Court Interpreter Minimum Continuing Education (CIMCE)
Classes
viernes, 26 de abril, 2024: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
**Esta sesión se impartirá solamente en español**
¿Necesita ayudar a un adulto discapacitado que tiene dificultades para gestionar sus actividades de la vida diaria y su cuidado personal? Hay muchas maneras de intentar ayudar. Comprender las herramientas y opciones legales disponibles es el primer paso para encontrar la mejor manera de ayudar.
La clase cubre:
- Herramientas legales para ayudar si la persona discapacitada entiende que necesita y quiere ayuda para gestionar su autocuidado
- Una descripción general de las tutelas testamentarias si la capacidad es una preocupación
- Explicar el proceso judicial para ser nombrado curador
- Qué esperar antes de la audiencia sobre el nombramiento de un tutor
- Qué esperar si lo nombran curador y sus responsabilidades
- Derechos del adulto discapacitado conservado
- Explorar los cambios recientes en la ley de California y los acuerdos de toma de decisiones con apoyo como opciones a considerar
En Persona: No es necesaria inscripción previa ni cita telefónica. El espacio es limitado. Los participantes se registran el día del programa y serán atendidos por orden de llegada. El check-in comienza a las 9:30 a.m.
Presentado por: Katherine H. Chew, Directora Ejecutiva, LA Law Library (https://www.lalawlibrary.org/)
Cuota de inscripción: GRATIS
Friday, April 26, 2024: 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Have you been served with eviction paperwork (a Summons and a Complaint-Unlawful Detainer)? You may only have five days to respond! At this clinic, attendees seeking assistance with answering an unlawful detainer (eviction) complaint will be guided through the Tenant Power Toolkit (www.tenantpowertoolkit.org) to complete the necessary court forms.
Participants must bring their Summons and Complaint-Unlawful Detainer to the workshop.
This workshop covers:
- How to use the Tenant Power Toolkit
- How to identify defenses against the eviction and complete responsive pleadings
- How to request a fee waiver
- How to use the Tenant Power Toolkit to find legal support
The Eviction Answer Tool will work for tenants who live anywhere in California who have been served a Summons and Complaint-Unlawful Detainer. Tenants in LA County (if they qualify for a fee waiver and are within their filing deadline) will get the option to have their documents be filed electronically with the court. All other tenants will have to file the documents the Toolkit creates in person, at the courthouse listed on your Summons and Complaint.
Online registration available at: bit.ly/answerworkshop. Walk-ins will be seen on a first-come, first-served basis.
Check-in begins at 9:15 a.m.
You must arrive by 11 a.m. to ensure getting assistance.
If you arrive after 11 a.m., we can’t guarantee you will be seen.
Contact the Tenant Power Toolkit at 323-207-5854 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with questions.
Presented by: Tenant Power Toolkit (https://tenantpowertoolkit.org/)
Registration fee: FREE
Affordable E-delivery and Other New and Expanded Remote Services Now Available!
As a response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Library pivoted quickly to create many new and expanded remote services, including e-book borrowing, live Zoom and on-demand classes, Ask a Lawyer sessions, expanded phone, email, and chat reference service, and more. All of these services remain available as we continue to expand our reach to help more people in more ways, no matter their legal information need. We invite you to check out the many new and improved ways we can serve you, in-person at our physical locations and remotely from your home or office:
- Convenient branch and partnership locations throughout the County, where you can access valuable database or print resources and get one-on-one assistance
- Invaluable self-help and practice material available remotely, including Nolo press publications and Lexis Digital e-Books (available to registered users)
- An extensive lineup of classes, workshops, and clinics including live Zoom, on-demand, and in-person sessions on a wealth of legal topics
- An affordable Members Program featuring remote access to a valuable suite of legal databases among other benefits including on-site parking
- Access to the state’s most comprehensive collection of California appellate court briefs
- Free Reference assistance available six days a week in-person, by phone, email, and chat, to help you research any legal issue.
Last but not least, while our limited free e-delivery program ended March 30, 2024, please remember that our established low-cost e-delivery service remains available to help you access any material from our world-class collection for a modest fee.
Tuesday, April 30, 2024, 12:00 – 2:00 p.m.
As a business owner, artist, or creator, you try to do things that set you apart from the competition. Usually, you do not want the competition to know your important business information, and you don’t want them to profit from your creative expressions and original works. In this class, learn how to protect the information and work that gives your business an edge.
Class covers:
- Copyright: what is protected, and how to make sure no one profits from your original works and expressions
- Free for the taking: what you can take from others, what others can take from you
- Clearance required: what you do need permission to use
- Pitching, idea theft, and implied-in-fact-contracts
Friday, April 26, 2024: 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Probate is the legal process of distributing a person’s cash, property, and other assets after they die. For relatives and heirs, probate court can be complicated and intimidating, especially when disputes arise. In this class, learn the basics of probate and the administration of estates and trusts, including when probate can be avoided, how to challenge improper use or waste of estate property, and where to go for further information and assistance. Learning important legal fundamentals about probate can make your legal journey easier and more successful.
Class covers:
- What is probate, and how it works
- When probate is necessary, and when it can be avoided
- Appointment of administrators, and how to challenge an appointment
- What to do about improper use or transfer of estate property
- When probate court can get involved in trust administration
- Will challenges and what to do about possible financial elder abuse
- Resources for further information and where to seek help
We are no longer taking In-Person Lawyers in the Library requests for Friday, April 26, 2024. We “may” be able to accommodate walk-ins for Employment Law, Immigration, and Personal Injury. When we resume in-person requests, we will be scheduling for May 17, 2024. Meanwhile, we highly recommend that you consult with a reference librarian by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., via live chat service at https://calcountylawlib.libanswers.com, or by phone at 213-785-2513.
IN-PERSON:
Currently scheduled dates:
- Friday, April 26
- Friday, May 17
- Friday, June 21
- Friday, July 19
- Friday, August 16
- Friday, September 20
- Friday, October 25
- Friday, November 15
- NO LITL in December
Location:
LA Law Library-Main Branch
301 W. First Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Notice: Arrive early! Downtown parking and traffic can be challenging and our attorneys are generally fully scheduled for the duration of the program. If you are late, we may not be able to provide you a consultation.
TOPICS:
Areas of law that are usually covered, either by telephone or in person, include:
- Challenging Government Agency Decisions (Writs)
- Children’s Court
- Civil Harassment Restraining Orders
- Conservatorships
- Contracts (formation and breach)
- Credit Card/Debt Collection
- Criminal Law
- Divorce and Child Custody/Support
- Domestic Violence Restraining Orders
- Elder Abuse Restraining Orders
- Employment Law
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship of Estate
- Guardianship of the Person
- Immigration
- Landlord/Tenant
- Personal Injury/Auto Accident
- Probate Litigation
- Real Estate
- Small Business
- Small Claims
PLEASE NOTE: We can address a broader range of issues telephonically than in-person. If a volunteer lawyer isn’t available for your consultation in-person, we may ask you to sign up for a telephonic consultation.
A few things you should know:
Each person is allowed two consultations per calendar year.
This program is not a substitute for legal representation.
Attorneys will provide advice about filling out forms but will not fill out your forms.
We do our best to facilitate helpful consultations but cannot provide guaranties, given the popularity of the program, the dependence on volunteers and the broad range of issues.
LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:
LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The Law Library is pleased to offer our patrons the opportunity to obtain assistance from third party legal service providers at this and other events within the Library. However, the Library does not control and is not responsible for the content or scope of any assistance given by those providers.
