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This program will focus on how to deal with the stress of the COVID-19 pandemic on the practice, and how attorneys need to be especially careful of their professional responsibilities in the time of crisis. Read more

The California Lawyers Association is in the process of creating education videos for the public in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more

April 13, 2020 The Honorable Alex PadillaSecretary of State1500 11th StreetSacramento, CA 95814 For a PDF copy, click here Re: COVID-19 - Remote Online Notarization by California Notaries Dear Secretary Padilla: We write on behalf of the Executive Committee of the Trusts and Estates Section (TEXCOM) of the California Lawyers Association to recommend that California Notaries be temporarily authorized to provide services remotely through videoconference during the current state of emergency. We urge expedited action on this issue. The Trusts… Read more

Amid the current pandemic, should we be considering layoffs? What about my leases? Should we be borrowing money to weather the storm? What actions are smart and what are premature? Read more

Join Judge Paul Bacigalupo, Judge of the Los Angeles Superior Court and Immediate Past President of the California Judges Association, for this illuminating discussion about how to build and maintain resilience in both our professional and personal lives. Read more

Dozens of California Lawyers Association members met with state lawmakers in Sacramento last month to learn about the legislative process and exchange information. Read more

This past month has been an extraordinary one for all of us. Since our last CLA-wide update, the COVID-19 pandemic has upended daily life and forced us to rethink the way we operate as the bar association for all California lawyers. Most importantly, we hope our members are staying safe and healthy. Read more

Letter regarding the April 14, Board of Trustees of the State Bar of California agenda item labeled “Consideration of Options for Preparation and Administration of the June 2020 First-Year Law Students' Examination and July 2020 California Bar Exam.” Read more

For many of us, the specter of field hospitals, quarantines and life-or-death triage decisions in the wealthiest, most powerful nation on the face of the earth would have been difficult to comprehend as recently as two months ago. Read more

The United States District Court, Central District of California, invites applications for the position of Administrative Law Clerk to incoming Chief Judge, Honorable Cormac J. Carney. Read more