Student Loan Practice for Legal Aid
In this training, you will learn: • The state of the student loan system today(how much debt, how many borrowers, who they are) • The need for legal aid help to address the student loan crisis ● What a typical student loan case involves • Model legal aid programs that are helping student loan borrowers […]
WorkLife Law: Employment Protections for Pregnant People and Family Caregivers
This webinar for legal aid attorneys will provide a practical overview of the wide range of legal protections that ensure working people are able to continue earning an income when they are pregnant, postpartum, and caring for loved ones, including: – Paid family and medical leave – Reasonable accommodations for pregnancy, childbirth, and lactation – […]
Desperate Impact: On The Future of Disparities in Anti-discrimination Law
This webinar will give an overview of pre-Trump II federal policy on disparate impact analysis in employment and housing discrimination law and how that form of analysis bears on the rights and interests of persons with records of arrest or criminal conviction. Instructors: Natalie Smith, Staff Attorney, LSPC; Eric C. Sapp, Sr. Staff Attorney, LSPC
Ensuring Family Connection: Effective Representation for Parents in Probate Guardianship
This training will introduce Public Counsel’s new practice manual for attorneys representing parents in probate guardianship cases. While probate legal guardianship matters are private custody disputes—typically involving a relative or family friend—they differ significantly from family law actions. Probate guardianships are governed by their own statutes, rules, and court procedures, and in practice often resemble […]
Family Preparedness Act (AB 495) and local Childcare Safety Plans
Family Separation is not a new tool used by autocratic governments. Yet this threat is once again all over the news – especially child safety in light of the immigration practices and increasing occurrences of natural disasters. This program will review the newly enacted Family Preparedness Act (AB 495) and how it supports our locally […]
Immigrant Rights in Child Care Settings
Learn about the intersectional topic of immigrant rights in California child care settings. This training will provide: – An overview of relevant laws and policies impacting California child care programs. – Information on the immigrant rights of child care providers, families, and children in child care programs. – Best practices and multilingual resources to share […]
Working with Legal Interpreters
This session covers fundamentals of legal interpreting, providing guidance both for attorneys and for interpreters in conducting legal interviews. We discuss practical considerations of client interviews; mechanics of conveying information completely and directly (e.g., techniques to use and avoid, how to seek clarification); and ethical considerations.
Protected: Building and Maintaining an Effective Litigation Program for Nonprofits
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Personal Property and Public Space in the Post-Grants Pass Commons
Attorneys Andrew Ntim of LCCR-SF and Eric C. Sapp of LSPC will discuss how unhoused persons and advocates have been resisting, and can continue to challenge, criminalization, confiscation, and erasure from the res publica. This is Part II of a continuing exploration of the legal landscape of homelessness in California in the aftermath of the […]
Litigation Skills Training: Case Analysis and Document Review
In this webinar you will learn how to analyze a case from first contact through to your organization’s decision to take on the case or place with pro bono counsel. In addition, we will delve into document review techniques by focusing on a short case study set of property records to determine what light they […]