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CALegalAdvocates.org is the online community for all those working to ensure access to justice for low-income Californians.

What's New at the Legal Aid Association of California (LAAC)?

"Shaping the Future of Justice: Effective Recruitment and Retention of Civil Legal Aid Attorneys in California" is now out! Access a copy here: www.calegaladvocates.org/about/item.2010-LAAC_Retention_and_Recruitment_Report
- Two webinars for discussion and follow-up
  - Thursday, August 12, 12:00-1:00
    Shaping the Future of Justice: "Who's Leaving?"
    Register here: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/648254560 This webinar is a chance for the California legal services community to discuss some of the findings of the report. Julia Wilson, Executive Director, and Salena Copeland, Program Attorney, will present the data on the attorneys who left during the course of the study and those who said they would leave within 1-3 years after the study was completed.
  - Friday, August 20, 12:00-1:00
    Shaping the Future of Justice: "Why Attorneys Leave and Recommendations to Keep Them"
    Register here: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/933983960 This is a follow-up to the August 12 webinar. Julia Wilson and Salena Copeland will focus more closely on the reasons attorneys gave for leaving and some recommendations on how to retain these attorneys.

LAAC excited to honor our 2010 Awards of Merit winners!
- Click here for more information: http://www.calegaladvocates.org/about/item.Awards_of_Merit
Exclusive LAAC Membership Benefit:

All new discounts on telephone language interpretation through Ethnic Bridge. Ethnic Bridge provides on-demand, over-the-phone, live interpreters for all your language interpretation needs. There are nearly 170 languages available, with interpreters at hand 24 hours a day. The currently negotiated LAAC rate with Ethnic Bridge is $1.50/minute, a significant discount compared to similar companies that charge almost $4/minute. Please contact vchen@pic.org for more details!

All our webinars are archived online for self-study MCLE when available. Check here for videos: vimeo.com/laac/videos and here for a link to materials from each session: www.calegaladvocates.org/library/folder.105169-Training_Materials

Have you joined LAAC yet as an organizational member in 2010? Check out our 2010 Membership Benefits!

Don't forget to add to our listservs page!

We're collecting all the legal services listservs relevant to the California community all in one place. If you have an addition, email Denise (dwatt [at] pic [dot] org) the name of the listserv, a brief description, and how to join, and she will post it here: www.calegaladvocates.org/laac/groups/

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Legal Aid Association of Calfornia

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The Legal Aid Association of California (LAAC), the statewide membership organization of legal services nonprofits, serves and strengthens its members through advocacy, training, and support in their efforts to provide critical legal assistance to low-income Californians and ensure equal access to justice.