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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

Women now represent 44% of all attorneys; we’re everywhere. It all started with Clara Shortridge Foltz. When Clara was just 15 years old, she eloped with an Iowa farmer 10 years her senior. By her 25th birthday, Clara was living in San Jose, California with her five children, abandoned by her husband who took what little money they had saved. The year was 1875. Read more

Writing appellate briefs can be difficult even for the most seasoned attorneys. But for self-represented litigants, the challenge can be overwhelming. Read more

Build, Launch, and Grow Your Practice Where: Virtual Conference When: June 12-13, 2025 Earn up to 7.25 Hours of MCLE, which includes 1.0 Hour Legal Ethics, 1.25 Hours Civility in the Legal Profession and 5.0 Hours Technology in the Practice of Law. Register Today Are you ready to take your solo or small firm practice to the next level? In today’s fast-paced legal landscape, staying ahead requires more than just knowing the law. To be a successful entrepreneur, you will need… Read more

The statistics are sobering. In its most recent annual Diversity Report Card (make this a hyperlink), the State Bar of California shares the numbers that while nearly 37 percent of people living in California identify as Hispanic or Latino/Latina, only six percent of attorneys identify in this same demographic. Read more