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Inspired by attorneys who are in a solo and small firm practice, this annual 2-day event brings together a community of solo and small firm practitioners to learn and connect. Read more

As a major supporter of pro bono work, the California Lawyers Association is committed to helping foster a statewide culture of pro bono service. Lawyers have more opportunities than ever to help people access justice, and groups across California are always eager for more who want to make a difference. Read more

Every lawyer understands the importance of addressing conflicts. They potentially implicate loyalty and confidentiality issues, and are therefore an important part of addressing fiduciary duties. But even when lawyers are able to identify the existence of a conflict, they sometimes have difficulty in determining how to address it. Read more

Advocacy was one of the main benefits we and others envisioned when we left the State Bar to chart our own course as the voluntary bar association for all California attorneys in 2018. Advocacy for our members, the legal profession, and the public. Read more

Easy but robust: Learn about Documate, a powerful document automation tool with client-facing features to automate your templates. Read more

For day #2 of #WellbeingWeekInLaw, we focus on alignment and spiritual well-being of the legal community. Join mindfulness instructor and corporate real estate attorney Gullu Singh for a guided meditation, and some of his insights on the characteristics of the legal mind and meditation myths. Read more

It is the responsibility of the CLA Budget & Finance Committee to propose an annual budget to the CLA Board of Representatives, no later than August 1, 2019. The CLA Treasurer will present the proposed annual CLA budget to the Board of Representatives for adoption at or before its Annual Meeting. Read more

Presented by the Alameda County Bar Association. Black professionals have a unique perspective in terms of the day-to-day grind of the criminal justice system, academics, and corporate life. First hand, they experience the denial and constant suppression of the black perspective, black political power, black wealth generation, and everything that constitutes black existential well-being and the African diaspora. Arguably, many of the problems and obstacles, which hinder the development of African-American professionals, are rooted in the U.S... Read more

We can all use a break. CLA is offering monthly come-as-you-are, informal opportunities to chat with fellow attorneys from around the state via Zoom. We’ll offer light-hearted topics for discussion but beyond a chance to celebrate or commiserate with friends and colleagues, there’s no agenda just community. Read more

Isabel Wilkerson, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Humanities Medal, is the author of the critically acclaimed, New York Times bestsellers The Warmth of Other Suns, and Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents. Read more