Archived Online Trainings

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Preparing, Settling and Conducting Public Benefits Fraud and Overpayment Hearings Training recorded: Jan 24, 2019
This webinar will discuss how to prepare for public benefits fraud hearings including gathering evidence and preparing witnesses, negotiating with counties to resolve fraud cases before hearing, and representing clients at hearings.

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Privacy in DVROs and CHROs: New Law to Protect Information of Minors Training recorded: Jan 16, 2019
In this webinar, staff from the Judicial Council will go over the new forms and court processes for these requests.

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Best Practices for Working With Volunteer Pro Bono Attorneys Training recorded: Jan 14, 2019
This webinar will discuss best practices and ethical considerations for organizations working with volunteer and/or pro bono attorneys.

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New Dental Credit Card Advocacy Tools to Help You Help Your Clients Training recorded: Dec 14, 2018
This webinar will present an overview of Medi-Cal dental covered services for both children and adults, and existing consumer protections and new tools for advocates handling dental credit card cases.

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Developing and Documenting Defenses in Public Benefit Fraud Cases Training recorded: Dec 5, 2018
This training will review key case law and strategies to identify, access, and develop evidence in fraud cases in CalFresh, CalWORKs and other public benefit programs.

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Access to Children’s Mental Health Services in California Focus on Medi-Cal Training recorded: Nov 29, 2018
This webinar will discuss how the Medi-Cal mental health system operates, with a focus on services for children under age 21.

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New Pathways for Advocates to Challenge Parking Tickets and Car Tows on Behalf of Indigent Clients Training recorded: Nov 16, 2018
Join the attorneys and law students from the East Bay Community Law Center, the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area, and the Back on the Road coalition as they walk through the new laws, their implementation in various cities, and some problems you might encounter and how to deal with them.

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Creating a Level Playing Field for Girls: Title IX Athletics in Schools and Beyond Training recorded: Oct 25, 2018
A training on the legal requirements mandating equity for girls playing sports in high school and at youth parks and recreation facilities in California.

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Culture, Trauma, and Context: Strategies for Successful Case Outcomes Training recorded: Sep 26, 2018
This course will discuss strategies for judicial officers, attorneys, court staff, and justice partners to successfully engage families and ensure equal access to safety through approaches that are culturally responsive and trauma informed.

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Dog Days of August: Legal Rights to Animals That Help People with Disabilities Training recorded: Aug 10, 2018
This overview training will address a “constellation” of hot topics during the Dog Days of August. First tip: depending on context, animals used by people with disabilities can include more than just dogs.

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The Rights of Pregnant and Parenting Students and Employees at CA Schools Training recorded: Jul 31, 2018
This webinar will discuss the rights of pregnant and parenting employees and students in California’s schools, including an overview of pregnancy leave rights and legally required accommodations for pregnancy and lactation.

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Consumer Series Part 3: Beating Medical Debt Training recorded: Jun 6, 2018
This webinar provides pre-litigation and litigation training for helping people tackle and conquer medical debt.

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Supervising Interns and Volunteers: Professional Responsibility & Best Practices Training recorded: May 31, 2018
Presenters will describe the ABA and California Rules of Professional Responsibility as they relate to common challenges with volunteers (including the duty to supervise, the unlawful practice of law, and the duty of confidentiality). Presenters will also discuss challenges and successful strategies for hiring, supervising, managing, and wrapping up the term for volunteers and interns.

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Consumer Series Part 2: From Defense to Offense, Bringing Affirmative Consumer Claims Training recorded: May 9, 2018
This webinar focuses on methods for identifying potential affirmative claims, case selection, and case preparation.

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Consumer Series Part 1: Primer on Debt Defense Strategies Training recorded: Apr 11, 2018
This webinar will discuss effective strategies for defending debt defense cases, including third party debt collection claims and original creditor claims.

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Re-entry Round up New Laws in 2018 Training recorded: Mar 21, 2018
Practitioners and policy advocates will be discussing changes in the law affecting low income and justice involved individuals.

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CAPI: California’s Assistance Program for Immigrants who are Senior Citizens or have Disabilities Training recorded: Mar 12, 2018
This webinar will provide an overview of the eligibility rules, including details on assessing a client’s immigration status and eligibility. The webinar will also go over rules that are frequently misunderstood—including sponsor deeming and exceptions to the deeming rules.

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Reentry Legal Services: Representing Former Prisoners in SSI Advocacy Training recorded: Feb 6, 2018
This program will focus on the mental health-related requirements for disability benefits eligibility, with particular applicability to certain vulnerable populations: prisoners who have been adversely impacted by solitary confinement and transgender prisoners who have been traumatized by their prison experience.

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Making It Rain: Bringing in Attorney’s Fees for Nonprofits Training recorded: Jan 31, 2018
This webinar provides the basic mechanics and tools to transform the recovery of attorney’s fees from an aspirational goal to a reality.

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Litigating Habitability Cases Training recorded: Jan 30, 2018
This session covers the basic laws regarding habitability and other possible causes of action and other likely causes of action, investigation, client control, discovery and settlement while using case examples to illustrate the concepts.

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Elder Financial Exploitation: Real Estate Fraud Litigation Training recorded: Jan 11, 2018
This webinar will discuss litigation strategies for assisting seniors who are defrauded of the equity in their home, including the loss of title through forgery or fraud, or the loss of equity and risk of foreclosure due to predatory lending and other scams.

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Preventing Gun Tragedies Before They Occur: Understanding California’s New Gun Violence Restraining Order Law Training recorded: Jan 10, 2018
This webinar will help attendees understand the key aspects of this groundbreaking law that went into effect on January 1, 2016, and how to identify the circumstances under which it should be utilized to help prevent suicides and other gun violence.

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From Protest to Policy: Transforming a Grassroots Anti-Discrimination Movement into State Law Training recorded: Dec 11, 2017
This webinar will trace the history of this movement and recount how that history enhanced the legislative effort this year. It will go behind the scenes to describe the challenges in getting a bill passed in Sacramento.

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New Horizons for Students with Disabilities: Implications from the SCOTUS decision in Endrew v. Douglas Co. Sch District Training recorded: Dec 5, 2017
In this webinar, we will hear from an author of the disability community amicus brief in Endrew and one of the thought leaders in this arena about the implications of Endrew for students with disabilities and their advocates.

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Ethics in a Legal Services Context Training recorded: Dec 1, 2017
This interactive program will focus on the most common ethical issues legal services attorneys face in their practice.

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Best Practices for Providing Legal Services and Legal Education in Prisons and Jail Training recorded: Nov 2, 2017
Attorneys from Bay Area Legal Aid, Harriett Buhai Center on Family Law, Root and Rebound, and Legal Services for Prisoners with Children will share best practices and creative strategies for providing legal information and services to incarcerated people.