State Bar E-Briefs

e-briefs
December 15, 2006

SOUND OFF --- Comments are sought on a variety of proposals affecting the practice of law: MCLE rules revisions, client credit card payments, client fee arbitration forms, guidelines for fee arbitration programs, resigning from the State Bar and open meeting policies of the Board of Governors.

NONPROFIT LEGAL PRACTICE --- The State Bar is conducting a study of nonprofit legal practice in California, responding to the Supreme Court's directive in Frye v. Tenderloin Housing Clinic Inc.

ANNUAL ATTORNEY DUES --- Annual fee statements were mailed Nov. 15. Bar dues not postmarked or paid online by Feb. 1 will be considered late and a penalty will attach on Feb. 2.

MALPRACTICE AVOIDANCE ---Seminars aimed at educating attorneys about avoiding malpractice claims will be held in January in Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Jose. Offered at a discounted cost, four credits in ethics and two self-study credits in the elimination of bias, alcohol and substance abuse are available. (Due to an editing error, the seminars were incorrectly listed as free in the December California Bar Journal).

NEW COUNCIL APPLICATIONS --- Applications are open for membership on a new council devoted to increasing diversity in the legal profession.

175 OPPORTUNITIES --- Applicants are being sought for numerous positions on State Bar committees and commissions in 2007.

SEEKING ATTORNEY

Redlands Law Office seeks a attorney, with experience inestate planning, litigation and business law, flexible hours, compensationnegotiable. Please submit a resume: Betty Auton-Beck, A Professional LawCorporation, Attn. Office Manager, 300 E. State Street, Suite 200, Redlands,CA 92373, E-mail: bauton.beck@verizon.net, Fax: (909) 792-5150.

Speaker Needed

Legal Secretaries Incorporated, through its Legal Specialization Sections, will be hosting a Spring Regional Seminar on Saturday, March 31, 2007 at the Ontario Airport Marriott.

They are looking for speakers for the following presentation:

"The American Dream - Immigration Issues" (Law Office Administration/Transactional Law)

For further information:

Margaret Tovar, CCLS

Secretary to Joe Pannone,

Stephanie Scher, Don Johnson and Gus Lamanna

KANE, BALLMER & BERKMAN

515 S. Figueroa St., #1850

Los Angeles, CA 90071

Direct: (213) 452-0115

SB Court Recruiting Staff and Supervising Attorneys

Superior Court of California
County of San Bernardino
Employment Opportunity
Supervising Attorney
$7,607 - $9,739 approximate monthly
Application deadline: Open Until Filled
Announcement # 06-035 DETAILS HERE

Superior Court of California
County of San Bernardino
Employment Opportunity
Staff Attorney
$5,948 - $7,607 approximate monthly
Application deadline: Open Until Filled
Announcement # 06-034 DETAILS HERE