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In celebration of MLK day, CLA Chair and Director of Region IX of the National Bar Association, Terrance J. Evans, joined affiliates of National Bar Association Region IX, which hosted pro bono legal clinics throughout Los Angeles County in January to assist the victims of the LA wildfires.  Read more

California Lawyers Association (CLA), the state’s largest volunteer Bar Association with 45,000 members, announced today is has partnered with Electronic Discover Reference Model (EDRM), the internationally recognized e-discovery global best practices leader. This elite group of attorneys, technical experts, AI industry leaders, universities, and others, will improve e-discovery, privacy, security, and information governance for California’s justice system and legal profession. Read more

I don’t know if women still raise their daughters to, “mind their manners,” or if that is a thing of the past. My 29-year-old tells me she still hears the phrase, “Put your hands on your bellybutton” whenever she walks into a boutique or elegant store so as not to touch or disturb anything. Read more

California Lawyers Association’s (CLA) Privacy Law Section is hosting its Third Annual Privacy Summit in Los Angeles on February 27-28, 2025, at the UCLA Luskin Conference Center. This two-day event will cover a comprehensive range of issues impacting legal professionals practicing privacy law. Participants may earn up to 11 hours of MCLE, including 3 hours of Technology in the practice of law. Read more

Ask any member of California Lawyers Association, “Why CLA,” and without hesitation, they will share their personal story. For some, they admittedly confess that joining CLA was required by their firm. For others, a colleague recommended exploring the opportunities CLA had to offer. Still, for others, they attended a CLA event and were “all in!” Read more

Join us for our 2025 Virtual Town Hall series, created to provide information on the judicial branch and explain how our justice system was designed to be free from politics and fair to all. You will hear directly from judges in each region and have the opportunity to submit questions in advance. Read more

The California Judges Association (CJA)’s Judicial Fairness Coalition (JFC) has planned a series of regional virtual town hall meetings throughout the state titled “Judges & Politics: Navigating the Intersection of Law, Power and Ethics.” All of the town halls are free of charge and open to the public, and the first two programs in the series will take place February 25 and March 19 at 4:30 p.m. PT. There will be four town halls in total, presented in collaboration with the California Lawyers Association and the California Lawyers Foundation. Read more

Is there anything that blockbuster actor Tom Cruise CAN'T teach us? Stuart Teicher's answer is a resounding "NO." Cruise’s various roles and his personal behavior teach valuable lessons about attorney ethics.  Join Stuart Teicher, the CLE Performer, as he shows us how communicating with clients doesn't have to be an impossible mission (Rule 1.4); how being a thought-leading Maverick is really all about competence (Rule 1.1); and more. All we need are a few good men and women who want to smile their way through learning some ethics. Read more

Join Jennifer for this exciting heart health lecture for lawyers that will focus on the unique stressors and lifestyle factors that contribute to cardiovascular risk. Emphasizing the importance of managing work-related stress, maintaining a balanced diet, exercising regularly, and monitoring key health indicators like blood pressure and cholesterol, the lecture would provide practical strategies to promote long-term heart health. By addressing the specific demands of legal work—such as long hours, sedentary behavior, and high-stakes decision-making—the session would aim to equip lawyers with the knowledge to prioritize their cardiovascular well-being while managing their professional responsibilities. Read more

Many of you have inquired about where to direct people who need legal assistance, or where you can volunteer to provide probono legal services to victims of the LA fires. Read more