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CLA Yoga Series: Creating calm, clarity, and confidence using Yoga’s Science of Mind
Stress, overwhelm, anxiety, and distraction. These are just a few of the ruinous enemies of peak productivity—and professional and personal success. Unfortunately, these internal saboteurs have become so commonplace that most of us accept them as a normal and necessary cost of doing business. But here’s what you need to know: they can be stopped in their tracks.
CLA Yoga Series: Restorative Yoga: Learn to Rest Deeply
This virtual class is designed with gentle floor based sequences using bolsters, blankets, and props that support the practitioner to fully relax the muscles, slow down the mental activity of the brain, shift emotional patterns, bring ease to the breath, and tune into the nervous system’s healing capacity. This 1.5 hour long class is perfect for any age or level of student.
Legislative Day
Join us April 19 in Sacramento for Legislative Day
Webinar: California Cannabis Operators in Distress
Please join CLA Cannabis Industry Practitioners Group lawyers Jason Rosell and Kresimir Peharda, along with Scott Yahraus, and Jano Dekermenjian from the Office of California State Senator Toni Atkins, for a webinar on Thursday, April 20th at 12 p.m. (PT) to discuss the distressed cannabis market in California and the legal, regulatory, and policy landscapes surrounding this largest cannabis market in the world.
Free Webinar: Judicial Accountability: A Better Judiciary Makes A Better Society
The Legal Accountability Project (LAP) is a non-profit dedicated to increasing judicial accountability to ensure positive clerkship experiences nation wide. LAP is quantifying the scope of harassment, discrimination and diversity issues in the courts, and using research to craft effective solutions.
Town Hall: Losing Our [Best] Minds
In 2020, the California Lawyers Association (CLA) and the D.C. Bar announced their participation in a groundbreaking research project conducted by attorney mental health and well-being expert Patrick Krill and Dr. Justin Anker. The first phase of findings from the study, “Stress, drink, leave: An examination of gender-specific risk factors for mental health problems and attrition among licensed attorneys”, was released in 2021 shedding light on the disparate experiences of women practitioners.
Webinar: Tribal Courts in California
Within the relevant historical context, tribal courts in the state will be discussed generally as well as through case studies from California’s northern, central, and southern regions. The presentation will also highlight the ways in which California law, federal Indian law, and tribal law intersect before tribal courts in the state. Registration will support a summer fellowship opportunity for a tribal law student in California in 2024.
Running for Public Office | CLF Signature Speaker Series
This program features terrific speakers and elected officials from some of the most well-known cities in the state. California is a large state and the politics vary, but the process is essentially the same in terms of getting elected. However, the panelists will discuss their experiences, the processes of campaigning, contributions, and electability. The panelists will also discuss what it takes to be a great elected official and the personality traits, morals, and ethics needed to lead.
Webinar: #FreeBritney #Interesting — The Ethics of the Britney Spears Debacle
1 Hour MCLE; 1 Legal Ethics The Britney Spears saga contained a bunch of ethics issues. Was the matter “Toxic” for lawyers?Maybe not, but it certainly was a “Circus”. Hearing…
#WellbeingWeekInLaw: Preventing Injury
To kick off 2023 Well-being Week In Law, let’s focus on our physical well-being. Join us for a free virtual presentation from Performance Coach, Tom Legath, about injury prevention. Attendees will learn why injuries happen (which are often avoidable). Tom will help attendees improve their ability to listen to their body's messages about muscle and joint health so that they can make better training choices. The information will give attendees an opportunity to improve the results they get from their training and it will give them an opportunity to implement strategies to avoid future injury so they can play longer into life.
We are committed to accessibility! Virtual events are equipped with closed captioning. To request an in-person accommodation, send us a note at accessibility@calawyers.org or contact us at 916-516-1760 for assistance.