Virginia Lawyer Register NOTICES TO LAWYERS Supreme Court of Virginia Amends Third Year Student Practice Rule On September 18, 2020, the Supreme Court of Virginia amended Part Six, Section IV, Paragraph 15, Third Year Student Practice Rule to take effective immediately. The changes are to paragraph (c)(i)(1) and paragraph (e). www.vsb.org/site/news/item/supreme_court_of_virginia_ amends_paragraph_15 Supreme Court of Virginia Amends Three Rules and Form 10 On Thursday, September 24, 2020, the Supreme Court of Virginia amended three rules as well as Form 10 in the Appendix of Forms. Effective immediately are amendments to Rule 5A:5. Original Proceedings, and amendments to Part 5A, Appendix of Forms, Form 10, “Petition for a Writ of Actual Innocence Based on Nonbiological Evidence.” Effective November 23, 2020, are amendments to Rule 1:5A. Signature Defects, and amendments to Rule 1A:4(2): Out-of-State Lawyers – When Allowed by Comity to Participate in a Case Pro Hac Vice. www.vsb.org/site/news/item/scv_amends_three_rules_and_ form_10 Supreme Court of Virginia Issues Eleventh Judicial Emergency Order On Monday, September 28, 2020, the Supreme Court of Virginia issued its eleventh order in response to the COVID-19 virus, extending the judicial emergency period until November 1, 2020, for all courts in the Commonwealth. www.vsb.org/site/news/item/scv_extends_judicial_emergen-cy_november_2020 Comments Sought Again on Clarification of the Word “Shall” in Rules of Court Comments are sought for a second time on revised Virginia Rules of Court that were amended to clarify the meaning of the word “shall” in the Rules without changing existing law. Comments are due by November 6, 2020. www.vsb.org/site/news/item/comments_sought_shall Court of Appeals of Virginia Issues Third COVID-19 Order On August 31, 2020, the Court of Appeals of Virginia issued a third order extending its June 23, 2020, second order until fur-ther notice as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Court of Appeals of Virginia stated in the Order that all oral argu-ment dockets will be held virtually through at least December 31, 2020, as well as live streamed for the public and posted to the Court’s website after each panel’s docket is completed. https://www.vsb.org/site/news/item/CAV_third_covid_order Read VSB President Brian L. Buniva's letter to Virginia lawyers www.vsb.org/site/news/item/Buniva_ltr Tips on Reading Virginia Lawyer Online The digital edition platform for Virginia Lawyer has some new features. You may now change the view settings from “page view” to “content view” to read a scalable text-only version ideal for mobile reading; download a PDF to print or read lat-er; share a link or specific page via email or social media; and search the latest edition or available archives using select words or phrases. www.vsb.org/site/news/item/tips_on_reading_virginia_law-yer_online Virginia’s Free Legal Answers Reaches Fourth Birthday, Continues to Shine Nationally Virginia Free Legal Answers (Virginia.freelegalanswers.org) turned four on August 22, 2020, and continues to be one of the easiest and most innovative ways for lawyers to complete pro bono hours while assisting low-income and modest-means Virginians. Virginia Free Legal Answers (VA FLA) is part of a fifty-state interactive website initiated by the American Bar Association to provide online legal assistance to low-income individuals while bringing us closer to the value of equal jus-tice under law. www.vsb.org/site/news/item/FLA_4 ABA Launches Poll Worker, Esq. to Encourage Poll Volunteers The American Bar Association is partnering with the National Association of Secretaries of State and the National Association of State Election Directors to encourage lawyers, law stu-dents and other legal professionals to serve as nonpartisan poll workers for the upcoming 2020 election. This is strictly a nonpartisan effort designed to help people vote and to help local officials ensure a safe and accurate election. Interested poll workers can sign up on www.canivote.org and click on the “Become a Poll Worker” tab to find out how to serve in their jurisdictions. www.vsb.org/site/news/item/aba_launches_poll_worker_esq 56 VIRGINIA LAWYER | OCTOBER 2020 | VOL. 69 www.vsb.org