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▪ Continue to administer the Transition Into Practice (TIP) Mentoring
Program as adopted by the Louisiana Supreme Court;
LSBA continuing TIP administration. LSBA is also administering the
mandatory TIP program pursuant to the Court’s July 2020 order
permitting qualified candidates for admission to the Louisiana State
Bar to be admitted to practice without the requirement of sitting and
passing the bar examination in 2020, provided all other usual
requirements are met. Order provides in addition, qualified candidates
must complete the LSBA’s Transition Into Practice mentoring program
by 12/31/21.
▪ Continue to operate the Fee Arbitration Program to settle fee disputes
either between attorneys or between clients and their attorneys;
LSBA continuing Fee Arbitration Program administration
▪ Continue to operate the Practice Assistance and Improvement
Program (PAIP), including the Attorney-Client Assistance Program and
Diversion Program (which includes Ethics School and Trust
Accounting School);
LSBA continuing PAIP administration
▪ Continue to administer and staff the Rules of Professional Conduct
Committee to provide input and assistance to the Louisiana Supreme
Court on ethical rules governing lawyers;
LSBA continuing to administer and staff Rules of Professional Conduct
Committee
▪ Continue to provide oversight and financial support to the Judges and
Lawyers Assistance Program;
LSBA continuing oversight and financial support of JLAP, with
$300,000 allocated for FY 2020/2021 ($200,000 from general budget
and $100,000 from SC funds allocated for this purpose) along with
additional JLAP reporting requirements
▪ Continue to assist in the regulation of lawyer advertising by issuing
Lawyer Advertising Advisory Opinions as directed by the Louisiana
Supreme Court in the Rules of Professional Conduct;
LSBA continuing to issue advisory opinions
▪ Continue to secure funding for and administer the Client Assistance
Fund to compensate clients who lose money due to lawyers’ dishonest
conduct;
LSBA continuing to administer fund and affiliate Foundation
▪ Continue to maintain and provide training for the statewide uniform
case management system for Louisiana Legal Services Corporations
and pro bono providers;
▪ Assume administration of the Court Interpreters Program;
Awaiting referral of program from the Court
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