State Bar of New Mexico Announces 2022 Officers, Participate in the 2022 Arturo Jaramillo Clerkship Program, Upcoming CLEs, and More

January 14, 2022

State Bar of New Mexico Announces 2022 Officers

The State Bar of New Mexico announces its 2022 leadership: President Carolyn A. Wolf (Santa Fe), President-Elect Benjamin I. Sherman (Albuquerque), and Secretary-Treasurer Erinna M. Atkins (Alamogordo). The State Bar is governed by a 23-member Board of Bar Commissioners (BBC), elected by the membership.

President Wolf and Secretary-Treasurer Atkins were sworn in during a ceremony on Dec. 8, 2021, by New Mexico Supreme Court Justice C. Shannon Bacon. President-Elect Sherman will be formally sworn in later this year.

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Participate in the 2022 Arturo L. Jaramillo Clerkship Program

Does your firm, business, or organization want to be part of an ABA Awarded program? It's the only one of its kind in the country!

Arturo L. Jaramillo, the first Hispanic president of the State Bar of New Mexico, developed the Summer Law Clerk Program in 1993 to offer UNM Law School first year law students of diverse backgrounds the opportunity for a full time paid summer clerkship as a 1L. It provides a foundation for the students' law careers and promotes equal employment opportunities for persons who have historically been under-represented in the legal profession.

The Arturo Jaramillo Clerkship Program creates employment opportunities in medium and large law firms, state and local public agencies, and corporate law departments in New Mexico by providing a summer law clerk experience for motivated and deserving law students who meet the programs eligibility criteria.

Save the Date for the 2022 Annual Meeting!

License Renewal and MCLE Compliance

Due Feb. 1, 2022

2022 licensing renewal and 2021 MCLE compliance is due Feb. 1, 2022. Review NMSC rule changes to attorney licensing and MCLE.

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Family Law Specialization Deadline

The application deadline for the Initial Family Law Specialty/Exam Development Committee for Family Law Specialization is extended until February 1, 2022. Please visit www.sbnm.org/FamilyLawSpecialization to find the requirements and download the application. Please contact Kate Kennedy at kate.kennedy@sbnm.org with any questions.

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Upcoming Events

Jan. 14: Animal Law Talk (virtual)
Jan. 15: YLD Board Meeting
Jan. 21: Historical Committee's Annual Presentation: Eight bits to Bitcoin: Coins, Trade & Wealth 1556-1854
Jan. 28: SSFS CLE Roundtable: How to Plan For (Almost) Anything
Feb. 5: Arturo Jaramillo Clerkship Interviews
Feb. 8: Veterans Virtual Legal Clinic with YLD
Feb. 19: YLD Wills for Heroes (Rio Rancho)

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Upcoming Programs from the Center for Legal Education:

Basics of Trust Accounting: How to Comply With Disciplinary Board Rule 17-204

Jan. 25, Live Webinar
1.0 EP
Registration

REPLAY: What a Healthy Lawyer Looks Like (2021)

Jan. 26, Replay Webinar
2.0 EP
Registration

Mandatory Succession Planning: It Has To Happen, But It Doesn't Have To Be That Difficult

Jan. 27, Live Webinar
1.0 EP
Registration

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Important Announcements and Deadlines

State Bar Announcements and Deadlines

The application deadline for the Initial Family Law Specialty/Exam Development Committee for Family Law Specialization is extended until February 1, 2022

Court Announcements and Deadlines

Third Judicial District Court Announcement of Applicants
Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court Announcement of Applicants
Third Judicial District Court Proposed Changes to the Rules Governing Judicial Nominating Commissions

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