Class recorded September 5, 2024

Learn how to evaluate and use free sources of legal information online. This class also introduces select low cost websites for researching California and federal law.

Class covers:

• How to search for bills, codes, regulations, and case law
• Sources for Los Angeles City and County law and government
• General legal research sites, including Google Scholar and FindLaw for Legal Professionals
• Legal research tips
• Hands-on exercises

Registration fees: FREE

Course Materials: If you would like to receive a copy of the course materials for any of the classes, including any PowerPoint used, please register at the Register Now! button for the class, provided below. A staff member will email you the course materials (usually within one business day)."

Video Recordings: We recognize that not everyone can attend in person classes, so even if you can't make it in, please watch any of these recordings and remember that we are still here to help! Call us at (213) 785-2513, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or chat with us online to get help finding information and resources on any legal (or not-quite-legal) question. Access to the video recordings is free.

Dated Material: Please note that the law changes. The original recording date for each class is provided on the display page. To be certain that you receive up-to-date information, please attend the in-person class, or contact us for help researching or updating your specific legal issue.

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.

Thursday, July 18, 2024, 4:45 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

---CLASS WILL BE HELD VIA ZOOM WEBINAR. ZOOM INFORMATION WILL BE EMAILED TO REGISTRANTS PRIOR TO CLASS START TIME ---

Join a live question and answer session about tenants’ and landlords’ rights and responsibilities. An experienced landlord-tenant attorney will be available to answer questions about eviction protections for nonpayment of rent due to COVID-19, what landlords can and cannot do during (and after) the pandemic, the new process for collecting past-due rent through small claims court, what the outlook might be for renters now that the statewide eviction moratorium has expired and updated eviction protections for tenants in the City of Los Angeles and other parts of Los Angeles County. Whether you are a landlord or a tenant, you are welcome to attend and get the vital information you need.

Although you can listen to the class from various kinds of devices, you will need video to view the speaker(s) and any presentation materials, and will need to connect through Zoom to be able to participate in the written Q&A or chat features.

Registration fee: FREE

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.          

Class recorded April 11, 2023

Everyone has a story, and entrepreneurs often rely on their past experiences to build a successful small business. In this class, learn how to turn experience into business success by telling your story through your business and its brand. Hear from a small business owner as she shares her personal experience in creating a successful fashion brand.

Class covers:

• Storytelling as an essential aspect of your business
• How to create a brand built around your identity and experience
• Using skills from other professions and hobbies to help tell your story
• How to share your passion for your business with customers

Presented by Rebecca Henry:

Rebecca is a 1993 graduate from the UCLA School of Law. She is an attorney by day and a craftswoman by night. She is from a family of Southerners from Louisiana on her mother’s side and South Carolina on her father’s side who have a rich history of ancestral remembrance and retention of folkways.  As a creator and designer, Rebecca pulls on her family traditions to weave and craft the stories that inspire the fashion collections for House of Aama. As an attorney, she is the director of legal and business affairs for the brand. She also oversees manufacturing and production. 

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.

Wednesday, June 21, 2023: 12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.

--- ZOOM INFORMATION WILL BE EMAILED TO REGISTRANTS PRIOR TO CLASS START TIME ---

This session will explore the intersection between legal services and racial justice. It will begin with a discussion of the role of racial justice in legal aid work historically and the evolution of that role, particularly during this recent period of racial reckoning. A panel of experts will then discuss how legal aid attorneys, law students, and pro bono attorneys can use the civil legal system to continue fighting to dismantle systemic racism.

Presented by: Tyler Press Sutherland, Director of Legal Services, Public Law Center (Moderator)

Sheyda Joolharzadeh, Staff Attorney, Medical-Legal Partnerships, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA) (https://lafla.org/)

Jessica Mark, Supervising Attorney, Bay Area Legal Aid (https://baylegal.org/)

Jeanne Nishimoto (https://law.ucla.edu/faculty/faculty-profiles/jeanne-nishimoto), Executive Director, UCLA Veterans Justice Clinic 

Kee Tobar, Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer, Community Legal Services (CLS) of Philadelphia (https://clsphila.org/)