Two Free Networking Opportunities for Attorneys and Students in Northern and Southern California—RSVP Today

By Frank Zeccola 
LCD Graduate Fellow 

Two huge free networking opportunities are occurring in the next few weeks in San Francisco and Los Angeles—including free breakfast, lunch, and MCLE credits in addition to the chance to meet scores of attorneys in your area.

First up is an event for anyone based near LA: The Fifth Annual Diversity Leadership Summit takes place Wednesday, May 25, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at Loyola Law School, 919 Albany Street, Los Angeles. This event is co-sponsored by 12 Bar Associations and 6 law schools (including Golden Gate!) and features 11 attorney speakers. The California Employment Lawyer’s Association (CELA) presents the Summit, which includes keynote lunch speaker Genie Harrison, attorney at Genie Harrison Law Firm, APC. Additional panel topics include “Finding Your Professional Style in the Face of Stereotypes” and “Increasing Your Leadership and Visibility Throughout Your Career.” This free Summit includes breakfast, a networking lunch, and 1.25 MCLE credits. To RSVP (as soon as possible) and for more info, email info@cela.org.

Next up, in Northern California—right here in San Francisco, in fact—is the CELA Diversity Leadership Summit 2016, which takes place Wednesday, June 15, 2016, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. at UC Hastings College of the Law, 200 McAllister Street, San Francisco. CELA also presents this event, which is open to and includes both plaintiff and defense bar attorneys, government and public interest attorneys, other legal professionals, and law students. This year’s keynote speaker is the Honorable Judge Angela Bradstreet of the San Francisco Superior Court. The Summit will also feature distinguished panelists and a workshop, and is free of charge—including breakfast refreshments, a networking lunch, MCLE credit, and written materials. For more info and to RSVP, click here.

These events offer the opportunity to get in front of dozens of local attorneys, in addition to a wealth of information provided by the panelists and featured speakers. RSVP now to ensure your spot.

BEAT THE CLOCK 2015 MCLE EVENT

Golden Gate Law alumni, students, faculty and staff are invited to our Annual MCLE Event Seminar and Networking Lunch.

Golden Gate University School of Law will be hosting the annual Beat the Clock MCLE event on Saturday, January 31, 2015, from 8:30 am to 5:10 pm. All sessions will be held at GGU, 536 Mission Street, 2nd floor. The networking lunch will be held in the 5th floor auditorium.

Registration fees (includes any or all sessions):

• GGU Alumni (classes of 2012 or earlier): $150 
• GGU Alumni (classes of 2013 or 2014): $75 
• Non-GGU Alumni: $250 
• Current GGU Students: FREE 
• GGU Staff/Professors: FREE 

More information regarding topics, schedule and registration form can be found at: http://law.ggu.edu/alumni/alumni-events

Deadline to register is: Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Contact: Mateo Jenkins at mjenkins@ggu.edu or 415-442-6541

How Does Proposition 47 Affect You?

by Sabrina M. Johnson, LCS Graduate Fellow

Proposition 47 - Criminal Sentences. Misdemeanor Penalties. Initiative Statute

• Requires misdemeanor sentence instead of felony for certain drug possession offenses. 
• Requires misdemeanor sentence instead of felony for the following crimes when amount involved is $950 or less: petty theft, receiving stolen property, and forging/writing bad checks. 
• Allows felony sentence for these offenses if person has previous conviction for crimes such as rape, murder, or child molestation or is registered sex offender. 
• Requires resentencing for persons serving felony sentences for these offenses unless court finds unreasonable public safety risk. 
• Applies savings to mental health and drug treatment programs, K–12 schools, and crime victims. 

Official Title and Summary, prepared by the Attorney General 

Passage of Proposition 47 in the last election significantly changes how criminal cases are and will be handled statewide, with rippling effects in immigration and family law. It is also expected to cause a hiring surge in prosecutor and public defender offices statewide.

To help our students and graduates keep abreast of Proposition 47’s implementation, we at LCS recommend watching this free video, while earning free, self-study CLE units.

Annual Beat the Clock Event

by Elisa Laird-Metke

Golden Gate Law alumni, students, and faculty are invited to GGU’s Annual MCLE Event Seminar and Networking Lunch on Saturday, January 25, 2014. Students attend for free, and alumni get a big discount (and alumni who volunteer at the event can attend for free!). The program includes up to six hour-long MCLE training sessions (choose from many topics!), plus you can meet GGU alums at a networking lunch (included in registration cost). This is perfect for alumni in the California Bar’s compliance group 3 (last names N-Z), who must complete their required MCLE units by February 1! Students, take advantage of this FREE opportunity to get to know GGU alumni, right here on campus! Come for part of the day, if you can't stay for the whole time. Schedule is here.