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Please join Layla Khamoushian, Attorney and Wellness Advocate and Mojdeh Zavosh, Certified Mindfulness Life and Wellness Coach, for an interactive and educational afternoon workshop of cooking a delicious and seasonal Ayurvedic meal. Read more

On day no. 2 of #WellbeingWeekInLaw we turn our attention to our spiritual well-being. Please join Judi Cohen of Warrior One and Berkeley Law to explore how Mindfulness for the Legal Mind can support greater wellbeing by strengthening our connections to ourselves, our colleagues, and our communities. Read more

Join us on April 20 for the "How to Manage Client Relationships After a Pandemic" webinar. Read more

This advanced negotiation seminar will increase your arsenal of strategies, techniques and tactics and help you further develop the strategic mindset that’s at the heart of successful negotiation. Leave behind the intuitive and instinctive – along with their inherent uncertainties. Read more

The California Lawyers Association is soliciting applications to fill the Alternate Delegate role for CLA’s Delegation to the ABA House of Delegates. Read more

An American jazz pianist, Pete Johnson, once stated that “strategy is a style of thinking, a conscious and deliberate process, an intensive implementation system, the science of insuring future success.” Simply put, a strategic plan is the roadmap to achieving organizational success. Without strategic vision, an association can continue to wonder about and miss the mark of producing high-quality services to its members and key stakeholders. Read more

Prohibiting Discrimination in Client Representation and Law Firm Operations: Rule 8.4.1  For a PDF flyer, click here 2 Hours CLE | Presented by the Berkeley Center on Comparative Equality & Anti-Discrimination Law REGISTER HERE This program will cover the new California Rule of Professional Conduct 8.4.1, which takes a stricter approach to disciplining attorneys for discrimination, harassment, and retaliation in both law practice operations and matters of legal representation. In a significant departure from the past, the new Rule grants… Read more

For a variety of reasons, and in a variety of practice areas, many lawyers encounter self-represented litigants on a regular basis. Whether the person decided to go it alone from the inception of the matter or has discharged counsel (or had counsel withdraw) for some reason during the pendency of the matter, the issues that arise are similar. Read more

The latest study by well-being expert Patrick Krill (done in conjunction with CLA and the D.C. Bar) found that about half of practicing attorneys are experiencing symptoms of depression and anxiety. Lawyers are also one of the top professions for highest suicide rates. Spreading awareness that mental health issues are not only present in this profession but, in fact, common, is of utmost importance. Well-Being Week Read more

When Elizabeth Blair and I brainstormed an event primarily focused on wellness, we wanted to try something new. Rather than having attendees sit in a room all day without much opportunity to network or get up and move, we wanted to appeal to a broader, younger audience. Our goal was to shift the dynamic of what a legal conference could be. Read more