Order for Temporary Amendments to Bar Admission Procedures During COVID-19 Outbreak (emergency diploma privilege with 360 hours of supervised practice)

The record

Jurisdiction

Utah; Supreme Court of Utah (bar admission) · Utah

Level

Court

Authority

Utah Const. art. VIII, § 4

Issued

2020-04-21 Apr. 21, 2020

Effective

2020-04-21

End

one-time for candidates who applied by Apr. 1, 2020 for the July 2020 exam

In force

Apr. 21, 2020 (no end date recorded; counted as in force for 120 days)

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Gathering capCourts and public officesOther

Addressees

• July 2020 Utah bar exam applicants
• supervising attorneys
• law firms

Functions reached

• 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

Collection

State trade licensing boards AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS

Operative words

Based upon the Utah Supreme Court's 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.... 'Supervised Practice' means the 360 hours of supervised legal practice that a Qualified Candidate must complete under the supervision of a Supervising Attorney

Enforcement

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