California Lawyers Association
Call for Education Program Proposals – 2025 Solo and Small Firm Summit
The California Lawyers Association invites you to submit program proposals for its Annual (Virtual) Solo and Small Firm Summit.
Solo and Small Firm Summit
June 12 – June 13, 2025
The deadline to submit proposals is March 31, 2025
A signature event, the Solo and Small Firm Summit seeks to present programs to meet the needs of those in a solo or small firm practice. Topics include best practices in managing your firm, technology updates, tips and tricks and substantive law updates in areas commonly practiced in a solo or small firm setting.
Education programs will be held over two days, Thursday, June 12 and Friday, June 13, 2025 starting at 9:00 AM.
The programs should fall into these categories:
- The Business of Law (i.e., building your practice, building your brand, personnel/HR management, retirement and succession planning, disaster planning, client trust accounting, etc.)
- Technology Tips and Tricks (i.e., technology competence, cyber-security, ESI discovery, website/ADA compliance, electronic legal research, the ethics of social media, etc.)
- Substantive Topics with an emphasis on those areas of practice common for solo & small firms (i.e., Bankruptcy, Estate Planning, Family Law, Labor and Employment, Real Estate, and Tax)
All programs will be one hour in length. Program panels are limited to three presenters, including a moderator should you choose to have one.
CLA Diversity Commitment: CLA’s Model Diversity Policy applies to programs/panels at the Solo & Small Firm Summit. Please read the model policy and design your proposal accordingly.