Description

State Bar Convention and 
2025 Annual Business Meeting

June 18 - 20, 2025

Continuing Legal Education Programs

Wednesday, June 18, 2025

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | #1: Sexual Harassment Prevention Training (attendance at this training will satisfy the mandatory training requirements of SDCL 16-18-1.1)

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | #2A: Jurisdictional Issues Across Forums: From Small Claims to Supreme Court                                                    

2:00 PM - 4:40 PM | #2B: Practicing Smart: Navigating AI and Ethics, Remote Work, and Well-Being in a Digital Age

Thursday, June 19, 2025

Thursday AM

6:30 AM - 7:30 AM | #3: Early Bird

8:30 AM - 11:30 AM | #4A: Legal Potpourri: Navigating Employment Law, Navigating Changing Times, and Building the Next Generation 

8:30 AM - 11:30 AM | #4B: Navigating Modern Electronic Discovery: A Lawyer's Overview of the Digital Landscape                                      

Thursday PM

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM | #5: Legal Year in Review: Key Updates

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | United States v. Sioux Nation of Indians Revisited: Justice, Repair, and Land Return (Presented by the Indian Law Committee and USD Law NLSA)                                                                           

Social Events

Wednesday

11:30 AM | Honor Roll: State Bar Awards Luncheon - (You must register for this event) 

4:30- 5:30 PM | Study Hall: Young Lawyers Section Speed Networking (You must register for this event)

5:30 - 6:00 PM | Young Lawyers Section "Pretrial Conference" 

6:00 PM | State Bar Social & Awards Reception - (You must register for this event)

Thursday

6:30 AM | YLS Yoga Event

8:00 AM | One Shotgun Start - Access to Justice Golf Tournament – The Golf Course at Red Rocks

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Bench/Bar Social - Sponsored by the South Dakota Bar Foundation, Community Foundation, and the USD Foundation                                                   

6:00 PM | Field Trip: Arts, Beverages, & Camaraderie at the Dahl Arts Center - (You must register for this event)

92nd Annual Business Meeting - Friday, June 20, 2025

Proposed Legislation - Information to come.