The Advisor

The California Supreme Court announced in October that it approved the State Bar’s proposal for the provisional licensure of 2020 law school graduates. New Rule of Court 9.49 will be effective November 17, 2020, and the State Bar is slated to begin accepting applications on that day. Read more

Before moving to compel discovery responses, California law requires that the parties “meet and confer.” But what do you actually have to do to meet that requirement? Read more

Prior to COVID-19 working remotely was not a common-place occurrence for businesses; however, with the concerns surrounding returning to work in this COVID-19 era, working remotely may be an option for employees that continues for some time. There are numerous factors that should be taken into consideration when dealing with a remote work force. Read more

It is November, the end of the year is near, and a great deal has happened in just a week. As I write this, we have a new President Elect and Pfizer has a vaccine, BNT162b2, that is apparently more than 90% effective against Covid-19 and that could start to be available by December giving hope against the virus that is surging everywhere in our country. Read more

We have made it. It is fall and my favorite time of year. While still hot in the day in San Diego, the nights begin to really cool down and you know relief from this seemingly endless summer is just around the corner. Read more

It’s August and the pandemic is still going. Here in San Diego, we can’t get a hair cut again, we can only eat out on a patio in sweltering heat, our gyms are closed, and school is about to start via dreaded distance learning again. With all this, it’s hard to stay upbeat and focused. Read more

On July 20, 2020, the State Bar published its First Annual Report Card on the Diversity of California’s Legal Profession. According to the Bar, the report provides baseline data on the diversity and workplace satisfaction of California’s attorney population across multiple demographic groups and employment sectors. Read more

A contract is a form of communication that a diverse audience will read and use. Attorneys who focus strictly on the legal terms and not on their word usage may find that style got in the way of substance. Don’t let that happen to you—review and apply these five writing tips whenever you draft a contact of any kind. Read more

On July 24, 2020, the California Department of Public Health released its Employer Playbook For a Safe Reopening providing a summary of information, links and general guidance for California employers related to COVID-19 and safely re-opening business operations. Read more

As law firm business development consultants and trainers, we know that a potential client referred to an attorney by even the most highly regarded referral source will inevitably do an internet search. It is essential that what they find validates what the referrer has said or what they think they know about the firm and/or the attorney. Read more