Introduction to Legal Research: Types & Sources of Law

Class recorded September 19, 2024

This class introduces legal researchers to cases, statutes, and regulations, and the roles they play in your research. Learn fundamental legal research concepts by focusing on the elements and features of legal research materials and the tools by which to locate them.

Class covers:

  • Introduction to primary and secondary authority
  • Finding tools
  • Characteristics of legal research materials
  • Legal research tips

Registration fee: FREE

Course Materials: If you would like to receive a copy of the course materials for any of the classes, including any PowerPoint used, please register at the Register Now! button for the class, provided below. A staff member will email you the course materials (usually within one business day)

Video Recordings: We recognize that not everyone can attend in person classes, so even if you can't make it in, please watch any of these recordings and remember that we are still here to help! Call us at (213) 785-2513, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or chat with us online to get help finding information and resources on any legal (or not-quite-legal) question. Access to the video recordings is free.

Dated Material: Please note that the law changes. The original recording date for each class is provided on the display page. To be certain that you receive up-to-date information, please attend the in-person class, or contact us for help researching or updating your specific legal issue.

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.

ON DEMAND: MCLE: Who’s the Client? Ethical Issues in Medical/Legal/Community Partnerships

Class recorded October 25, 2021

Medical Legal Community Partnerships (MLCPs) are legal service delivery models in which attorneys partner with health care providers to get referrals and provide representation to clients on a variety of legal issues. The models vary from virtual systems to on-site clinic-based partnerships. Each setting gives rise to different and challenging ethical considerations. In this training, MLCP lawyers will discuss those considerations, including how to maintain client confidentiality and manage conflicts of interest while meeting health provider demands and project deliverables.

Earn 1.0 hour Legal Ethics California participatory MCLE credit

After registration, a staff member will email you the course materials, an evaluation form, and your Certificate of Attendance (usually the next business day). Register first, then watch the recording to the end and answer the questions provided in the popup to verify your attendance.

Registration fee: $20.00

Presented by:

Jo Bloomfield (moderator), Directing Attorney, Mental Health Advocacy Services, Inc. (MHAS)

Tracy Douglas, Harbor-UCLA Medical Legal Partnership Attorney, Bet Tzedek Legal Services (https://www.bettzedek.org/)

Melody Osuna, Medical Legal Partnership Attorney, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA)

Katrina Rayco, Staff Attorney, Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles (NLSLA)

ON DEMAND: MCLE: How to Get a Domestic Violence Restraining Order

Class recorded October 28, 2021

Learn who qualifies for a domestic violence (DV) restraining order, how the process works, what an order can do, and where else those in need can seek help. Class will cover temporary and permanent restraining orders, and other protection orders.

 Earn 1.0 hour general California MCLE credit

Course Materials: If you would like to receive a copy of the course materials for any of the classes, including any PowerPoint used, please register at the Register Now! button for the class, provided below.

Presented by:

Julianna Lee, Supervising Attorney, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA)

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.

IN PERSON: Legal Name & Gender Marker Change Workshop

Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021. -  2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

**Registration Opens October 4, 2021**

Legal volunteers will help you complete the court forms necessary for you to petition the court for a legal name and gender marker change, and a filing fee waiver.

Assistance Includes:

  • Supplying the new court forms needed to file for a legal name & gender marker change
  • Providing the forms needed to ask the court to waive filing fees, based on income
  • Assistance completing the forms
  • Providing the address for where to file your completed court forms
  • Sharing information about recent changes in the law
  • Providing information for updating federal and state identity documents

 What to bring:

  • Social Security Number (SSN), if applicable
  • Driver’s license or California identification number, if applicable
  • Household income information to determine eligibility for fee waiver. This can include: pay stubs, disability or unemployment statements, or any other proof of income

Not covered: 
This workshop does not cover name changes for adults, minor children or those seeking a confidential name change. Individuals seeking an adult name change will be referred to the monthly adult name change workshopheld virtually. For more information or to see a schedule of available Wednesdays, please click here.

Presented by:

Steven A. Friday, Transgender Medical-Legal Partnership Attorney, Bet Tzedek Legal Services

 

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 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.

MASKS ARE REQUIRED!

LIVE ZOOM: Free Help Clearing Criminal Records

Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021 | 4:45 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Call (800) 399-4529 to be pre-screened.

The Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA) will provide free legal assistance to eligible low income individuals who are seeking to clean up their criminal records. Clearing a criminal record allows individuals to move on with their lives and seek jobs and other opportunities that would otherwise not be available.

Presented by:

Rene Peña, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA) (http://www.lafla.org/)

 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 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.

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