Category: USB14-0712

Posted: November 4, 2024

Rules Governing the Utah State Bar – Admissions – Comment Period Closes December 19, 2024

USB14-701. Definitions. Amend.

• General cleanup for clarity and consistency.
• Adds that pro bono work under 14-803 is “Active Practice”.
• Adds definition for “Alternate Path”.
• Adds definition for “Alternate Path Examination”.
• Updates language referring to delicensed attorneys.
• Adds definition for “Experiential Learning”.
• Adds definition for “Final semester”.
• Modifies definition for Formerly-Admitted Applicant.
• Adds definition for “Professional Responsibility”.
• Changes definition of an “Unapproved Law School”.

USB14-702. Board – general powers. Amend.

• General cleanup for clarity and consistency.

USB14-703. Qualifications for admission of Student Applicants. Amend.

• General cleanup for clarity and consistency.
• Changes language to account for the Alternate Path as a means to admission.

USB14-703A. Alternate Path. Requirements. New.

• Outlines requirements for the proposed Alternate Path method of admission to the Bar.

USB14-704. Qualifications for admission of Attorney Applicants. Amend.

• General cleanup for clarity and consistency.
• Changes active practice of law requirement for applicants from Unapproved law schools.
• Changes the active practice of law requirement for applicants from foreign law schools.

USB14-705. Admission by motion. Amend.

• General cleanup for clarity and consistency.

USB14-706. Test accommodations. Amend.

• General cleanup for clarity and consistency.

USB14-707. Application; deadlines; withdrawals; postponements and fees. Amend.

• General cleanup for clarity and consistency.
• Modifies the background investigation requirements to allow Admissions Committee to prescribe method of investigations.
• Removes late filing deadlines for examinees.
• Gives Deputy General Counsel or the Character and Fitness Committee authority to keep an application open for more than one year.

USB14-708. Character and fitness. Amend.

• General cleanup for clarity and consistency.
• Adds language to reflect the position of financial obligations in the review of an applicant’s character and fitness.

USB14-709. Application denial. Amend.

• General cleanup for clarity and consistency.

USB14-711. Grading and passing the Bar Examination. Amend.

• General cleanup for clarity and consistency.
• Adds language about appeal process specifically for paragraph (f).

USB14-712. Qualifications for admission based on UBE. Amend.

• General cleanup for clarity and consistency

USB14-714. Unsuccessful Applicants disclosure and right of inspection. Amend.

• General cleanup for clarity and consistency.

USB14-715. Requests for Review. Amend.

• General cleanup for clarity and consistency.

USB14-716. License fees; enrollment fees; oath and admission. Amend.

• General cleanup for clarity and consistency.
• Updates information to match the current relationship of admissions to the Utah Supreme Court and the District Court for the District of Utah.

USB14-717. Readmission of Utah attorneys after resignation with discipline, administrative suspension for three or more years, resignation with discipline, or delicensure. Amend.

• Updated title of rule for consistency.
• General cleanup for clarity and consistency.
• Changes requirement that a Formerly-Admitted Attorney applying under Rule 14-704 does not need to retake the bar examination but must complete the New Lawyer Training Program.

USB14-718. Licensing of Foreign Legal Consultants. Amend.

• General cleanup for clarity and consistency.

USB14-719. Qualifications for admission of House Counsel Applicants. Amend.

• General cleanup for clarity and consistency.
• Adds language indicating that House Counsel can not use lack of notice from the Bar as a defense to continuing to practice as House Counsel after authorization has ceased based on a triggering event.

USB14-720. Confidentiality. Amend.

• Removes language allowing Bar to disclose names of Applicants.
• General cleanup for clarity and consistency.

USB14-721. Admission of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients. Amend.

• General cleanup for clarity and consistency.

Posted: May 5, 2023

Rules Governing the Utah State Bar and Rules of Professional Practice – Comment Period Closed June 19, 2023

USB14-0711. Grading and Passing the Bar Examination. AMEND. This proposed rule amendment lowers the passing bar examination score from 270 to 260.

USB14-0712. Qualification for Admission Based on UBE. AMEND. This proposed rule amendment lowers the acceptable transferred Universal Bar Exam score from 270 to 260.

USB14-0207. Finances. AMEND. This rule amendment requires the Utah State Bar to annually submit to the Supreme Court recommendations on increasing, decreasing, or maintaining current licensing fees.

RPP11-0107. Open and Public Meetings. AMEND. This rule amendment adds the newly established Advisory Committee on the Rule of Business and Chancery Procedure to this rule as a committee that must only hold open meetings.

Posted: March 23, 2022

Rules Governing the Utah State Bar – Comment Period Closed May 7, 2022

USB14-0701. Definitions. AMEND.

In acknowledging the remote work environment created by the pandemic, amendments remove the requirement that “active practice” activities be performed in the jurisdiction in which the applicant is admitted.
Amendments also remove teaching full-time at an approved law school as an “active practice” activity in favor of creating an exception for this type of work under Rule 14-705, which is the admission by motion rule.

USB14-0705. Admission by motion. AMEND.

Amendments remove geographic restrictions for purposes of counting years of practice toward admission by motion requirements.
Amendments allow time in Utah to count toward time practicing in another jurisdiction so long as the lawyer has complied with Rule 5.5 of the Utah Rules of Professional Conduct.
Amendments reduce the amount of time a lawyer must have practiced in another jurisdiction from 60 months to 36 months.
Amendments also exempt full-time Utah law professors from the requirement of being engaged in the active full-time practice of law for the relevant time period, so long as they have worked at least 80 hours per month as a law professor during that time.

USB14-0712. Qualifications for admission based on UBE. AMEND.

Paragraph (c)(2) currently provides that a UBE score may be transferred up to 5 years after exam administration if the attorney applicant can prove that they have practiced for at least 2 ½ years.
Repeal of paragraph (c)(2) would bring the rule in line with Rule 14-705 amendments by funneling such applicants through the admission by motion process rather than the UBE score transfer process.

USB14-0809. Practice Pending Admission. AMEND.

Amendments to paragraph (c)(3) conform to Rule 14-705 amendments regarding geographic restrictions and time spent practicing.
Amendments also expand practice eligibility:
- from one year to eighteen months after certificate issuance, and
- from one failed Bar exam attempt to two failed Bar exam attempts.

USB14-0807. Law school student and law school graduate legal assistance. AMEND.

Amendments extend law school graduate practice eligibility:
- from one year to eighteen months after graduation, and
- from one failed Bar exam attempt to two failed Bar exam attempts.
Amendments also fix a number of formatting issues, simplify language, and add headings for easier application.
New paragraph (g)(3)(G) provides that if a 14-807 practitioner substantially aids in the preparation of written materials in an appellate case, including briefs and memoranda, the supervising attorney may, at the attorney’s discretion, credit the 14-807 practitioner by including the practitioner’s name on the filing below the supervising attorney’s name.

Posted: May 18, 2020

Rules Governing the Utah State Bar – Comment Period Closed July 2, 2020

Reason for changes

Changes to the rules reflect that OPC is now under the supervision of the OPC Oversight Committee. The requirement that attorneys admitted on motion attend the OPC Ethics School has been removed. A definition for “formerly admitted applicant” has been added. In Rule 14-712(c)(1), the time permitted to transfer a UBE score has been extended from 24 to 36 months. Other changes include cleanup of typographical and numbering errors.

USB14-0701. Definitions.

USB14-0705. Admission by motion.

USB14-0707. Application: deadline; withdrawals; postponements and fees.

USB14-0708. Character and fitness.

USB14-0711. Grading and passing of the Bar Examination.

USB14-0712. Qualifications for admission based on UBE.

USB14-0714. Unsuccessful Applicants: disclosure and right of inspection.

USB14-0716. License fees; enrollment fees; oath and admission.

USB14-0717. Readmission after resignation or disbarment of Utah attorneys.

USB14-0718. Licensing of Foreign Legal Consultants.

USB14-0719. Qualifications for admission of House Counsel Applicants.

Posted: August 26, 2015

Bar Admissions Rules

The following proposals address changes to the Bar admissions rules. The proposed changes are primarily a reorganization of the current rules to make them easier for applicants to understand. Redundant sections of the rules were deleted and consolidated. There also are numerous changes proposed for consistency, form and clarification. Substantive changes include a change in the definition of “Active Practice” in Rule 14-701, the consolidation of all review procedures under Rule 14-715, and changes to timing of motions for admissions, the ceremony and taking of the oath of attorney in Rules 14-707 and 14-716.
USB 14-0701. Definitions. Amend.
USB 14-0703. Qualifications for admission of Student and Foreign Law School Applicants. Amend.
USB 14-0704. Qualifications for admission of Attorney Applicants. Amend.
USB 14-0705. Admission by motion. Amend.
USB 14-0706. Test accommodations. Amend.
USB 14-0707. Application; deadlines; withdrawals; postponements and fees. Amend.
USB 14-0708. Character and fitness. Amend.
USB 14-0709. Application denial. Amend.
USB 14-0710. Administration of the Bar Exam. Amend.
USB 14-0711. Grading and passing of the Bar Exam. Amend.
USB 14-0712. Qualificatons for admission based on UBE. Amend.
USB 14-0715. Bar Examination appeals. Amend.
USB 14-0716. License fees; enrollment fees; oath and admission. Amend.
USB 14-0717. Readmission after resignation or disbarment of Utah attorneys. Amend.
USB 14-0718. Licensing of Foreign Legal Consultants. Amend.
USB 14-0719. Qualifications for admission of House Counsel Applicants. Amend.

Posted: April 3, 2012

Rules Governing the Utah State Bar

USB 14-0510. Prosecution and appeals. Amend. Allows OPC to refer matters to the Professionalism Counseling Board established pursuant to Supreme Court Standing Order No. 7. Allows OPC to appeal screening panel determinations and recommendations. Authorizes the chair of the Ethics & Discipline Committee to increase a sanction imposed by a screening panel.
USB 14-0515. Access to disciplinary information. Amend. Allows direct communication between OPC, members of the Ethics and Discipline Committee and the Professionalism Counseling Board.

Petition to Adopt the Uniform Bar Exam Substantive and technical amendments to multiple rules to adopt the Uniform Bar Exam in Utah.
Exhibit A
Exhibit B
Exhibit C
Exhibit D
Exhibit E
USB 14-0701. Definitions.
USB 14-0702. Board – general powers.
USB 14-0703. Qualifications for admission of Student and Foreign Law School Applicants.
USB 14-0704. Qualifications for admission of Attorney Applicants.
USB 14-0705. Admission by Motion.
USB 14-0706. Test accommodations.
USB 14-0707. Application; deadlines; withdrawals; postponements and fees.
USB 14-0708. Character and fitness.
USB 14-0709. Application denial.
USB 14-0710. Administration of the Bar Examination.
USB 14-0711. Grading and passing of the Bar Examination.
USB 14-0712. Qualifications for admission based on UBE.
USB 14-0713. MPRE.
USB 14-0714. Unsuccessful Applicants: disclosure and right of inspection.
USB 14-0715. Bar Examination appeals.
USB 14-0716. License fees; enrollment fees; oath and admission.
USB 14-0717. Readmission after resignation or disbarment of Utah attorneys.
USB 14-0718. Licensing of Foreign Legal Consultants. Renumber from 14-805 and amend.
USB 14-0719. Qualifications for admission of House Counsel Applicants. Renumber from 14-720 and amend.
USB 14-0720. Confidentiality. Renumber from 14-719 and amend.
USB 14-0805. Reserved.