December 2015 Programs and Events
December 2, 2015 from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. EMPLOYMENT LAW UPDATE FOR EMPLOYERS This program will focus on recent developments in case law and bills signed into law affecting California employers. Jennifer Protas will cover what employers need to understand to comply with the changes, and how to implement new policies to comply with […]
Will Non-Lawyers Soon Be Able to Practice Some Law in California?
In the medical world, if you don’t have insurance and can’t afford a doctor, you can show up at a public emergency room or health clinic, where (though you may wait long hours) you will generally eventually be treated. This is less than ideal – it does not offer preventive care and early diagnosis, and it clogs the emergency rooms – but it is, at least, a back stop. In the legal world, though, if you can’t afford an attorney, you have no back stop.
3 Simple Steps to Being a Great Legal Mentor
Are you worried that you don’t know how to be a great legal mentor?
Social Justice Champion Lateefah Simon to Give Keynote Remarks at ACBA Installation and Awards Reception
The Alameda County Bar Association is pleased to announce that civil rights champion and MacArthur Fellowship winner Lateefah Simon has agreed to give keynote remarks at the Alameda County Bar Association’s 2015 Installation and Distinguished Service Awards Reception on January 15, 2015. Ms. Simon has received awards for her efforts to reform the criminal justice […]
Equal Justice Under the Law – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell, Jr.
The Alameda County Bar Association and Volunteer Legal Services Corporation thank you for your support of pro bono legal services in Alameda County! To wrap up our October spotlight on pro bono we found the following inspiring quote from former Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell, Jr. about the importance of equal access to justice. Are you interested in […]