It's not too late to become part of an esteemed group of attorneys appointed by the Nevada Supreme Court to serve as mentors in the State Bar of Nevada's Transitioning into Practice (TIP) program. By serving as a mentor you can help shape the next generation of legal practitioners as they transition into practice in an ethical and professional manner. The program especially needs mentors from the Las Vegas area.

Visit the state bar's website to learn more about TIP and sign up today. The deadline for mentor applications is February 6, 2012.

The State Bar of Nevada's Clients' Security Fund seeks attorney members from northern and southern Nevada to fill upcoming vacancies. Committee members investigate claims related to client theft including fiduciary fund theft, embezzlement and fraud. They meet twice a year to determine reimbursement from the fund. Committee members serve three-year terms and may be reappointed for a total of nine years.

For  more information about the committee, visit the state bar's website or contact Lisa McGrane, Client Protection Manager at lisam@nvbar.org. Online applications are also available on the bar's website.

Become a part of one of the state bar's longest-standing sections and help shape business law in Nevada. The Business Law Section represents a wide range of businesses and other local and national interests. Through the support of its members, the Executive Committee of the Business Law Section is able to devote much of its energy to the review, analysis and revision of Nevada's business law statutes. 

The section is committed to continuously improving Nevada's business law statutes by working with the Nevada Secretary of State and other groups, by identifying trends in business law throughout the country and by proposing legislation designed to clarify, update and expand Nevada's business law statutes for use in an ever-changing environment.

For more information on the section or to join, visit the state bar's website or contact Programs & Services manager, Lori Wolk at loriw@nvbar.org.

Three Las Vegas high schools have earned slots at the state Mock Trial competition. Bishop Gorman, Faith Lutheran and Advanced Technologies Academy were the top-scoring teams at the southern regional competition, which took place on Saturday, January 14 at the Regional Justice Center. More than 100 students from seven schools competed against each other as defense and prosecution teams in mock trials based on a case where a pregnant teenager was charged with the vehicular manslaughter of her unborn child.    

The state competition will take place March 9 and 10 at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas. Nevada's winning school will go on to compete in the National High School Mock Trial Championship in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Recent legislative changes give young people in the foster care system the option of remaining in care and receiving benefits until they are 21 years old. For this reason, the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada (LACSN) is offering a 1.5 credit hour CLE seminar. Panelists will discuss new federal laws affecting teen foster youth and explain the differences between Independent Living Contracts, the Step-Up Program and other services available to these young people.

The program will take place on Friday, February 3rd, from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Zenoff Hall Training Center behind Family Court and is open to all Children's Attorneys Project (CAP) volunteers with an active CAP case or those willing and able to accept a new CAP case. Speakers will include Janice Wolf, CAP Directing Attorney, Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada, and representatives from the Department of Social Services/Step-Up program. Lunch is included.

For more information or to register, visit LACSN's website.