The Fall 2024 Bridge the Gap Seminar will be held on Friday, October 4, 2024 at the Hotel Morgan in Morgantown, West Virginia. Registration for Bridge the Gap will open on August 27th. Newly admitted members are required to complete a mandatory Bridge the Gap Program sponsored by the State Bar within twenty-four months after admission to the West Virginia State Bar. Attendance to Bridge the Gap is free to newly admitted members of the bar.
Exemptions for completing the Bridge the Gap program are as follows:
- The member can certify having been admitted to practice in another jurisdiction for a minimum of five years
- The commission can certify that the member has completed a comparable mandatory new lawyer training offered by the State Bar of another jurisdiction of at least seven credits, including two credits of legal ethics, law office management, attorney well-being, or elimination of bias in the legal profession
Members meeting these requirements may apply for exemption by completing the Bridge the Gap Exemption Request Form. This form must be completed within 24 months after admission to the West Virginia State Bar. To complete the BTG Exemption Form or for more information regarding Bridge the Gap please visit: https://wvyounglawyers.com/members/bridge-the-gap/
Bridge the Gap has been approved for 7.9 hours of CLE credit hours, including 3.1 in ethics. Review the agenda for the program below.
