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Join us for a dynamic and thought-provoking discussion with former California Supreme Court Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, who serves as President and CEO of the Public Policy Institute of California.  We’ll be discussing the state of our democracy and current challenges.  We’ll explore ways how we, as a legal profession, can serve as a powerful force for positive change by promoting civic engagement, fostering a culture of civil discourse, and upholding the rule of law. Read more

A program of the California Lawyers Foundation (CLF), the California Legal Pathways Collaborative (CLPC) is proud to present a California Law Academy Symposium Awards & Scholarship Reception on Saturday, September 21, 2024. Read more

Thank you for your interest in joining a CLA Committee. We're so excited to work with you. If you have any questions about our process, please contact Appointments@calawyers.org. Your application is confidential. You will be notified of your committee appointment via email to your email address on the application. Terms for most committees commence at the beginning of the calendar year. Read more

We write to you as the Co-Chairs of the California Judges Association’s Judicial Fairness Coalition (JFC) to ask for your support in defending judicial independence, and thus promoting a fair and impartial system, in a time of unprecedented attacks on the judicial branch in the current socio-political climate. Read more

Scholarship Program Helps Pave The Way For Underrepresented Future Lawyers SACRAMENTO, Calif. (August 14, 2024) – The Labor and Employment Law Section of the California Lawyers Association (CLA) and the California Lawyers Foundation (CLF) are pleased to announce the recipients of its Bar Studies Scholarship Program. This initiative, aimed at fostering diversity and inclusion within the labor and employment law field, awards bar studies stipends for outstanding law students and graduates enrolled at a California or ABA accredited law school… Read more

Join a law professor with expertise in politics, government, and the initiative process and an attorney who specializes in ballot measure campaigns for an in-depth analysis of the impact of changes to the law that would be made by the propositions; legal and political issues surrounding the ballot measures; California’s initiative and referendum process; the interplay with the Legislature; supporters and opponents; major sources of funding; and the strategies behind ballot measure campaigns. Read more

The International Law and Immigration Section (ILS) of the California Lawyers Association (CLA) is proud to announce today the hosting of its highly anticipated symposium, “Law in an Era of Global Challenges: Climate Risk and AI Regulation” on September 5, 2024, from 8:30 AM to 1:00 PM at Santa Clara University School of Law. The symposium is open to CLA members, non-members, international delegates, affinity bar associations, and interested media upon request.  Read more

As we become a more multilingual and multicultural society, more lawyers are likely to serve clients who do not speak the same language as the lawyer. This barrier to communication leads to several issues that lawyers will have to address to effectively and ethically serve their clients. The primary areas which this barrier impacts are competence (rule 1.1)[1] and communication (rule 1.4). Among other rules affected are confidentiality (rule 1.6) and responsibilities regarding nonlawyer assistants. [2] Read more

The California Legal Pathways Collaborative (CLPC) is the pathway initiative for the California Lawyers Foundation.  Joining CLF in in 2023 at the CLA’s Annual Meeting, CLPC originally started at the State Bar of California in 2011 with the creation of six high school law academies.  In a partnership with the California Department of Education, we now have 21 active high school law academies across California with a vision of diversifying the legal profession.  All our law academies are in public schools and built under the Education Code 54690-97 creating California Partnership Academies.   Read more

In the newly created position of Chief Member Experience officer for CLA, I’m honored to be part of an accomplished team of dedicated CLA staff, and I’m committed to applying my efforts and talents, alongside our great team, to enhance the overall experiences of our members across all sections.   Read more