Events
A Blueprint for Success: Yes, You Can Build a Thriving Law Practice
4.0 Participatory MCLE Hotel Casa del Mar1910 Ocean Way, Santa Monica, CA 90405 This day-long in-person seminar is designed to build the skills and confidence you need to strike out…
Webinar: Ethical Obligations in Hiring and Training Staff
Lawyers must ensure their nonlawyer staff acts consistently with the lawyer’s professional obligations. This starts with hiring and avoiding conflicts of interest and continues throughout employment. This program will elaborate on lawyers’ obligations in hiring and training nonlawyer staff appropriately, with a focus on confidentiality, conflicts, and marketing. Â
Disability Inclusivity Bar Association of Sacramento Happy Hour
Join DIBAS for a Happy Hour in Celebration! Director of the California Department of Rehabilitation Joe Xavier will deliver remarks on the importance of recognizing National Disability Employment Month. Director Xavier has a profound understanding of the barriers people with disabilities face on their path to meaningful employment. The DOR strives to equip each of their clients with the tools to attain employment, achieve independence, and realize equality. For five decades, the
Webinar: Ethics 2024: Cyber Scams and Client Trust Account Fraud
Cyber scams targeting attorneys are increasing, and some attorneys have found themselves the victim of fraud involving client trust accounts.
Webinar: A Snapshot of Juvenile Defense with an Eye Towards Challenges for the Private Practitioner
A snapshot look at juvenile defense from the start of a case to its finish. This lecture will highlight key recent changes in the law that led to the closure of the Department of Juvenile Justice and established Secure Track Youth Facilities. We will also discuss how minors can be transferred to adult court and cover juvenile strikes with an eye toward the unique ethical issues and challenges for private attorneys.
Webinar Series: Litigating Employment Cases from Pleadings to Summary Judgment: How to do What You Do Even Better, Session 3: Summary Judgment
Motions for summary judgment and summary adjudication are often employers’ best chance to win employment cases, or to get important parts of them dismissed. When are they a waste of time and money? Should employee lawyers ever file motions for summary judgment or adjudication? What should each side do before a motion for summary judgment or adjudication is filed to increase their odds of success? How should the employer’s lawyer approach drafting a motion? Do massive moving papers work or should they be more succinct and focused? What types of papers have been frowned upon by the courts? What should the employee’s lawyer do to write compelling opposition papers? This webinar will answer these questions and more.
Webinar: Best Practices for Settlement Conferences Before Magistrate Judges
Free event! Please join us for an engaging seminar discussing best practices for settlement conferences before United States Magistrate Judges. Magistrate Judges from each of the four districts in California…
Annual Meeting of the Tax Bar and Tax Policy Conference
Come to the 2024 Annual Meeting of the Tax Bar and Tax Policy Conference at the Hilton Anaheim!
Webinar: Common Misconceptions & Mistakes Judgment Debtors Make for the Solo and Small Firm Practitioner
This webinar will provide an overview for the solo and small firm practitioner of post-judgment topics such as: post-judgment interest; judgment renewal; collection efforts against a non-debtor spouse; and amending a judgment to add a “new” judgment debtor.
Free Webinar: Navigating Client Relationships: Boundaries & Best Practices in Family Law
Family law can be extremely rewarding yet entirely unforgiving, depending on what type of client happens to walk through your door. In addition to being a stressful and anxiety-riddled and hectic field, family law also often robs us of our own well-being as attorneys. Â Sometimes, having empathy in our field works a disservice for us, which is why so many in our area of law become burnt out and seek to pivot from family law altogether. But, there are ways to mitigate this and makes things easier on yourself and your staff!
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