How can you
provide training for new lawyers and at the same time promote increased access
to justice? Through a Modest Means Incubator. Read about the four projects that
received seed grants last month, including one being coordinated by William Tanner of the Legal Aid Society of Orange County.
Gov. Jerry
Brown earmarked $3.7 billion for the judicial branch in his 2015-16 budget
introduced last month, which represents an additional $180 million in funding
and extends the court filing fee increases that were adopted during leaner
times.
Attorneys
who enjoy blogging should be cautious not to run afoul of attorney advertising
rules. That's the gist of a proposed State Bar opinion that's currently out for
public comment.
Panelists at
a State Bar Board of Trustees meeting discussed the challenges and the
opportunities that technology can bring to the legal profession.
If history is
a guide, there will be several thousand California lawyers who haven’t reported
their Minimum Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) compliance as of Feb. 2, the
final day to report for Group 2. If you are one of them, here’s what you need
to know.