New Lawyers Section

Based in positive psychology, executive coaching, and career development principles, Emily Hirsekorn has designed this program for lawyers looking to maximize their energy and performance at work to minimize career burnout. The program is relevant to lawyers in a variety of early-career stages, whether you are just transitioning from school to work, taking on new duties, transitioning roles, navigating workplace leadership, or simply desiring to show up as your best self in your career. After a brief introduction as to why confidence matters at all career stages, the program will teach three specific tools to help you manage imposter syndrome, maximize your strengths at work, and utilize the power of optimism for ongoing engagement and growth. Attendees will leave the program with new perspectives and actionable tools to put to use right away. Read more

EU Part Controller/Data Exporter and US Part of the Processor/Data Importer: Standard Contractual Clauses and their implementation, Schrems II, Transfer Impact Assessment, obligation measures, practical experience and outlook (Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework). Read more

The California Lawyers Association (CLA) is pleased to introduce its New Lawyers Section, formerly the California Young Lawyers Association (CYLA). The new Section will provide California lawyers in their first three years of practice free access to the association’s standard membership plan—which includes access to an additional Section of their choice, free educational content, events, and other membership benefits. Read more

The California Young Lawyers Association (CYLA) is pleased to announce that Gilberto Vera is the recipient of its 2021 Jack Berman Award of Achievement. CYLA annually confers the Jack Berman Award of Achievement to recognize a new or young lawyer within their first eight years of practice for their distinguished service to the public, the judiciary or the legal profession. This year's pool of nominees was extremely competitive, and we thank and recognize everyone who submitted nominations. Read more

By Marisa Choy, Sherry Jackman, and Sedina L. Banks Chemical exposure from consumer products is front and center for the American public.  In June 2021, Johnson & Johnson issued a nationwide recall of certain Neutrogena and Aveeno aerosol sunscreens after internal testing identified low levels of benzene in the products.  In 2019, the Mark Ruffalo thriller “Dark Waters” gave the Hollywood treatment to the problem of PFAS pollution in drinking water, implicating everything from Teflon pans, to Gore-Tex hiking boots,… Read more

Please join us for a 60-minute panel discussion with Real Property Law attorneys. In the first section, each panelist will have an opportunity to talk about their career and experiences as a young attorney. Prior to the webinar, participants will be encouraged to submit questions to identify popular concerns and queries. Read more

I can’t stress enough the importance of being cognizant of your client’s attorney’s fees and costs. As we all know, there is no winning in a divorce. Both parties suffer a loss. What’s worse is knowing you are burning through children’s college funds because the parties are unable (or unwilling) to agree about even the most basic issues. Read more

The legal field—as with other professions—is undergoing a transformative phase that would integrate more advance technology into its legal services. Technology adoption rates have accelerated in 2020 due to Covid-19 restrictions for in-person meetings and legal hearings. Like at a trial with inadmissible evidence, the door is now wide-open to bring in technology. Read more

On November 3, 2020, California voters passed Proposition 19: Property Tax Transfers, Exemptions, and Revenue for Wildfire Agencies and Counties Amendment. Read more

The student debt crisis is a big one, especially for new lawyers. In a 2020 report by the American Bar Association (ABA) Young Lawyers Division, more than 95% of the new lawyers surveyed took out loans to attend law school. Read more