Happy New Year, New Lawyer Division! Let’s Make 2025 Unforgettable!
Happy December Everyone:
As we are wrapping up the end of the year, I would be remiss to not reflect on all that we accomplished this year at the San Diego County Bar Association. From moving into our brand-new building, to multiple community service events where we were able to give back to those most in need, and recently swearing in the newest class of attorneys, the SDCBA continues to make strides to be a home for all legal professionals.
The San Diego County Bar Association’s (“SDCBA”) New Lawyer Division (“NLD”) in partnership with California Western School of Law’s Career and Professional Development Office (“CPDO”), hosted an illuminating panel discussion on November 18, 2024 titled “The San Diego Legal Market for New Grads.” This hybrid event, held at the new SDCBA Bar Center and streamed online, offered invaluable advice for law students and recent graduates navigating the transition from law school to legal practice.
Most lawyers have likely heard or read about other practitioners whose use of generative AI has resulted in unwanted outcomes. Despite the risks of AI, the technology offers tremendous promise and efficiencies when utilized appropriately.
On March 20, 2024, the Honorable Rebecca F. Zipp was sworn in as a judge for the San Diego County Superior Court. Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Judge Zipp to the bench on March 12, 2024. Currently, Judge Zipp presides over civil harassment and gun violence restraining orders in Department 61.
What is a License?
Intellectual Property (IP) protection is vital for businesses, inventors, and individuals seeking to safeguard their creative works. But what happens when an IP owner wants to expand their market reach but lacks the resources to do so? One effective solution is licensing. Licensing allows the owner of intellectual property to grant others the right to use their IP without transferring ownership.[1] This can apply to trademarks, technologies, patents, copyrights, and even real estate.
Hi NLD members!
I am honored to have served as Co-Editor of the New Lawyer Division (“NLD”) Newsletter, For the Record for the past two years. Thank you to all the authors that contributed their time writing articles for, For the Record. We featured many articles about various legal topics, advice for new lawyers, and the new lawyer experience in general.
Each year, around 16,000 people take the California Bar Examination. The two-day exam is given in February and July and consists of five essay questions, one performance test, and the Multistate Bar Examination (MBE), which usually contains 200 multiple-choice questions.
Two things Lieutenant Commander Kristen Capps always knew about herself are that she always wanted to go to law school as well as follow in her parents’ footsteps by joining the Navy. As an attorney in the U.S. Navy’s Judge Advocate General’s Corps (“JAG Corps”), LCDR Capps has achieved both lifelong goals.
The life of a woman lawyer and mother inevitably involves a familiar struggle—balancing the competing demands of your job with the commitments of raising children and being actively involved and present with your family. While I don’t always get it right (I’m often a few minutes late to the baseball game or track meet or sending emails to clients from the car as we embark on a ski trip), I have come to realize that there are specific, actionable steps that help me compartmentalize both parts of my life in a way that helps me succeed in both areas.
