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I hope that you enjoyed the holidays and took time to relax and recharge. 2025 will be a consequential year for California Lawyers Association (CLA), and the legal profession throughout the United States. Lawyers in California and around the country will be called upon to represent clients in momentous cases and uphold the Rule of Law. We must remain steadfast in our commitment to justice, diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility for all. Read more

Are you up to the challenge? No? Ready for action? Still, no? Okay, do you want to take home a first place finish and watch as people walk past your shiny award for an entire yaer?! There. It. Is! Read more

I am probably not the first person to say to you, “Welcome to 2025!” In fact, I am shouting it, because a New Year brings with it new opportunity, and as President of California Lawyers Foundation (CLF), I am pleased to share several significant updates about our fundraising and outreach initiatives. Read more

More than a year in the making, California Lawyers Association (CLA) has partnered with Higher Logic to provide CLA’s members with an engaging space, using a single integrated platform. The Docket is a powerful online community software system which brings together the organization and its people, making real conversations happen. Read more

Note: Seating is limited Scott's Seafood Grill & BarJack London Square2 BroadwayOakland, CA 94607 Register Here California Lawyers Association (CLA) wants to work with you to increase the population of Hispanic and Latino/Latina lawyers in California and amplify their voices. CLA is partnering with the East Bay and San Francisco La Raza Lawyers Associations to encourage you to join CLA in these efforts. While more than 30% of adults in California identify as Hispanic or Latino/Latina, they represent just 3%… Read more

This program will offer an inside look at the practice of law here in California in service of clients in the cannabis and hemp industries. Moderated by New Lawyers Section Member Daniel Cheung, panelists will provide an overview of cannabis and hemp legal concepts and issues for California lawyers to keep front-of-mind, as well as details on recent cannabis and hemp legislative and regulatory developments. Read more

Purchase a pre-selected assortment of sessions from our previous Solo & Small Firm Summits. $150 CLA Members, $300 Non-Members! Offer ends 03/31/2025. OnDemand CLE2Go (Podcast) General MCLE Well-being for Small Law - Dealing Effectively with Disruptive People; 2023 Solo & Small Firm Summit (1.25 Hours) Tips and Tricks to Document and Maintain Case files Like a Large Firm; 2023 Solo & Small Firm Summit  (1.25 Hours) Legal Ethics How Solo & Small Law Firms Can Meaningfully and Lawfully Engage in… Read more

Receive all your needed specialty credit with this package! $300 for CLA Members and $450 for Non-Members! Legal Ethics, Implicit Bias, and both Competence Issues! Offer ends 03/31/2025. Read more

As we close out 2024 and look ahead to 2025, it's essential to understand the evolving financial landscape and prepare strategically for the year ahead. Join us for an insightful webinar where our experts will provide valuable updates.  Read more

Many lawyers find the practice of law intolerable. It’s simply stinks. “So why don’t you leave it,” they say. “Why not find another job?” Well, they don’t know what they’re talking about. For most lawyers, switching careers simply isn’t an option. We have bills to pay and mouths to feed. The only answer is to find some way to make it tolerable. Stuart Teicher wrote a book that’s designed to do just that Read more