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LIVE ZOOM: MCLE: What Do We Owe Each Other

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Thursday, March 12, 2026: 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

This class will be hosted via ZOOM

1 Hour of Legal Ethics MCLE Credit

Class covers:

The attorney's oath; How to Figure out for oneself what that means to us, while guided by professional rules of conduct and court cases.How to navigate tension when lawyers believe that supporting the constitution is at odds with a government's actions or policies
We’ll review historical context and examples of lawyers fighting to uphold the constitution and rule of law during democratic backsliding including a discussion of McCarthy times / civil rights era / antiwar protests
Bar rules on competency 1.2.1, 1.1 when there may not be a "right" answer when providing legal counsel
Address the role of non-legal advocates (paraprofessionals, librarians, teachers, clergy, therapists, social workers, community organizers, etc.) and how they help fill the current justice gap

Presented by: The Los Angeles Incubator Consortium

Registration fee: FREE

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice: LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons. For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.

LIVE ZOOM: Ask an Expert: Public Benefits

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Wednesday, February 4, 2026: 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

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Join a live question and answer session about Public Benefits. An experienced legal aid attorney and nonprofit founder that advocates for public benefits, work, housing, and other issues that affect many communities, will be available to answer questions about various public benefits programs. Subjects covered include how to determine eligibility for public benefit programs, general timelines/an overview of the application process and the federal guidelines to utilize public benefit services. Whether you are currently receiving public benefits or interested in applying for them, attend and get the vital information you need. 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.

ZOOM LINK:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81866226197#success

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons. For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.

LIVE ZOOM: Ask a Lawyer: Probate: What to Do with Property After Someone Dies and How to Plan Ahead

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Thursday, January 22, 2026: 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, February 26, 2026: 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, March 26, 2026: 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, April 23, 2026: 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, May 28, 2026: 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, June 25, 2026: 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

--- No pre-registration required. To join the live-Zoom on the date/time of event, go to the registration page at www.lalawlibrary.org. ---

Join a live question and answer session with an experienced probate (inheritance) and wills & trusts (estate planning) attorney. Subjects covered will include how to ensure that your money and property pass to your heirs the way you want and with as little trouble and expense as possible (wills and trusts, or estate planning), and the legal process of distributing a person’s cash, property, and other assets after they die (probate and inheritance). Attend and ask questions about how to plan ahead for yourself or a family member, or figure out

what to do after a loved one’s death.

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 a Zoom account to be able to participate in the written Q&A or chat features.

Presented by: Bryan Hathorn, Attorney, Law Office of Bryan Hathorn

Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82533373442

Registration fee: FREE

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.

LIVE ZOOM: MCLE: Introduction to AI for Legal Research

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Wednesday, March 4, 2026: 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

This class will be hosted on ZOOM

---ZOOM INFORMATION WILL BE EMAILED TO REGISTRANTS PRIOR TO CLASS START TIME---

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the practice of law. Large language model (LLM)-based generative AI (“gen AI”) tools can answer legal research questions with minimal input in a fraction of the time such tasks once took to perform. However, the quality and accuracy of gen AI output remains subject to dispute, and examples abound of attorneys facing sanctions or discipline for irresponsible use of AI. In this class, learn what gen AI can – and cannot – do for you, and how to use AI responsibly for legal research.

Class covers:

What gen AI is, how it works – and how it doesn’t
What legal researchers need to know about AI hallucinations, and how to spot them
How hallucinations and other errors are measured and which types of AI tools tend to perform better
How to engineer effective AI prompts for legal research
AI as rough draft and idea generator: why you need to verify and improve upon AI outputs

Earn 1.5 hours California participatory MCLE credit in subtopic of Technology

MCLE Disclaimer: MCLE credit is only granted to attorneys licensed to practice law by the State Bar of California. Attorneys from other jurisdictions should contact their state bar to learn about credit reciprocity.

Presented by: Ryan Metheny, Director, Reference & Collections, LA Law Library

Ryan oversees the Reference and Collection Development teams at the Library. After graduating from UCLA School of Law, Ryan practiced litigation and First Amendment law in Berkeley, CA. He transitioned to librarianship to focus on his passions of research and education, and earned a master’s degree in library and information science from the University of Washington. He has worked in various roles at the Library since 2013, and now heads the public-facing services while overseeing collection and budget decisions. Ryan also teaches legal research at the University of Southern California-Gould School of Law.

Registration fee: $20, Non-refundable.

LIVE ZOOM: Ask a Lawyer: Landlord-Tenant Law and Evictions

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Thursday, December 18, 2025: 4:45 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

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Join a live question and answer session about tenants’ and landlords’ rights and responsibilities. An experienced landlord-tenant attorney will be available to answer questions about eviction protections for nonpayment of rent due to COVID-19, what landlords can and cannot do during (and after) the pandemic, the new process for collecting past-due rent through small claims court, what the outlook might be for renters now that the statewide eviction moratorium has expired and updated eviction protections for tenants in the City of Los Angeles and other parts of Los Angeles County. Whether you are a landlord or a tenant, you are welcome to attend and get the vital information you need.

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.

ZOOM LINK:

December class:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81680904929

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:

LIVE ZOOM: MCLE: What Do We Owe Each Other

LIVE ZOOM: Ask an Expert: Public Benefits

LIVE ZOOM: Ask a Lawyer: Probate: What to Do with Property After Someone Dies and How to Plan Ahead

LIVE ZOOM: MCLE: Introduction to AI for Legal Research

LIVE ZOOM: Ask a Lawyer: Landlord-Tenant Law and Evictions

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