Categories : Law Practice
Tips from the Bench: Judge Randa Trapp
Judge Randa Trapp is a San Diego trailblazer who has permanently changed the legal community for the better.
Categories : Law Practice
Message from the Editor of For the Record
Thank you for your continued readership and support of For the Record! We strive to give a voice to the needs and experiences of the NLD community.
Categories : President's Message
President’s Message: June 14, 2021
This week marks some significant change. Again!
Categories : President's Message
President’s Message: June 7, 2021
Let’s do the work together. For our community. For our clients.
Categories : Legal Ethics
Ethical Considerations When Using Overdraft Protection With Client Trust Accounts
This article focuses on some of the ethical considerations a lawyer should consider when deciding to use overdraft protection.
Categories : President's Message
President’s Message: June 1, 2021
I can’t believe we have an in-person event on the calendar after more than a year!
Categories : President's Message
President’s Column: May 24, 2021
Building Lawyers as Leaders — Why You Should Consider Running for the SDCBA Board, Now or Later
Categories : Law Practice
When Life’s Circumstances Impede a Lawyer’s Mental Ability to Practice Law Effectively—Ethical and Practical Considerations Affecting Lawyer Mental Impairment
Adherence to the Rules of Professional Conduct and the State Bar Act, coupled with a commitment to obtaining outside support when needed, will go a long way toward protecting an impaired lawyer’s clients, as well as the lawyer’s professional reputation and well-being.
Categories : For New Attorneys
The Capacity to Lead: The Role of Women Educators in Higher Education and the Law
On April 28, California Western School of Law hosted a panel discussion chronicling the inspiring journeys of two trailblazing female leaders in the legal field. Chancellor Hadden and Dean Scott, both women of color, discussed how their own challenges have inspired them to leadership within academia.
Categories : For New Attorneys
Becoming Esquire: A Recently Barred Esquire’s Seven Tips for Bar Exam Success
On extra difficult days while studying for the bar, I returned to my “10 reasons why” list, which I made right before bar prep, to remind myself of the 10 reasons why I decided to move forward with the bar exam.