The Oklahoma Bar Journal December 2024

F or Y our I nformation

REMINDER: MANAGE YOUR MCLE COMPLIANCE THROUGH MYOKBAR OBA members can check their MCLE compliance and report exemptions through one single sign-on to MyOKBar. This means Oklahoma lawyers will no longer need to log in with an additional password to a separate website for MCLE compliance. This simplified sign-on is more convenient and results in increased time savings for our membership. Visit your MyOKBar page at ams.okbar.org.

MEMBER DUES STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE In an effort to save money and cut down on the cost of printing and postage, the OBA Membership Department has posted member dues state ments online in MyOKBar. As a follow-up, a paper statement was mailed around the first of December to members who had not yet paid. Please help the OBA in this effort by paying your dues today! Members can pay their dues by credit card online at MyOKBar at ams.okbar.org or by mail ing a check to the OBA Dues Lockbox, P.O. Box 960101, Oklahoma City, OK 73196. Dues are due Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025.

MCLE DEADLINE APPROACHING Dec. 31 is the deadline to earn any remain ing CLE credit for 2024 without having to pay a late fee. The deadline to report your 2024 credit has been extended to Feb. 18 due to the Presidents Day holiday weekend. As a reminder, the annual ethics requirement is now two credits per year. The 12 total annual credit requirement did not change. Not sure

how much credit you still need? To access your MCLE information, log in to your MyOKBar page and click “MyMCLE.” Still need credit? Check out great CLE offerings at ok.webcredenza.com. If you have questions about your credit, email mcle@okbar.org.

REMINDER: FASTCASE VERSION 8 UPGRADE TRAINING DEC. 6 The OBA has long partnered with Fastcase to provide high-quality online legal research as a no-cost member benefit. Now, the software has been upgraded to vLex Fastcase, which can further equip Oklahoma lawyers with faster, even more powerful research tools. Fastcase Version 8 is coming soon! Users will be notified by a pop-up when they have access to the new version. OBA members can learn what to expect from this upgrade during an upcoming webinar training on Friday, Dec. 6, from noon to 1 p.m. Learn more about the upgrade and register at https://bit.ly/3Cf3fzw.

IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES The Oklahoma Bar Center will be closed Tuesday, Dec. 24, and Wednesday, Dec. 25, in observance of the Christmas holiday and Wednesday, Jan. 1, in observance of New Year’s Day. The bar center will also be closed Monday, Jan. 20, in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday.

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