The California State Bar Labor & Employment Law Section has established a grant program to provide educational and networking in the area of labor and employment law.

Deadline for current grant cycle: October 1, 2008

Funding Criteria

To obtain funding for a particular project or event, the requesting organization must ensure that the project or event has at least one of the following goals:

-To educate practitioners of all backgrounds in the practice of labor and employment law;
-To promote persons of diverse backgrounds in the population of practitioners in the area of employment or labor law; or
-To educate the general public about labor and employment law
Funding for each requested project or event shall generally be limited to a maximum of $5,000 in a calendar year.

The Grant Subcommittee of the Labor & Employment Section will evaluate requests for funding based on the following criteria:

-The extent to which the proposed program or event will advance the goals set forth above;
-The extent to which the proposed program or event will increase membership in the Labor & Employment Law Section;
-The extent to which the proposed program or event will publicize the projects undertaken by the Labor & Employment Law Section;
-Whether the proposed program or event will result in Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) credit to attendees; and
If the requesting organization has previously received grants from the Labor & Employment Law Section, the extent to which the goals of the Grant Program have been satisfied in the past.
-Requirements Related to any Funded Program or Event:

The L&E Section membership applications will be distributed to the attorneys or students who attend the program or event;
Sponsorship credit to the Labor & Employment Law Section will be prominently displayed in the program or event materials;
For programs or events that qualify for MCLE credits, the organization shall furnish an attendance roster with bar numbers;
-The organization receiving grant funds shall provide a final fiscal report to the Labor & Employment Law Section; and
-The program or event must not be held in a non-union hotel, unless there is no union hotel in the geographical area in which the program or project is located.
-The application must attest the grant funds will be expended on the program or event to be sponsored by the Labor & Employment Law Section.
The application must attest that the Labor & Employment Law Section shall have the right to audit the grant recipient's books and records regarding the expenditure of grant funds.

Application Process

Current Deadline: October 1, 2008.

Click HERE to access a Grant Application.

Click HERE to access Grant Cover Sheet.

Mail, fax, or e-mail (Word or Wordperfect format) your application to:

Wilmer J. Harris, Esq.
Chair, Diversity Outreach Committee
414 S. Marengo Avenue
Pasadena , CA 911001
626-440-5969
FAX 626-449-4417
WHarris@sdshhlaw.com