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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

The United States Judicial Conference has authorized the recruitment and appointment of a full-time United States Magistrate Judge for the Central District of California. Read more

A look at current market and economic conditions in light of the Coronavirus pandemic. Read more

Although the Covid-19 pandemic is having a significant effect on how lawyers will be practicing over the next few weeks or months (e.g., from home rather than office), it is important to appreciate that the Rules of Professional Conduct (the “Rules”) and the duties they set forth are not suspended. Read more

We lawyers are smart people who are worldly in the sense that we pay attention to the world around us. In order to be good at our craft, we have to be aware of current developments as well as recent historical facts. Read more

Does 2020 already feel like it’s been a long year? If so, the good news is that we’re not even a full quarter into it, so there is still ample time to rebound and course correct, to reach the goals you have set for yourself and have some fun and good times along the way. Read more

A letter written on behalf of CLA; a review the March 31, 2020 memorandum from the Consumer Attorneys of California and California Defense Counsel Read more