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Even if the answer is no, that’s okay! Because there are many tested strategies for engaging your communities—professional and personal alike—in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) training. Read more

It was only five minutes into a virtual meet-and-greet with my new colleague when we realized our mutual passions—associations, members, and exercise. Our paths to the California Lawyers Association were almost identical, except where Erika went to law school and I graduate school. Despite our degrees, we quickly remembered that we had met nearly 20 years prior in the halls of the State Capitol and now, again, as colleagues. Of course, I asked her a million questions, only fitting for someone whose professional career as a communications executive!  Read more

This is CLA's Comment on the Proposed Amendments to Rules Governing Minimum Continuing Legal Education  Read more

This is CLA's comment on the Proposed Amendments Requiring Attorneys to Complete Annual Civility Pledge  Read more

This is CLA's comment on Proposed Amendments to the Rules of Professional Conduct Addressing Incivility  Read more

This training explores some of the more common, repeating examples of prosecutorial error that occur in California felony jury trials. Specific case examples illustrate best practices to avoid these errors and address the intersection with instructional error and ineffective assistance of counsel. The goal is to develop a broader understanding of how to approach related issues during trial.   Read more

On February 28, join California Lawyers Association for an incredible night celebrating a few of California's most celebrated Black Legal Community Leaders.  Like the trailblazers that inspired them, you hear stories of resilience and unwavering determination to stop nothing short of success. Read more

This is CLA's comment on the Proposed New Rule of Professional Conduct 8.3 Read more

During the Inaugural Annual Privacy Law Summit hosted by the Privacy Law Section of California Lawyers Association (CLA), Lisa Kim, Senior Privacy Counsel and Advisor to the California Privacy Protection Agency, was recognized as the 2023 Privacy Lawyer of the Year. The special award was presented during a ceremony culminating a two-day summit that took place February 9-10, 2023, at the UCLA Luskin Center in Los Angeles, California. Read more

California Lawyers Association (CLA) and the D.C. Bar shared findings today from a groundbreaking research project offering insight into personal and workplace risk factors for mental health problems among practicing attorneys. In 2020, the two organizations announced their participation in the project, which has now yielded the third in a series of published papers. Titled “Stressed, Lonely, and Overcommitted: Predictors of Lawyer Suicide Risk,” the findings were published February 11, 2023 in the peer-reviewed scientific journal Healthcare. The research project was led by attorney mental health and well-being expert Patrick Krill, of Krill Strategies, and Justin J. Anker from the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Minnesota. Read more