Thursday, May 2, 2024: 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Thursday, July 25, 2024: 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Thursday, October 17, 2024: 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

--- CLASSES WILL BE HELD VIA ZOOM. ZOOM INFORMATION WILL BE EMAILED TO REGISTRANTS PRIOR TO CLASS START TIME ---

Receive hands-on instruction on how to use a popular all-in-one source for legal research. The Westlaw (formerly known as WestlawNext) legal research database that has been described as "ground breaking" and "Google for lawyers."

Class covers:

• Formulating search queries
• Reviewing and filtering search results
• Finding cases and code sections
• Hands-on exercises

Presented by: LA Law Library Reference Librarians

Registration fees: FREE
Registration reserves spot

No legal advice:
LA Law Library provides access to legal resources and assistance with legal research. LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.

Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023 | Time: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

The two pillars of a case on appeal are the appellate records and the briefs. The record consists of the documents filed in the trial court (the “Clerk’s Transcript”), plus a record of the oral proceedings in the courtroom (the “Reporter’s Transcript” or a substitute). The briefs are written legal arguments that present a party’s position on appeal.

Class covers:

• The purpose, content and importance of the Clerk’s and Reporter’s Transcripts
• How to designate a record that is adequate to help the appellate court assess error
• The purpose and contents of an appellate brief
• What rules guide the appellate court’s decision about whether the trial court decision should be reversed
• The different, and equally essential roles of the factual history and the legal arguments in a brief
• Format, filing and service requirements
• Deadlines and time limits

Presented by: Zoe Dolan, Supervising Staff Attorney, Public Counsel (https://publiccounsel.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 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.

Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023 | 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Learn about options for dealing with your debts, including bankruptcy, if you are a person of low income. Then talk to a volunteer attorney for free!

The session begins with an informational seminar, followed by a one-on-one counseling session with a volunteer attorney to discuss your financial issues. 

 Presented by:

Public Counsel (http://www.publiccounsel.org/)

 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.

Class recorded December 12, 2023

This one-hour training given by the Family Violence Appellate Project will help practitioners better represent survivors of gender-based violence facing eviction. Although this training covers multiple eviction defenses, it will focus on the Survivors’ Eviction Defense. Expanded in 2023 and codified in Code of Civil Procedure §§ 1161.3 and 1174, the Survivors’ Eviction Defense protects tenants from being evicted because they experienced gender-based violence or another type of violent crime.

Class covers:

• The dynamics of domestic violence
• Eviction defenses
• How the dynamics of domestic violence can impact representation.
• Defenses for people getting evicted because they experienced abuse or violence
• The expanded Survivors’ Eviction Defense (CA Code of Civil Procedure §§ 1161.3 and 1174)

Earn 1.0 hour Elimination of Bias 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.

Presented by:  

Taylor Campion, Senior Managing Attorney, Family Violence Appellate Project’s (FVAP’s) Housing and Employment Justice Program (Family Violence Appellate Project – Giving survivors a second chance at justice (fvaplaw.org)

Registration Fee: Registration for this public interest MCLE is FREE through the generosity of the Estate of Joan Lavine.

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.