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Congratulations, Salena!
Congratulations to LAAC's Executive Director, Salena Copeland, for being honored as the
2016 Miles L. Rubin Public Interest Award
Recipient from Stanford Law!
Stanford Law School's Levin Center for Public Service annually honors one alumnus/a who has engaged in public service and had a significant impact on the community. This year that person is Salena!
She will be honored at an awards reception on October 10th along with National Public Service Award Recipient, United States Secretary of Labor, Thomas E. Perez.
This is a great honor. We are thrilled that her many contributions to the legal services community will be celebrated. Please join us in congratulating Salena!
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Riverside Traveling Training
WHAT?
Traveling Training provides advocates at rural programs with affordable training, right in their home communities. These trainings are provided by expert trainers from Support Centers throughout California on diverse substantive issues, skills, and hot topics.
WHEN?
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
HOW MUCH?
$120 for LAAC Members and $175 for General Registration
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Mark Your Calendars for These Upcoming
Trainings:
Post-Family Law &Self-Help Conference Series
Tuesday,
September 27 from noon to 1 p.m.
Presenters:
Linda McCulloh,
Judicial Council of California
1 hour of Elimination of Bias MCLE.
2016 Armchair Trainings: Disability Civil Rights Law Webinar Series
Monday, September 26 from noon to 1 p.m.
Presenters:
Navneet Grewal,
Western Center on Law & Poverty
Deborah Thrope,
National Housing Law Project
Thursday, November 17 from noon to 1 p.m.
Presenters:
Shirley Sanematsu,,
Western Center on Law & Poverty
Silvia Yee, Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund
Other Armchair Trainings
Equal Pay in California: Your Right to Pay Equity in the Workplace
Wednesday, October 12 from noon to 1 p.m.
Presenters:
Elizabeth Kristen, Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center
Amy Poyer, California Women's Law Center
1 hour of general MCLE credit.
Register now!
Tell Us YOUR Trainings!
Once the event is accepted, it will appear on our website's
and share your own training events with our large community!
More of the webinar trainings are announced regularly.
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Advocacy Updates
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Legislative Update:
The Governor is slowly signing and vetoing the bills we've followed this session.
Vetoed
SB 1257 (Block) Pro Bono: As we've shared previously, we had some concerns about this bill, but we supported the goal of encouraging pro bono.
AB 2085 (Irwin) Office of Military Legal Assistance: We supported the goal of connecting active service members and reservists to pro bono attorneys and local civil aid programs, but we understand the Governor's concerns about the cost of the program. The legislature had envisioned a high level of staffing.
Signed
Still waiting
LAAC has followed the State Bar as it responds to the lack of a dues bill this session. The State Bar will submit a request to the Chief Justice by September 30, asking her to issue an order authorizing them to collect dues from all California attorneys. We are happy to share that it seems the State Bar plans to ask for all opt-ins and opt-outs, including the mechanism that collects about $7 million for legal aid programs. When there is an opportunity for amicus support, we will let all IOLTA Executive Directors know. We've been emailing them more regularly with updates and links.
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