar exam applicants","supervising attorneys","law firms"],"clause":"Based upon the Utah Supreme Court\u0027s constitutionally granted authority to regulate the practice of law in Utah, and in consideration of the public health threat currently posed by the novel infectious coronavirus (COVID-19), the Utah Supreme Court orders that the Bar Examination passage requirement be modified on an emergency basis for certain eligible Qualified Candidates as defined herein.... \u0027Supervised Practice\u0027 means the 360 hours of supervised legal practice that a Qualified Candidate must complete under the supervision of a Supervising Attorney","enforcement":"Court order; admission conditions","functions":["HR admission of 2020 graduates without examination; 360 supervised hours imposed on employing firms","GATH July 2020 exam sitting avoided for qualified candidates","CS client work by candidates limited to supervised practice"],"notes":"First diploma-privilege order in the nation; the model for Washington (June 12), Oregon (June 29-30) and Louisiana (July 22).","sourceUrl":"https://www.utcourts.gov/alerts/docs/20200421%20-%20Bar%20Waiver%20Order.pdf","snapshot":"http://web.archive.org/web/20200515232222/https://www.utcourts.gov/alerts/docs/20200421%20-%20Bar%20Waiver%20Order.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":133487,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS","url":"/library/AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-019","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-019","citation":"Utah Supreme Court, Order for Temporary Amendments to Bar Admission Procedures During COVID-19 Outbreak (emergency diploma privilege with 360 hours of supervised practice) (Apr. 21, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-019)","stateName":"Utah","related":[]}