The Economics of Pro Bono in the Law Firm Setting

Wednesday, June 14, 2017
12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.

Law clerks and associates often seek to combine their desire to serve indigent clients with their need to develop strong legal skills and build a career path in a law firm setting. This training will discuss how law firms incorporate pro bono work into the business of firm life and the economics of the balance between providing service to the indigent and meeting the needs of law firm clients.

Presented by:
David Lash, O'Melveny & Meyers

Registration fees: Free
Classes fill up fast, register today to reserve your seat! All registrants must check-in 10 minutes prior to class time to ensure your seat is not reassigned to waiting-list and walk-in attendees when classes are full.

No 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.

Brown Bag Lunch Series: Writing Effectively for Judicial Eyes

Wednesday, June 13, 2018  12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.

Offering practical guidance for creating polished points and authorities, memoranda, demand letters and other legal documents, this training will provide tips and information designed to present law students and new attorneys with best practices for effective advocacy writing and avoidance of common mistakes in legal writing.

Presented by:
Judge Bruce Iwasaki

Registration fees: Free
Classes fill up fast, register today to reserve your seat! All registrants must check-in 10 minutes prior to class time to ensure your seat is not reassigned to waiting-list and walk-in attendees when classes are full.

What to bring: 
Yourself and your lunch!

No 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.

Brown Bag Lunch Series: Writing Effectively for the Court

Wednesday, June 5, 2019:  12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.

Offering practical guidance for creating polished points and authorities, memoranda, demand letters and other legal documents, this training will provide tips and information designed to present law students and new attorneys with best practices for effective advocacy writing and avoidance of common mistakes in legal writing.

Presented by: Judge Bruce Iwasaki

Registration fees: FREE
Reduced-rate parking options available during registration

What to Bring: Yourself and your lunch!

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.

Brown Bag Lunch Series: Post-graduate Fellowship Opportunities

Wednesday, June 20, 2018
12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.

This panel discussion will provide information regarding a variety of post-graduate fellowship opportunities, including the Equal Justice Works and Skadden Fellowships. Topics covered will include how to find a sponsor organization, how to ensure quality recommendations, how to develop a project proposal and shop it to sponsor agencies and more.

Presented by:
Andrea Ayvazian, Assistant Director of Career Services, USC Gould School of Law

Registration fees: Free
Classes fill up fast, register today to reserve your seat! All registrants must check-in 10 minutes prior to class time to ensure your seat is not reassigned to waiting-list and walk-in attendees when classes are full.

What to bring: Yourself and your lunch!

No 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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