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Re-Connecting
It has been over a year since we’ve had the experience of a live event. I believe it is safe to say that we all miss the rush of the in-person experience. With the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines, many people are excited to re-connect in person.
As things are beginning to open back up and it becomes safer to get together, we are planning how to transition back to in-person events. Because health and safety are on everyone’s mind, resuming in-person events will be gradual as we all navigate our new reality. Most importantly we want to make sure we are serving our members, their concerns, and what their comfort levels are. As we are exploring what form future events will take: virtual, in-person, or a combination of the two, we would love your input.
Please click on link below to complete a brief survey and let us know your thoughts on getting back together.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts. We look forward to seeing you soon!
Nyanza Shaw, Esq.
President, John M. Langston Bar Association
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Rupert A. Byrdsong
Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court
Past President
Lifetime Member
The Honorable Rupert A. Byrdsong was appointed to the Los Angeles Superior Court on June 18, 2014 by Governor Jerry Brown. He presently sits in Dept. 28 in the Stanley Mosk Courthouse in downtown Los Angeles wherein he handles an unlimited jurisdiction individual court calendar with an inventory of over 500 cases. Prior to coming to Mosk, Judge Byrdsong was the first African-American in the Complex Civil Department wherein he handled and coordinated all of the asbestos cases in Los Angeles County. Judge Byrdsong volunteers his time mentoring young lawyers and speaks to students in high schools, colleges, and law schools throughout Los Angeles. He also volunteers his time to interview prospective students for Vanderbilt School of Law. Judge Byrdsong is active with the John M. Langston Bar Association (lifetime member and past president 2006), the California Association of Black Lawyers (CABL)(lifetime member), LACBA’s Labor and Employment Executive and Saturday Seminar Committees, and a Founding Member of the Association of African American California Judicial Officers (AAACJO).
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Congrats to the newly installed Los Angeles County Bar Association ("LACBA") President Brad Pauley and the 2021-2022 Officers and Board of Trustees and the 2021-2022 LACBA Barristers President Sarah Kelly-Kilgore and the Barristers Officers Boards of Trustees who were installed at the LACBA Virtual Installation & Awards Celebration on June 24, 2021.
John M. Langston Bar is a proud affiliate
member of the LACBA.
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Board Member and past BWL President Demetria Graves published her first book "When Women Run The Firm." Available now on amazon.
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Virtual Judicial Reception
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Please join us on
July 21, 2021 at 6 p.m.
for our Improv Skills Workshop Night.
The Italian American Lawyers Association of Los Angeles, together with the John M. Langston Bar, the Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association, the Asian Pacific Womens Lawyer Association of Los Angeles, the Beverly Hills Bar Association and the Santa Monica Bar Association are pleased to invite for an online workshop on improv skills by award winning coach Bill Chott.
Event Registration is free for IALA and co-sponsors bar association members but you must sign up. For safety reasons, our event will be via Zoom rather than in person, so grab a plate of pasta and a glass of wine, and join us for dinner at your Casa.
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Thank You!
To everyone who attended and supported the Scholarship Committee's
Virtual Paint & Sip Fundraiser!
Funds raised benefit the
Langston Scholarship Fund.
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The County of Los Angeles Executive Office of the Board of Supervisors
Assessment Hearing Officer
Please see below to access the job bulletin for more information regarding this opportunity, and to submit an official county application.
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LaPolt Law P.C.
Mid Level Entertainment Associate
LaPolt Law, P.C. a premier, boutique music and entertainment law firm located in West Hollywood, CA has an opening for a mid-level associate to join our team. We pride ourselves on the imaginative and enterprising representation of our clients and the quality of our work. The ideal candidate will have three to six years of experience working at a major entertainment law firm, record, or publishing company. A successful candidate would possess the following qualities:
• Experience negotiating and drafting publishing agreements, recording agreements and all related album agreements including producer agreements, songwriter split agreements and feature artist agreements.
• Merchandising agreements and agreements relating to live music including exclusive promoter agreements and festival one-offs.
• Agreements relating to sponsorship and endorsement deals for celebrity talent and social media influencers.
• Must be a self-starter with the ability to operate in a fast-paced environment and manage a high volume of tasks.
• Pre-existing relationships with talent agents, entertainment lawyers and business/legal affairs executives a plus.
• The candidate must be a member in good standing of the California State Bar. EEO employer m/f/vet/disabled/sexual orientation/gender identity.
• Candidates from historically underrepresented racial and ethnic backgrounds are especially encouraged to apply.
Screening Questions:
- Are you vaccinated?
- Do you have a valid driver’s license? Job requires working at the office, Mon-Friday in West Hollywood
- Are you a member of the CA State Bar?
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Stanford University Office of the General Counsel and Stanford Management Company (SMC)
Investment Attorney
The Investment Attorney provides legal support to the investment and operations teams at SMC. SMC is the fiduciary for the $30 billion Merged Pool, which comprises the substantial majority of Stanford’s investable assets. Annual payouts from the Merged Pool support teaching, learning, and research across a wide variety of disciplines. Don't miss out on this amazing opportunity to grow professionally and personally!
Deadline to Apply: 8/23/21
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DaVita Inc., El Segundo, CA
Senior Corporate Counsel
Denver-based healthcare company with office in El Segundo seeks Senior Corporate Counsel. The Senior Corporate Counsel will be a member of a litigation team comprised of attorneys, paralegals, and legal professionals. The Senior Corporate Counsel will actively drive a portfolio of professional and general liability matters to resolution in numerous states and venues. In addition, the Senior Corporate Counsel will work collaboratively with other legal and clinical disciplines to advise operational clients on various legal issues.
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San Bernardino County
Deputy District Attorney I (Throughout San Bernardino County, California)
Application deadline: 7/9/21 5:00 PM
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ETHENA
HEAD OF LEGAL
Reporting directly to the CEO & Founder, Roxanne Petraeus, this individual will partner closely with the executive team and business in handling various legal matters and advising and developing content. This is an opportunity to be an integral part of an exciting, high-growth startup company intending to disrupt the nature of compliance training, work with an exceptional management team, and build out the legal function.
Highlights:
• Work side-by-side with CEO, Roxanne Petraeus, and the rest of the executive team to further advance the company’s goals.
• Implement and lead the legal function as sole in-house counsel to Ethena
• Provide legal support to the company’s marketing, engineering, manufacturing, product, and sales teams.
• Organize and implement infrastructure and handle continual process improvement
• Coordinate across Content, Design, and Engineering to develop training content
• Location: Executive Team is located in the Brooklyn office; preference for East Coast candidate or a candidate who can work New York hours (remote possibility)
• Compensation: Base plus equity commensurate with startup company market
• Culture: an opportunity to work with women founders in a collegial, collaborative and authentic environment
Ethena has exclusively engaged Kerwin Associates to conduct this search. Any resumes sent directly to Ethena will be forwarded to Kerwin Associates. If you are interested in speaking about or applying for this role, please contact Anne Kerwin Payne (anne@kerwin.com) or Jamie Walsh (jamie@kerwin.com) at Kerwin Associates.
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To empower leadership, advance the professional development of its membership, and promote the administration of justice in the
Black community and the community at large.
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