Events
Webinar: The Ethics of Fee Agreements and Billing
The program will discuss ethical and practice issues relating to fee agreements, including when written fee agreements are required and/or advisable, and what should be included in fee agreements. It also will discuss ethical and practical issues with billing time and sending out bills, including how to handle fee requests from the court and fee collection efforts.
Webinar: The Nuts and Bolts of Conservatorship Law
Conservatorship 101 will review the different types of conservatorships, some basic alternatives to conservatorships, situations where a conservatorship is necessary, and walks through the procedures to have a client appointed as conservator.
Webinar: Solo Small Firm Cashflow and Profitability
If you are like many solo and small firm attorneys, you’re confident in your legal skills, but you may have limited knowledge as to how to set up systems beyond what’s in your bookkeeper’s software.
Webinar: Sticky Situations: How to Navigate Ethical Issues in Mediation
What do you do when an ethical issue arises during a mediation? How do you handle the difficult and awkward discussion that lies ahead? Whether you are acting as a neutral or an advocate, our interactive discussion will provide tools to navigate these difficult decisions and conversations. We will review and discuss various hypothetical situations that present ethical dilemmas.
Trial Skills Update Seminar
Earn up to 5.0 Hours MCLE & Legal Specialization in Criminal Law; which includes 1.0 Hour Elimination of Bias
An Unsettling Period for ‘Settled Law’
Recent cases from the United States Supreme Court have shown what has been considered “settled law” can nonetheless be overruled. This creates opportunities and pitfalls for practitioners. Counsel has an ethical duty to inform the court of controlling authority. Nonetheless, the existence of adverse controlling authority is not necessarily determinative. This seminar discusses what authority is controlling and how to handle adverse case law. Finally, this seminar discusses the philosophical and practical implications of a period when “settled law” is not so settled.
Free Webinar: The Second Annual Judicial Advisors Roundtable
Please join us for the Second Annual CLA Litigation Section Judicial Advisors Roundtable. This program will feature the following high profile jurists who serve as judicial advisors to the CLA Litigation Section.
Webinar: Wounded Essential Workers: Tales of Compensable & Ratable Stress Claims
1 Legal Specialization in Workers’ Compensation Law and 1 Participatory MCLE Credits Dr. Bob Larsen has been collecting tales of injured workers for four decades. In this ratings seminar he will invite you to see the human response to critical incidents, cumulative stress, secondary psychiatric conditions brought on by life-changing physical injury, and combined insults…
Free Event: Breast Cancer Prevention Secrets Every Woman Lawyer Should Know
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Webinar Replay: Legal Ethics in a Remote World
All members of the California State Bar must heed the Rules of Professional Conduct as they represent clients through video conferences, Zoom depositions, online court hearings, and other remote means. Even as courts reopen and attorneys return to the office, remote representation and advocacy will continue to some degree due to their practicalities and efficiencies.
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.