Nevada Supreme Court Accepting Comments re: Bar Exam Through Noon, Aug. 5 On Friday, July 31, the Nevada Supreme Court issued an order in ADKT 0558 stating that it has received a motion to reconsider its July 24, 2020, order postponing the July 2020 examination and its May 20, 2020, order in which the court […]
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PostLas Vegas Justice Court Submits Petition to Repeal and Re-enact Eviction Rules On Wednesday, July 29, the justices of the peace for the Las Vegas Township Justice Court submitted a petition to the Nevada Supreme Court in ADKT 0564 proposing to repeal its local rules related to evictions and re-enact them as a separate body […]
Nevada Bar Exam Rescheduled for August 11-12, 2020 The Nevada Bar Exam, previously scheduled for July 28-29, 2020, has been postponed and rescheduled to August 11-12, 2020. The change was made because of problems with an update to the test software for the exam. Applicants who cannot take the Nevada bar exam on Aug. 11 […]
Succession Planning: If You Fail to Plan, Then Plan to Fail By Louise Watson, Office of Bar Counsel, State Bar of Nevada Are you a sole practitioner? How would your law practice fare without you tomorrow? Do you have a plan in place for someone to step in to protect your clients’ interests? Or would […]
Eighth Judicial District Court Issues Order Randomly Reassigning Civil Domestic Cases in Dept. L On Thursday, July 16, the Eighth Judicial District Court issued Administrative Order 20-19, which modifies Administrative Order 20-15. In order 20-15, the court directed civil domestic cases pending in Department L to be heard by senior judges or other district court […]
Henderson Justice Court Submits Petition re: Local Rules On Tuesday, July 14, the Henderson Township Justice Court filed a petition with the Nevada Supreme Court to adopt local rules of practice for the justice court. A complete list of the proposed rules are included in Exhibit A of the petition.
Legal Industry Trends from Clio: Overall Need for Lawyers Has Not Subsided By State Bar of Nevada Staff Clio, a State Bar of Nevada member benefit provider, has been researching the impact that COVID-19 has had on the legal industry. It regularly publishes the information it discovers in its Legal Trends reports. While one recent […]
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PostEighth Judicial District Court to Utilize Convention Center for Socially Distanced Bench Trial On Wednesday, July 8, 2020, the Eighth Judicial District Court issued Administrative Order 20-18, allowing the court to utilize off-site facilities in order to comply with the social distancing requirements of Administrative Order 20-17 while accommodating an upcoming large bench trial. The […]
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PostSupreme Court Issues Amendment to SCR 252(2)(e) re: Plea Acceptance On Wednesday, July 8, 2020, the Nevada Supreme Court issued an order in ADKT 0491 amending SCR 252(2)(e), regarding criminal settlement conferences. The amendment allows any judge, other than the settlement judge, to accept the defendant’s plea as recommended by the Commission on Statewide Rules of […]
Las Vegas Justice Court Rescinds Order re: Typographical Signatures for eFiling On Wednesday, July 8, 2020, the Las Vegas Township Justice Court issued Administrative Order 20-16, which immediately rescinds Administrative Order 15-06. The previous order set forth guidelines for typographical signatures used for electronic filing in civil cases. The order notes that Administrative Order 15-06 […]
