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| January 2013 • Vol. 33 No. 1 | An E-Publication of the Los Angeles County Bar Association |
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HAPPY RE-NEW YEAR! Renew your LACBA membership today at www.lacba.org or by calling Member Services at (800) 456-0416. Please take a moment to update your membership information to continue to receive the latest updates and information you need at www.lacba.org/myaccount. |
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CLE Countdown: Need Last-Minute Credit? | ||
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Judge in a Flash: Detailed, On-the-Fly Information on Judges | ||
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Directory of Experts & Consultants Arrives Later This Month | ||
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Referral Agreement: Domestic Violence and Shriver Projects | ||
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Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals: LACBA Assists | ||
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January 24: Difficult Issues in Arbitration | ||
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Ethics: Revisiting E-Discovery | ||
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Negotiation Tips: Managing Expectations | ||
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Take a Look at This Month's Bargains | ||
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Member Benefit: Casemaker | ||
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Member Benefit: Hutchings Court Reporters | ||
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Member Benefit: New Horizons Computer Learning Centers | ||
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Member Benefit: Jonnell Agnew Litigation Support | ||
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 CLE Countdown: Ways to Earn CLE from LACBA to Meet February 1 Compliance Deadline The CLE compliance deadline for Group A-G is February 1, 2013. LACBA can provide last-minute CLE credit. Choose from CLE-in-a-Box, the Required Subjects Bundle, live programs, on-demand audio and video programs, CDs and DVDs, plus self-study articles from Los Angeles Lawyer. (more)  |
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 Judge in a Flash: Detailed, On-the-Fly Information about Judges in Los Angeles Superior Court During our Virtual Holiday Open House in December, LACBA's Judge in a Flash was the most popular free trial that attorneys took advantage of. If you tried and loved it, you can buy an annual subscription to Judge in a Flash. Powered by LACBA's Searchable Superior Court Civil Register, it is your best source for detailed, on-the-fly information about judges in Los Angeles Superior Court. (more) |
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 FREE LACBA Member Benefit: Annual Southern California Directory of Experts & Consultants Arrives Later This Month The Annual Southern California Directory of Experts & Consultants comprises the most comprehensive registry of legal expertise in the region with hundreds of pages of medical, technical, scientific, and forensic witnesses. LACBA members will find it in their mailbox later this month. In the meantime, visit expert4law.org to find experts, consultants, and dispute resolution professionals. (more) |
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 LACBA's Domestic Violence Project Establishes Referral Agreement with Shriver Project LACBA’s Domestic Violence Project and the Los Angeles Center for Law & Justice’s Shriver Family Law Project have established a new referral program at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse in downtown Los Angeles to provide low-income victims of domestic violence with access to pro bono attorneys. (more) |
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 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program: LACBA Assists with Applications To help meet the overwhelming response to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA), LACBA's Immigration Legal Assistance Project has begun training and deploying attorneys to assist DACA applicants locally. Nearly 120 attorneys attended the first training, and since implementation of the program in August 2012, LACBA has seen 1,000 clients and assisted in processing more than 350 applications. (more) |
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 January 24: Difficult Issues for Arbitrators and Lawyers Learn best practices in arbitration from leading experts, as six prominent arbitrators, two judges, and a lawyer lead interactive discussions on challenging problems arising before, during, and after the arbitration process. (more) |
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 Revisiting E-Discovery With storage space at a premium, and most people and companies trying to contain costs, it is logical and cost-effective to store information and documents on CDs, hard drives, and flash drives. This means that there is potentially a lot more material (sometimes more than 100,000 pages) for attorneys to review. Compliance with ethical duties has become more complex due to the proliferation of electronically stored information and e-discovery. (more)  Negotiation Tips: Managing Expectations Skilled negotiators manage expectations prior to and during a negotiation. Some managers do this instinctively while others need to spend time thinking about the best approach. For example, in the month prior to salary negotiations with employees, managers may broadcast the message that this has been a difficult year for the company. After having their expectations lowered, some employees may be satisfied to receive even a small cost-of-living raise. Here are some ways to manage the expectations of your negotiation counterparts. (more) |
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 Save Now on the Latest HP Technology A hard-working business needs hardworking technology tools. Check out the latest innovations in mobility, computing, and printing from HP: reliable products built for the rigors of business. With LACBA member savings like these, there’s never been a better time to amp up the productivity. (more) |
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 Casemaker Casemaker's full-text legal research system includes case law from all 50 states and all federal courts; codes from all 50 states and U.S. Code; California admin code, AG opinions, court rules, and jury instructions, with capability to perform full-text searching or browsing directly to a case or code section. The optional cite verification tool (CaseCheck+ is available at no cost during the free trial period of December 1, 2012-February 1, 2013) determines the validity of cases during a search. Special LACBA discounts. (more) |
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 Hutchings Court Reporters Rely on Hutchings’ 60+ years of experience providing integrated services from “file to trial,” including court reporting, conference rooms, interpreters, video, video synchronization, videoconferencing, text and video streaming, complex case management tools, EnCase-Certified forensic data acquisition, e-discovery, large case repositories, and trial presentation technology services. LACBA member rates available. (more) |
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 New Horizons Computer Learning Centers LACBA members receive up to a 20% discount from New Horizons Computer Learning Centers of Southern California, the world’s largest independent training company, delivering a full range of technology and business skills training from basic application and desktop productivity tools to high-end technical training for IT professionals. Popular courses cover desktop applications software; business skills; technical systems, hardware, and software; graphics, Web design, and desktop publishing applications, and much more. (When logging onto the Web page, use Username: Lacba / password: LABarMember.) (more) |
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 Jonnell Agnew & Associates Jonnell Agnew & Associates is an independently owned and operated full service litigation support company with over 30 years of experience. LACBA members receive discounted rates on all services including court reporting, videography, videoconferencing, interpreting, and transcription services by experienced and reliable professionals. (more) |
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Find a complete list of member benefits here. (more)    |
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The January 2013 issue |
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Begins January 8 |
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Let the Sun Shine...on Rooftop Revenue Opportunities |
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