Last week, I was chatting with a white gentleman who is 80 years old. We were discussing racism and his experiences growing up in the south. Aside from sharing the incredible life experiences he had, he...
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 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 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 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 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 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 (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 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...
Message from the NLD Board July brought the sun to San Diego and the New Lawyer Division was ready to welcome it. The NLD co-hosted the annual Summer Social, a San Diego County Bar...