NLD Event Recap: Annual Meeting
NLD Event Recap: Annual Meeting On August 31, 2023, the New Lawyer Division (NLD) hosted its first Annual Meeting to talk with members about how NLD can best meet the needs of new lawyers...
Category: For New Attorneys
NLD Member Spotlight: Regina (Calvario) Dryjanski
NLD Member Spotlight: Regina (Calvario) Dryjanski “One of my favorite parts of doing my job is knowing that I am on the right side — the side that protects the rights of vulnerable people,” says...
The Duty of Candor and Issue Forfeiture: A Hard Lesson from the Court of Appeal
The Duty of Candor and Issue Forfeiture: A Hard Lesson from the Court of Appeal Candor to the tribunal is among an attorney’s most basic responsibilities under the Rules of Professional Conduct. (See Rule...
Reliability & Liability of AI Attorneys
Reliability & Liability of AI Attorneys As expected, the exponential growth of artificial intelligence (AI) will change the future of humanity.[1] But what will be the effect of AI on the legal aspects of...
NLD Member Spotlight: Sara Gold
NLD Member Spotlight: Sara Gold Once a writer, always a writer, as Sara Gold likes to say. A former Orange County Register news reporter, Sara found that her love for research, interviewing, and writing...
Working Smarter Not Harder: Time Saving Organization Tips for New Lawyers
Working Smarter Not Harder: Time Saving Organization Tips for New Lawyers Undoubtedly, litigation operates at a rapid pace and demands a significant degree of effectiveness to achieve success. It’s easy to become ensnared in...
California Adopts New Rule 8.3
California Adopts New Rule 8.3 The California Supreme Court has adopted the so-called “snitch rule,”[1] i.e., Rule 8.3 of the California Rules of Professional Conduct, which takes effect August 1, 2023. The new rule,...
Big Data Analytics to Automate Patent Disclosure of Artificial Intelligence’s Inventions
Big Data Analytics to Automate Patent Disclosure of Artificial Intelligence’s Inventions The exponential growth of artificial intelligence (AI) will change the future of humanity.[1] As Stephen Hawking once suggested, the short-term impact of AI...
The Corporate Transparency Act Means Rigorous Reporting Requirements for Corporate Clients
The Corporate Transparency Act Means Rigorous Reporting Requirements for Corporate Clients The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is a new law that imposes additional reporting requirements on qualifying entities. Despite its name, the CTA will...
NLD Member Spotlight: Hana M. Willard
NLD Member Spotlight: Hana M. Willard Hana Willard is a judicial law clerk for Magistrate Judge Allison H. Goddard and could not love her work more. Before graduating from the California Western School of...