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March 31, 2020 Honorable Governor Gavin Newsom Honorable Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye Honorable Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson, Chair, Senate Judiciary Committee Honorable Assemblymember Mark Stone, Chair, Assembly Judiciary Committee Re: COVID-19 – Request for Guidance and Emergency Relief in Family Law Matters Dear Governor Newsom, Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye, Senator Jackson, and Assemblymember Stone: We write on behalf of the California Lawyers Association (CLA). We want to begin by expressing our enormous gratitude to each of you for your extraordinary leadership during… Read more

At an emergency meeting held on March 28, 2020, the Judicial Council unanimously approved a number of measures to assist the courts. The Judicial Council’s actions follow the Governor’s emergency order empowering the Judicial Council and Chief Justice to take necessary temporary action to enable the courts to conduct business and continue to operate while responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more

Join our upcoming webinar, "COVID-19: Legal Implications for Employers During and After the Pandemic" for all the latest on the pandemic and the legal world. Read more

As we head to the polls this week for the California primary, we are reminded of the awesome responsibility that comes with exercising the fundamental right to vote, a right critical to our system and the rule of law at the heart of the mission of the California Lawyers Association. Read more

For decades I was a practicing lawyer. Now I, along with volunteer officers, help lead a bar association. I enjoy leading the California Lawyers Association and here’s why. Leading CLA provides opportunities to step back from the day-to-day grind of getting stuff done as an attorney and to consider the entire profession from a higher altitude. These opportunities pop up in many ways. For example, last week I attended an event celebrating Mansfield certified firms. Read more

The Public Rights Project is accepting applications from government attorneys for its 2020 Affirmative Leaders Fellowship program. The deadline is March 6. Read more

The United States District Court, Central District of California, is accepting applications for the position of administrative law clerk to the Chief U. S. District Judge. Read more

Take our one-hour webinar, “Unconscious Bias and the Legal Profession,” for the tools you need to identify and eliminate bias. Read more

The vast majority of lawyers in California are hard working and conscientious; they have a desire to do what is right and complete any work they have been hired to do thoroughly and to the best of their ability. This is why we became lawyers, to do for others what they are unable to do adequately for themselves. Read more

The American Bar Association House of Delegates approved a plan last month to designate the California Lawyers Association as the primary state bar association representing California at the ABA. Read more