Young Lawyers Section

The Young Lawyers Section works to promote the interest of young and newly admitted lawyers. The section meets at 12:00 p.m. noon (MT) on the third Tuesday of the month at The Law Center, 525 W. Jefferson Street in Boise and via Zoom. Meetings may be hybrid or via Zoom only. Please check email notices for confirmation of location..

Upcoming Meetings & Material

Next Meeting: Agenda | Materials

Next Meeting is December 17, 2024

To receive credit for the Section Meeting’s CLE, click here.

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Upcoming Events & Section Sponsored CLEs

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Legal Resources

• Past Meetings
• Meeting Minutes
• Section Sponsored Issues of The Advocate
• Section Sponsored CLE Courses On-Demand
• Bar Quest
• Tradewing ListServ

Past Meetings

*Materials from Section Meetings will now be available on Tradewing. Please click on the Tradewing ListServe tab above if you need further assistance.

• November 12, 2024 – Agenda
• September 17, 2024 – Agenda | Food from the Bar
• May 21, 2024 – Agenda | Materials
• April 16, 2024 – Agenda | Materials
• January 16, 2024 – Agenda | Materials
• October 17, 2023 – Agenda | Material
• May 16, 2023 – Agenda | Material
• April 18, 2023 – Agenda
• October 19. 2022 – Materials

Meeting Minutes

• October 15, 2024 – Governing Council
• September 17, 2024
• May 21, 2024
• April 16, 2024
• November 21, 2023 – Governing Council
• August 15, 2023
• May 16, 2023
• April 18, 2023
• March 16, 2021
• February 16, 2021
• January 19, 2021

Section Sponsored Issues of The Advocate

• March/April 2022 – Co-Sponsored with the Idaho Women Lawyers
• March/April 2020 – Co-Sponsored with the Idaho Women Lawyers
• August 2018
• September 2014
• September 2012
• March/April 2010
• March/April 2009
• October 2007
• July 2005
• March 2002

Section Sponsored CLE Courses On-Demand

The following courses were sponsored by the Young Lawyers Section. They are available to watch on-demand (self-study) with 24/7 availability so you can easily view programs whenever and wherever it is convenient. Click on the course title to see the description of the course and the cost.

• Advancing Advocacy: Argument and Writing with Justice Stegner and Judge Lorello – Tuesday, October 1, 2024 – 1.5 MCLE Credits – NAC Approved
• Update on the Continued Changes in Our Idaho State Courts from Justice Robyn Brody – Tuesday, May 17, 2022 – 1.0 MCLE Credits – NAC Approved
• Military Discharge Upgrades: One Way to Help Our Veterans – January 18, 2022 – 1.0 MCLE Credits, January 18, 2022
• Continued Changes in Our Idaho State Courts from Justice Robyn Brody – 1.0 MCLE Credits – NAC Approved, May 18, 2021
• Big Data & Briefs: An Introduction to Law & Corpus Linguistics – 3.25 MCLE Credits, March 19, 2021
• Inside the Ybarra v. Legislature of the State of Idaho & Idaho Board of Education Case – MCLE Credits – NAC Approved, September 9, 2020
• Elections and Voting Issues During the Pandemic – 1.0 MCLE Credits – NAC Approved, August 10, 2020

Bar Quest

Bar Quest is an excellent opportunity for YLS members to provide service, guidance, and information to future Idaho lawyers about jobs in the legal profession. It is also an excellent opportunity for current law students to learn more about potential employment opportunities and the day-to-day tasks of an attorney. Please visit the link to find out more about this program.

Tradewing ListServ

If you are a member of the Young Lawyers Section you may elect to participate in our ListServ. We welcome you to this helpful service, by and for our members!

• Within 30 days of becoming a Section member, your email address will be added to the ListServ. You will need to activate your account; click here for a step-by-step guide to activating your account.
• If you do not wish to participate in the ListServ, you may click “Opt out of all emails” in your account settings; click here for a guide. You may also contact Colleen Austin with any questions.

Section Membership

If you are interested in joining the Young Lawyers Section, please register using the Section Registration Form.

Standard Membership Dues – $35

Law Students – $10 (Law student or within 30 days of admission to the Bar)
NOTE: To be eligible for Standard Membership in the Young Lawyers Section, you must be under the age of 37 or admitted to ISB for less than 5 years.

To view the section’s by-laws, select: Young Lawyers Section By-Laws.

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Disclaimer

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