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Webinar: California Election Law: the Humboldt Cannabis Reform Initiative and Local Cannabis Regulation
As the March California primary election date approaches, voters up and down the state will consider not only candidates but also initiatives on their ballots in their local jurisdictions. On January 24, 2024, this continuing legal education program will focus on the initiative process in California, the local regulation of commercial cannabis, and intersection of these two areas in the form of the Humboldt Cannabis Reform Initiative. Join Cannabis Industry Practitioners Group Secretary Shay Aaron Gilmore as he moderates a panel of election law experts, local cannabis regulation specialists, and cannabis industry representatives to discuss the legal, policy, and regulatory issues for California lawyers to understand ahead of the March 5 primary election in 2024.
Webinar: Practicing Law with Sensitivity to Help Your Clients & Yourself
Techniques to engage clients while recognizing their individual traumas without retraumatizing them more; discussion of the concept of secondary trauma, how it manifests in lawyers, and ways to protect from its effects.
Free Webinar: Heart Disease: Conquering America’s #1 Killer – A Hungry Doctor
Confessions of a gut worshipper; Describing the journey from near death to health and the foods that cause the disease and the foods leading to health.
Free Webinar: The History of Black Lawyers, Black Judges, and Black Bar Associations in California
At this program, The Honorable Judge Charles Smiley, Presiding Judge of the Alameda County Superior Court, will discuss his in-depth research over the past 25 years regarding the rich, triumphant, and sometimes heartbreaking history of Black lawyers, Black judges, and Black Bar Associations in California and the United States. This is one very educational Black History Month Program that you do not want to miss. The Honorable Judge Suzanne R. Bolanos, Chair of the San Francisco County Superior Court Elimination of Bias Committee will give opening remarks.
Free Webinar: Becoming an Administrative Law Judge
The California Asian Pacific American Judges Association (CAPAJA) in partnership with California Lawyers Association is pleased to invite you to a FREE online program on March 6, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. This is the fourth in our series of informational panel discussions on the work of the Administrative Judiciary. Our fourth panel will feature Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) who have worked for more than one agency.
Free Webinar: Stress Management Yoga for Attorneys
To Provide practical yoga techniques to effectively manage and reduce stress and introduce the benefits of yoga for stress management and promote holistic well- being among legal professions.
Webinar: Cat Proverbs and Attorney Ethics
Why do we have so many cat sayings; what do they mean; and do they really teach anything about attorney ethics? Stuart Teicher, the CLE Performer (and certified cat lover) will explain it all. Join him as he talks about the origins of cat sayings and explains the ethics lessons provided by each. Sayings (and topics) include: -Curiosity might have killed the cat, but it could save a lawyer when advising, Rule 2.1 -Letting the ethical cat out of the bag and confidentiality, Rule 1.6 -Cat's got your tongue? The lawyer's need to communicate, Rule 1.4.
Legislative Day
Legislative Day returns for its sixth consecutive year! Save the date for April 3, 2024.
A Week in Legal London
In its 36th year, a Week in Legal London is pleased to continue the tradition of providing exciting new opportunities for interaction with UK colleagues at exceptional legal and historic destinations. Because of the special relationships we have formed over many years, this is an exclusive experience to visit places the public does not have access.
Webinar: Can a Lawyer…? What a Google Search Teaches About Professionalism
Stuart Teicher, Esq. (the CLE Performer) started a google search recently with the words “Can lawyers…” He was shocked at the phrases that were auto populated by the search engine. And he got to wondering…can lawyers actually do all of those things? Join him as he explores the propriety of lawyer behavior as recommended by the recommendations of the search engine. This is a program about professionalism.
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