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This presentation explores the transformative impact of two game-changing technologies: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Bitcoin. Gain insights into the key drivers behind AI's disruptive potential and Bitcoin’s evolving role as both a digital asset and a catalyst for financial innovation. We will examine how these technologies complement each other and discuss their collective influence on the future of finance, along with strategies for investing in them. Read more

Join us for a critical discussion on the impacts of recent executive orders on immigration policy, legal practice, and community support. This conference brings together government agencies, non-profits, legal professionals, business leaders, and advocates dedicated to supporting migrant communities. Read more

1 Hour MCLE; 1 Legal Ethics Whether it’s outside vendors or people in our offices, attorneys frequently use non-lawyers to help us with our marketing and advertising. Well, there are ways that these assistant might end up costing us dearly — in the disciplinary world. Join the CLE Performer, Stuart Teicher as he reveals the ways lawyers can get into trouble when we use other people to help us grow our business.  Topics Include: You could own what your consultant… Read more

It is often said that women are the backbone of society.  Without women, there would be no society at all.  I was raised by a beautiful strong Black woman who instilled in me the values that have guided me throughout my life.  I have also been mentored by numerous wise women of all different Read more

It’s Stuart Teicher’s wedding anniversary! (it really is…no joke). Join the CLE Performer as he explains how the secrets to a decades-long marriage are actually attorney ethics lessons in disguise!  Read more

Organizations are navigating rapidly shifting guidance and assessing the future of their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives. This panel examines the foundational purpose of DEI efforts, the evolving legal landscape, and practical strategies for maintaining—and/or reframing—DEI programs in a time of unprecedented attack and heightened scrutiny.  Read more

More than 250 students and their teachers converged on California’s State Capitol for California Legal Pathways Collaborative’s (CLPC) Legislative Day held on February 27, 2025. Sponsored jointly by California Lawyers Foundation (CLF) and CLPC, this annual event offers high school students a special opportunity to engage with political leaders, judges, attorneys, and others in the legal profession. The goal of the day-long gathering is to inspire a diverse legal future. Read more

This conference is designed to enhance the effectiveness, ethical awareness, and strategic impact of in-house counsel in today’s evolving business and regulatory landscape. By attending, in-house counsel will enhance Read more

This article highlights the ethics advisory opinions that were issued during 2024 by the California Lawyers Association’s Ethics Committee (“CLAEC”), the California State Bar’s Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct (“COPRAC”), the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility (“ABA”), and the California Supreme Court’s Committee on Judicial Ethics Opinions (“CJEO”), as well as recent changes in the State Bar Act, and other regulatory law affecting the conduct of attorneys licensed in the State of California. Read more

More than 39 million residents call California their home. It has the largest population in the nation, and the fifth largest economy in the world. In fact, the 22 smallest states in the US combined have a population about the size of California. Read more