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In November 2016, California legalized marijuana for recreational use. The new law created tremendous business opportunities for entrepreneurs, investors and others – including attorneys, many of whom jumped into a new practice area of advising operators, growers, distributors, dispensaries and other participants in the cannabis marketplace. Read more

About a dozen high school and college students from Oakland’s Centro Legal de la Raza’s Youth Law Academy got a first-hand look at what it’s like to be a workers’ compensation attorney last month. Read more

Judy Conard walks to her law office. From there, she can walk to the grocery store, the pharmacy, the courthouse, and any number of other places. She’s still enjoying her family law practice so much that even the prospect of turning 70 soon doesn’t make her want to retire. Read more

CLA President Heather Rosing addresses the ABA General Assembly in San Francisco By Heather L. Rosing, PresidentJim Hill, Chairman of the Board Proud to be a strong voice on issues affecting the profession, CLA played an integral role at the recent American Bar Association annual convention in San Francisco last month. The ABA Annual Meeting has long been an opportunity for bar leaders across the world to come together to share ideas and learn leading practices. At this year's gathering,… Read more

September 2019 By Ona Alston Dosunmu In October of this year, our association will celebrate its first Board-level leadership transition. Both our first President, Heather Rosing, and our first Chair, Jim Hill, will be stepping down and giving new leadership an opportunity to step up. While we don’t yet know who will take the reins of our nascent organization, we do know that the California Lawyers Association and, whether they know it or not, every lawyer in the state, owes… Read more

The Judicial Conference Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure is soliciting public comment on proposed amendments to appellate, bankruptcy and civil rules. Read more

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California is accepting applications from appellate attorneys interested in serving as panel attorneys appointed under the Criminal Justice Act. Applications will be accepted only from September 3 through October 7, 2019. Applications for the 2020-2021 panel must be submitted electronically at the court’s website. No paper copies of applications may be submitted. Read more

The legal profession remains largely white and male, despite efforts to increase diversity, according to a new statistical report released at the American Bar Association’s annual meeting in San Francisco last month. Read more

The United States District Court for the Northern District of California is currently seeking applicants to serve as Ninth Circuit Lawyer Representatives. Lawyer Representatives serve three-year terms and are responsible for planning the Northern District Judicial Conference, attending the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference and otherwise engaging with judges and lawyers at the district and circuit levels to improve the administration of justice. Read more

The United States District Court, Central District of California, is now accepting applications from qualified attorneys interested in serving on the Central District's Merit Selection Panel. There is one vacant position. Read more