Classes
lunes, 28 de septiembre, 2026: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
**Esta sesión se impartirá solamente en español**
¿Necesita ayudar a un adulto discapacitado que tiene dificultades para gestionar sus actividades de la vida diaria y su cuidado personal? Hay muchas maneras de intentar ayudar. Comprender las herramientas y opciones legales disponibles es el primer paso para encontrar la mejor manera de ayudar.
La clase cubre:
- Herramientas legales para ayudar si la persona discapacitada entiende que necesita y quiere ayuda para gestionar su autocuidado
- Una descripción general de las tutelas testamentarias si la capacidad es una preocupación
- Explicar el proceso judicial para ser nombrado curador
- Qué esperar antes de la audiencia sobre el nombramiento de un tutor
- Qué esperar si lo nombran curador y sus responsabilidades
- Derechos del adulto discapacitado conservado
- Explorar los cambios recientes en la ley de California y los acuerdos de toma de decisiones con apoyo como opciones a considerar
Monday, September 21, 2026: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
**This session will be taught in English only**
Do you need to help a disabled adult who is having difficulty managing their daily living activities and self-care? There are many ways to try to help. Understanding the legal tools and options available is the first step in finding the best way to help.
Class covers:
- Legal tools to help if the disabled person understands they need and want assistance in managing their self-care
- An overview of probate conservatorships if capacity is a concern
- Explaining the court process to be appointed as a conservator
- What to expect before the hearing on appointment of a conservator
- What to expect if you are appointed as conservator and your responsibilities
- Rights of the conserved disabled adult
- Exploring recent changes in California law and Supported Decision Making Agreements as options to consider
Thursday, September 24, 2026: 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, September 24, 2026: 12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
The process of discovery in a civil lawsuit allows a party to obtain information and documents relevant to the suit. This helps the parties know ahead of time what evidence might be presented at trial, or to resolve the case prior to trial. This class explores when and how to use two different tools for getting a party to a lawsuit to answer questions in writing – interrogatories and requests for admission (“RFAs”) – in California state court civil cases.
Class covers:
- The purpose of interrogatories (questions to another party regarding contentions, facts, witnesses and documents in the case)
- The purpose of requests for admissions (RFAs – statements another party must deny or admit)
- Common uses for these discovery tools
- How to use official “form" interrogatories and requests for admission
- When to bring motions to compel responses
- How to respond to these discovery requests, including how to make appropriate objections
Class approved for Court Interpreter Minimum Continuing Education (CIMCE) credit.
Wednesday, September 23, 2026: 12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Learn fundamental research strategies in two of the Law Library’s most useful legal databases, Westlaw and Lexis+. Gain tips on how to perform caselaw research, validate primary sources, and access secondary sources digitally.
Class covers:
Using the Westlaw or Lexis+ legal database to…
- Formulate search queries
- Filter search results
- Find primary sources such as cases and codes
- Find secondary sources such as legal practice guides
