CLE Marathon - Live in SF, SV, LA, SD - Jan. 7, 9, 22 and 24, 2025

2025 California CLE Marathon  

Sponsored by Pillsbury

Topics include:

• Trump vs. California. All locations
• Consumer Protection Hot Topics. All locations.
• Antitrust Cartel Enforcement Trends and Issues for 2025. SF and SV.
• Corporate Venture Capital:  An Introduction. SF and SV.
• Contracting for AI Services. SF and SV.
• Trump 2.0. SV, LA and SD.
• Protecting Your Brand in the Digital Age. LA and SD.
• Avoiding Nuclear Verdicts.  LA.
• Subpoena Survival Guide. SD.
• Unmasking Fraud: Navigating the False Claims Act. SD.

FREE!                                                               

In Person (addresses available at registration)

Total Credits:  Up to 7.00 units (approximately)  Exact schedules not yet available.

 Jan. 7, 2025 (SF); Jan. 9, 2025 (SV); Jan. 22, 2025 (LA); Jan. 24, 2025 (SD)

To RSVP, go tothe following links and enter your contact data:

For SV

https://notifications.pillsburylaw.com/14/5603/landing-pages/2025-ca-cle---sv-blank.asp?sid=56638a04-385e-4784-9801-35604c73edfa

For SF

https://notifications.pillsburylaw.com/14/5603/landing-pages/2025-ca-cle---sf-blank.asp?sid=56638a04-385e-4784-9801-35604c73edfa

For SD

https://notifications.pillsburylaw.com/14/5603/landing-pages/2025-ca-cle---sd-blank.asp?sid=56638a04-385e-4784-9801-35604c73edfa

For LA

https://notifications.pillsburylaw.com/14/5603/landing-pages/2025-ca-cle---la-blank.asp?sid=56638a04-385e-4784-9801-35604c73edfa

Civility in the Practice of Law - January 7, 2025

Can’t We All Just Get Along? Civility in the Practice of Law

Sponsored by Los Angeles Law Library

This program will address civility in the practice of law from the judicial perspective, considering questions such as: What do judges expect? Why is civility important? Why are personal attacks, insults, and taunts a poor strategy for advocacy? And what tools can judges use to deal with incivility? The program will also discuss standards for civility in the practice of law and how to deal with uncivil opposing counsel.

Speakers:

Judge Mark A. Juhas and Judge Robert B. Broadbelt

FREE!                                                            

Online

Tuesday, January 7, 2025; 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm PT

Total Credits:  1.00 unit Civility

To register, go to:

https://www.lalawlibrary.org/component/dtregister/?controller=event&task=options&Itemid=99999&eventId=4641

Lawyer Substance Abuse - Competence - January 7, 2025

Competent Legal Practice - Dealing with Substance Abuse in the Legal Profession

Sponsored by O'Melveny & Myers LLP

Sponsor will examine the multiple personal challenges to competent legal practice, incorporating the latest medical literature. This presentation will also identify resources available to help lawyers address substance abuse and other similar competence issues.

Speaker:

Dr. Houman Ehsan, a partner at O’Melveny and a licensed medical doctor

FREE!                                                            

Online

Tuesday, January 7, 2025; 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm PT

Total Credits:  1.00 unit Prevention & Detection Competence

To register, go to this link and replace my name:

https://omm.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_f0sSaDIETFy6zPhy4VQMGg#/registration

Clients with Disabilities - Elimination of Bias - January 8, 2025

Readily Accessible Lawyering: Practical Tips and Tools for Representing Clients with Disabilities

Sponsored by Los Angeles Law Library

Learn in this presentation about "readily accessible lawyering," a set of strategies you can implement to make your practice accessible for a wide range of clients, regardless of whether you know a client has a disability. 

Speaker:

 Claudia Center, Legal Director, Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund (DREDF)

FREE!                                                            

Online

Wednesday, January 8, 2025; 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm PT

Total Credits:  1.00 unit Elimination of Bias - implicit bias and the promotion of bias-reducing strategies

To register, go to:

https://www.lalawlibrary.org/component/dtregister/?controller=event&task=options&Itemid=99999&eventId=4648

In-House Counsel Obligations - 1.50 unit Ethics - January 9, 2025

Ethical Obligations of In-House Counsel

Sponsored by O'Melveny & Myers LLP

This presentation will address ethical rules governing in-house lawyers, including the importance of distinguishing between the company, as client, and its constituents, who are not clients, privilege considerations in various contexts, and the in-house lawyer’s obligations in the context of whistleblowing, internal investigations, and transactions.

Speaker:

Amy S. Park, a partner at O’Melveny 

FREE!                                                            

Online

Thursday, January 9, 2025; 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm PT

Total Credits:  1.50 unit Ethics

To register, go to this link and replace my name:

https://omm.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_I2H8_pwAStKMAJpehLqT3A#/registration

Extractive and Generative AI - Technology - January 14, 2025

The Dawning of a New Era: Combining Extractive and Generative AI for New Possibilities

Sponsored by LexisNexis

This CLE will detail how AI can be harnessed in the legal industry, offering examples, resources, and tips. Additionally, the CLE will cover a lawyers ethical duty to use generative AI responsibly to ensure the information generative AI is accurate and reliable to ensure the best outcome for your clients. 

Speaker:

Karen Groseth

FREE! 

                                                              

Online

Tuesday, January 14, 2025, 7:15 am to 8:30 am PST

Total Credits:  1.00 unit Technology

To register, go to:

https://www.lexisnexis.com/university/course.aspx?classInfo=Crs~686~65185

Your Company's AI Policy - Technology - January 21, 2025

Should Your Company Have an AI Policy?

Sponsored by O'Melveny & Myers LLP

In this upcoming webinar, our panelists will discuss the AI tools being used by lawyers and law departments, and the policies companies should consider having in place around the use of AI by their professionals.

Speakers:

Jonathan P. Schneller and Partner; Sergei Zaslavsky, Partner - O'Melveny & Myers LLP

FREE!                                                            

Online

Tuesday, January 21, 2025; 10:00 am to 11:00 am PT

Total Credits:  1.00 unit Technology

To register, go to this link and replace my name:

https://omm.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jAm2D5IFRrK2T115XdSNOg#/registration

Outsmarting Implicit Bias - January 23, 2025

Outsmarting Implicit Bias: How Bias Shows Up and Strategies to Counteract its Impact

Sponsored by National Conflict Resolution Center 

This seminar will review the science of implicit bias and strategies to counter the impact of bias in the workplace.

Speakers:

Laura Kass-Moreno and John Edwards

FREE! 

                                                              

Online

Thursday, January 23, 2025, 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm PST

Total Credits:  1.00 unit Implicit Bias

To register, go to:

https://ncrconline.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_30TsPTCJRtGKWxmHLSyG5A#/registration

Supreme Court Queer Perspective - Bias - January 23, 2025

A Supreme Court Review from a Queer Perspective

Sponsored by O'Melveny & Myers LLP

This presentation puts a spin on a traditional Supreme Court review, with a focus on major legal developments at the Supreme Court, including those that impact matters of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) within the LGBTQ+ community. This program aims to further inclusiveness and equity among lawyers by anchoring and contextualizing the impact of recent decisions from the LGBTQ+ perspective, offering insight into specific areas of legal analysis and a discussion of key issues.

Speakers:

Jonathan Hacker, Partner and Dimitri D. Portnoi, Partner – O’Melveny & Myers

FREE!                                                            

Online

Thursday, January 23, 2025; 10:00 am to 11:00 am PT

Total Credits:  1.00 unit Recognition & Elimination of Bias

To register, go to this link and replace my name:

https://omm.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8BommUZCSMqRD7XAjlE8Ig#/registration

Cultural Humility - Competence - On Demand

Cultural Humility 

Sponsored by the Legal Aid Association of California

This workshop will introduce advocates to the basic tenets of cultural humility.

Speaker:

Jora Trang

FREE!                                                            

Online

On Demand - original broadcast March 28, 2023

Total Credits:  1.00 unit Competence - Prevention and Detection 

To register, go to:

https://www.laaconline.org/trainings/cultural-humility/

DEI in America - Elimination of Bias - On Demand

The State of DEI in America: Recent Cases & Developments

Sponsored by Pillsbury University

Recent trends regarding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

Speakers:

Jean Kuei and Jeff Metzler

FREE!                                                            

Online

On Demand  - original broadcast is June 6, 2024

Total Credits:  1.00 unit Recognition and Elimination of Bias

To register, go to:

First, go to Pillsbury Connect at https://connect.pillsburylaw.com/, log in, then go to Pillsbury University.  Scroll down to this On Demand webinar.

URL is    https://gateway.on24.com/wcc/eh/3108643/lp/4653796/the-state-of-dei-in-america-recent-cases-developments  but it cannot be directly accessed without logging in

Clients with Challenging Behaviors - Bias - On Demand

Working Effectively with Clients with Challenging Behaviors

Sponsored by the Legal Aid Association of California

This training is designed for public interest attorneys who work with low-income clients, including clients with mental health disabilities, who may present with challenging behaviors.

Speaker:

Jo Bloomfield

FREE!                                                            

Online

On Demand

Total Credits:  1.00 unit Recognition and Elimination of Bias

To register, go to:

https://www.laaconline.org/trainings/working-effectively-with-clients-with-challenging-behaviors/

Caring for Clients and for Self - Competence - On Demand

Difficult Conversations in Legal Aid: Caring for Clients and Caring for Self

Sponsored by the Legal Aid Association of California

The following objectives will be highlighted in this webinar: (a) how to prepare to work with clients seeking legal aid, (b) tools for having difficult conversations, (c) personal and professional sustainability practices in legal aid. This session will cover the impact these issues can have on an attorney’s ability to perform legal services with competence.

Speaker:

Sylvia Gribbell, LCSW

FREE!                                                            

Online

On Demand - original broadcast January 23, 2024

Total Credits:  1.00 unit Competence - attorney wellness

To register, go to:

https://www.laaconline.org/trainings/difficult-conversations-in-legal-aid-caring-for-clients-and-caring-for-self/