Classes
Wednesday, December 10, 2025: 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
This unique, Zoom workshop will walk you through all the court forms necessary for an adult to petition the Los Angeles Superior Court for a name change. This workshop is intended for motivated adults who would like to change their names and are willing to fill out the paperwork themselves without legal representation. This workshop is open to Los Angeles County residents who are 18 years or older.
Workshop includes:
- The court forms needed to file for an adult name change
- How to accurately complete the forms
- How to ask the court to waive court fees based on your low income
- Where to file your completed court forms
- How to publish a name change in a local newspaper
- How to prepare for your court hearing
Thursday, December 4, 2025: 5:00 p.m.– 6:00 p.m.
If you or someone you love is experiencing abuse, violence or threats of violence outside of a dating or close personal relationship, that might be civil harassment. Join a live question and answer session with experienced civil litigation attorneys. At this session, learn what civil harassment is and isn’t – and what you can do about it. Ask questions about who qualifies for a civil harassment restraining order (CHRO), how to apply to the court for a CHRO, including what to expect at the court hearing, what a CHRO can do and other procedural topics.
Although you can listen to the class from various kinds of devices, you will need video to view the speaker(s) and any presentation materials, and will need to connect through Zoom to be able to participate in the written Q&A or chat features.
Presented in partnership with the L.A. Incubator Consortium (Los Angeles Attorney Incubator Consortium (laincubatorconsortium.com)
Thursday, December 4, 2025: 12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
The process of discovery in a civil lawsuit allows a party to obtain information and documents relevant to the suit. This helps the parties know ahead of time what evidence might be presented at trial, or to resolve the case prior to trial. In this class, learn about subpoenas and requests for production (RFPs) in California state court civil cases, in order to discover written documents and other physical objects you might need to prove your case or defend yourself successfully.
Class covers:
- When to make requests for production (RFPs) and what you can ask for
- Responding or objecting to RFPs
- Motions to compel compliance, responses and further responses
- Subpoenas: obtaining records or testimony from non-parties
- Trial subpoenas and notices to appear at trial
Class approved for Court Interpreter Minimum Continuing Education (CIMCE) credit.
Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Learn how to use citator tools—such as Shepard’s in Lexis+ and KeyCite in Westlaw—to make sure your cases remain good law, and find additional citations relevant to your legal question.
Class covers:
- Why validate? Using citator tools to help determine “good law”
- How to use Shepard’s on Lexis+ and KeyCite on Westlaw
- Review of Shepard’s signals and KeyCite symbols
Presented by LA Law Library Reference Librarians
LA Law Library will be closing early on Friday, December 12 at 3:00pm.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
