Orange County Women Lawyers Association is proud to sponsor the TMBA 2nd Annual Gala and Installation Dinner on 19 Jan 2019 at Avenue of the Arts Costa Mesa, A Tribute Portfolio Hotel Thurgood Marshall Bar Association

Do you speak Spanish but find that there are legal terms you are not familiar with? Or run into difficulties translating some intake questions? Or sometimes wish there was someone you could check with on the best way to articulate a court term in Spanish? 

Join us for a brown bag lunch series on legal terminology. 

Where: Legal Aid Society of Orange County 

2101 N. Tustin Avenue, Santa Ana 

Time: 12:00PM – 1:30PM 

Dates: 

• Tuesday, January 8th – Introduction to Legal Spanish 
  
• Tuesday, February 12th – Client Intake Challenges 
  
• Tuesday, March 19th – Estate Planning/Family Law 
  

RSVP: Email Grace Landa at glanda@publiclawcenter.org

Be sure to include the dates you will attend.

Attached please find new and amended rules with an effective date of January 1, 2019. The rules were amended by the Judicial Council at its November 30, 2018, business meeting. To see the meeting materials, please go to the council’s meeting page at http://www.courts.ca.gov/jcmeetings.htm.

Please Note- Our in-house editors are still reviewing the attached document.  If any changes are made we will follow-up with you.

The Regents of the University of California Office of General Counsel and Office of Risk Services are conducting a review of the panel of law firms providing services for UC Los Angeles Medical Center under the University’s Professional Medical and Hospital Liability Program.  Attached you will find a memorandum announcing the panel review and seeking applications from qualified firms. Application materials are available online at http://www.ucop.edu/general-counsel/index.html.  All applications and supporting material must be submitted via email to PL_Defe.svimj5vaqp713tex@u.box.com

As mentioned in the attached memorandum, important considerations for our selection process include a demonstrated commitment to diversity, efficiency and cost–effectiveness. The University of California serves one of the world’s most diverse communities and draws its student body, its faculty, and its employees from a wide array of backgrounds, cultures, and experiences. Providing effective legal representation and advice therefore demands that the University’s legal representatives and staff are capable of understanding and communicating with individuals from many backgrounds. (Please also see http://www.ucop.edu/general-counsel/_files/diversity_statement.pdf)

Applications will be accepted through January 31, 2019.

For questions or assistance regarding the process or application materials, please contact Shari Guzman, Legal Support Specialist Coordinator/Office of the General Counsel at shari.guzman@ucop.edu or (510) 987-9441.

The United States Attorney’s Office in the Central District of California is hiring is Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSAs) for the Criminal and National Security Divisions.  AUSAs in the Criminal Division prosecute federal cases in the Central District of California and advise federal law enforcement agents on  investigations, present cases to the grand jury, try cases before the United States District Court, and represent the United States in criminal appeals before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.  AUSAs in the National Security Division are responsible for combatting national security and cyber security threats facing our region and our nation.  The Office is also interviewing for AUSAs in the Criminal Appeals Section of the Criminal Division.  AUSAs in the Criminal Appeals Section supervise or handle all of the Office's matters before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, comprising approximately 300 appellate briefs and 110 oral arguments per year.  For information regarding current job opportunities at the United States Attorney’s Office, please visit the attached website.   

https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/employment/attorneyslawyers

U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE – CIVIL LITIGATORS

The Civil Division of the United States Attorney's Office for the Central District of California is seeking exceptionally talented experienced attorneys from diverse backgrounds who wish to serve the public by representing the federal government and its employees in defensive and affirmative civil litigation.  Primary areas of defensive practice are tort cases, including medical malpractice and personal injury, employment discrimination cases, and the defense of law enforcement and government personnel in cases alleging constitutional violations.  Primary areas of affirmative civil enforcement are False Claims Act cases, including whistleblower actions brought by “qui tam relators,” Controlled Substances Act cases, and actions to recover penalties imposed by administrative agencies.  Civil Division AUSAs are active at both the trial and appellate levels, engaging in motion practice, trying cases, conducting discovery, negotiating settlements, and writing and arguing appeals.  

See details:  https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/employment/attorneyslawyers

Comments sought:
 
A new proposal has been posted to the California Courts web site, at http://www.courts.ca.gov/policyadmin-invitationstocomment.htm.
 
Criminal:
Criminal Procedure: Proper Use of Pretrial Risk Assessment Information; Review and Release Standards for Pretrial Assessment Services for Persons Assessed as Medium Risk
Item Number: SP18-23
Summary: The Criminal Law Advisory Committee proposes adoption of two new California Rules of Court: rule 4.10, which sets forth the proper use of pretrial risk assessment information, and rule 4.40, which addresses review and release standards for Pretrial Assessment Services for persons assessed as medium risk. These proposed rules are intended to fulfill the Judicial Council’s obligation under Penal Code section 1320.24(a) to adopt rules and forms, as needed, to implement specific elements of Senate Bill 10.
Deadline to submit comments: Review and submit comments by December 14, 2018

President:
Michelle A. Philo

Vice President:
Sarah Nowels

Treasurer:
Sheila-Marie Finkelstein

Secretary:
Kelly Galligan

Immediate Past President:
Jaimi Groothuis

Directors:
Jessica Achtsam
Jacqueline Beaumont
Betty Fracisco
Dana Heyde
Tracy Hughes
Colleen M. McCarthy
Jessica C. Munk
Laurie Rowen
Heather Stangle-Smith
G. Lucia Valenzuela

Inner City Law Center is doubling in size! We are looking for extraordinary people to help end homelessness in Los Angeles. We have several openings for program staff – the job announcements are attached and posted on our website: http://www.innercitylaw.org/careers/.

 

Applications are welcome immediately, and we will continue to accept applications until the positions are filled.

Comments sought:
 
This e-mail is to inform you that new proposals have been posted to the California Courts web site, at http://www.courts.ca.gov/policyadmin-invitationstocomment.htm.
                                                              
Posted Under- Appellate and Criminal Tabs:
 
Appellate Procedure: Appeals from Superior Court Decisions in Death Penalty–Related Habeas Corpus Proceedings
Item Number: SP18-21
Summary: The Proposition 66 Rules Working Group is proposing amendments to an existing rule relating to appeals from decisions in habeas corpus proceedings and the adoption of several new rules and a form specifically addressing appeals from superior court decisions on death penalty–related habeas corpus petitions. These proposed rules and the form are intended to partially fulfill the Judicial Council’s rule-making obligations under Proposition 66 by establishing procedures for this new type of appeal.
Deadline to submit comments: Monday, November 19 at 5:00 pm.
 
Criminal Procedure: Superior Court Procedures for Death Penalty–Related Habeas Corpus Proceedings
Item Number: SP18-22
Summary: The Proposition 66 Rules Working Group is proposing the adoption of six new rules of court relating to superior court procedures for death penalty–related habeas corpus proceedings. These proposed rules are intended to partially fulfill the Judicial Council’s rule-making obligations under Proposition 66 by establishing procedures for the superior courts’ new responsibility for this type of proceeding.  
Deadline to submit comments: Monday, November 19 at 5:00 pm.