March 4, 2022- BALIF's 42nd Annual Gala

We encourage all of you to renew your existing membership or, if you are not a member, become a new member today at https://www.balif.org/membership!

Having trouble renewing? Please contact our administrator Katie at balif@balif.org and she can help you make sure your membership is current and set up on auto-renew!

To apply, print out, complete and return the Application Form. If you are interested in more than one Committee, please indicate your order of preference on the application. Applications will be accepted until all vacancies are filled. We look forward to hearing from you.

REPLY TO:

John Buelter

California Lawyers Association

400 Capitol Mall, Suite 650

Sacramento, CA 95814

The Business Law Section (“BLS”) serves its members and the public through its substantive Standing Committees (the “Committees”).

Membership on a Committee affords unique opportunities to participate in the creation of law in your practice area, to get to know and be known by other practitioners, to work with the recognized leaders in your field and to stay on the cutting edge of developments and practice techniques. It is a rewarding experience that keeps one ahead of and in touch with business law developments. Beyond a willingness to contribute, there are few eligibility requirements. All members of the BLS who have been in practice at least five years are eligible to be appointed to a Committee, and the requirement of five years of practice may be waived for members of the Editorial Board. The BLS strives to include members from solo and small practices as well as larger firms, geographical areas outside California’s major urban centers, women and members of ethnic and racial minority groups and other under-represented categories of the BLS’s diverse membership base.

The Queer Nonprofit Legal Referral Panel (QNLRP) is a joint project of TurnOut and BALIF. QNLRP seeks volunteer legal professionals to provide pro bono legal support to California LGBTQI-focused nonprofits and events. This is a great way to use your transactional legal skills and give back to the community!

Sign up today at https://www.turnout.org/qnlrp

Email Jack Beck at jack@turnout.org with any questions or concerns.

Apply to join NTBA's Mentorship Program. Mentors and mentees are both invited to apply. We welcome the support of all legal advocates who share our mission, regardless of income. Membership is on a sliding scale (starting at $15 for law students.) 

Applications received now will be matched in January, 2022.

Thursday, January 12, 2022 | 5:00 p.m.

Virtual MCLE

Come join other attorneys and bench officers from across the State in a first-of-a-kind LGBT Bench/Bar meet-and-greet. Learn about the activities of the LGBT Judicial Officers of California (LGBT JOC) and your local LGBT Bar Association(s), and meet other LGBT colleagues in the law. After introductions and some general discussion, participants will have the opportunity to mix and mingle with other lawyers and judicial officers in smaller (regionally based) break out groups.