Young Lawyers Division

• Jurisdiction: Utah,United States
• Citation: Vol. 33 No. 2 Pg. 70
• Pages: 70
• Publication year: 2020

Young Lawyers Division Vol. 33 No. 2 Pg. 70 Utah Bar Journal April, 2020

March, 2020

A Seat at the Table: Civic and Community Involvement for Young Lawyers

By Mike Squires

We are all well-acquainted with the responsibility of attorneys to “zealously assert[] the client’s position under the rules of the adversary system.” Model R. of Prof’l Conduct, Preamble: A Lawyer’s Responsibilities, ¶ 2. Of course, preparing for and arguing our client’s position in a court of law is per se attorney work. Less acknowledged, yet equally important to the practice of law, is the responsibility of lawyers to “seek improvement of the law, access to the legal system, [and] the administration of justice.” Id. ¶6. Young Lawyers Division (YLD) President Torie Finlinson’s timely initiative titled “A Seat at the Table” (ASATT) focuses on the way in which young...