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Awardees will be honored at OCWLA's Annual Gala in August 2020, celebrating OCWLA's 45th Anniversary and recognizing the 100th Anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment.  

Judge of The Year 

The criteria for the award is based upon the nominee's contributions and commitment to bench, bar and community, especially with regards to advancing women in the legal professions and women's issues generally. 

Attorney of The Year 

The Attorney of the Year should be an outstanding member of the legal community as well as the community at large, with a proven commitment to advancing women in the legal profession as well as women's issues generally. 

Advancement of Women Award

This award seeks to recognize and celebrate a law firm, or other legal organization, whose words, actions, and deeds support the advancement of women within the firm and in the greater legal community. Please include the following when submitting your nomination:

• The total number of partners within the firm and the number of female partners;
• Other leadership positions held by women in the organization;
• Specific policies that promote diversity and the interests of women;
• A description of how the organization's culture supports the advancement and growth of women;
• Examples of how the efforts of the nominee have resulted in advancement of women in the firm and the legal profession;
• Notable awards, recognitions, or other metrics showing the firm's efforts;
• Notable women attorneys and achievements within the firm

Comments sought:

This e-mail is to inform you that a new proposal has been posted to the California Courts website, at http://www.courts.ca.gov/policyadmin-invitationstocomment.htm.

The Advisory Committee on Civil Jury Instructions has approved for posting for public comment proposed revisions and new instructions. The committee is very interested in your input.

The proposed changes and additions are available for viewing on the internet athttp://www.courts.ca.gov/policyadmin-invitationstocomment.htm . Only these currently proposed changes and additions are being submitted for comment at this time. We will gladly accept other comments, but the committee will not be able to consider them until the next release cycle.

Our preferred way of receiving your comments is in a Word file attached to an e-mail sent tociviljuryinstructions@jud.ca.gov. However, you may also respond online. And we have also posted a comment form that you may use to comment on individual instruction or groups of instructions. Please do not comment by Reply All to this e-mail.

Comments by letter should be sent to: 

Mr. Eric Long, Attorney

Judicial Council of California

Advisory Committee on Civil Jury Instructions

455 Golden Gate Avenue

San Francisco, CA 94102

The deadline for receiving comments is Monday, March 2, at 5:00 p.m.

All comments will be reviewed by the advisory committee, which will make recommendations to the Judicial Council's Rules and Projects Committee and then to the full council. Comments received will become part of the public record of the council's action.

When submitting comments, please:

*             Indicate whether you agree with the proposal, would agree with the proposal if it is modified, or do not agree with the proposal.

*             Clearly identify the specific language in the instruction that you are commenting on.

*             Suggest alternative language, if appropriate.

*             Provide any applicable authority for your position.

We encourage your comments and critique because they help us refine both the particular instructions and the more global choices about format and approach.  We appreciate your participation in this effort.

On behalf of the Advisory Committee on Civil Jury Instructions, Hon. Martin J. Tangeman, Chair

Benita Downs

Legal Services | Leadership Services Division

Judicial Council of California

455 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102-3688

The National Association of Women Lawyers is pleased to partner with Prudential Financial, Inc. (Prudential) to provide a meaningful summer internship opportunity for a highly-motivated first-year law student. Through this partnership, the National Association of Women Lawyers will select a student to join the 2020 summer law intern class at Prudential for a 10-week internship at Prudential’s New Jersey offices, for a stipend of approximately $10,000. Email nawl@nawl.org to apply.

Fisher Phillips Career Opportunity.

Description:

The Irvine office of Fisher Phillips seeks a senior level associate with 5-7 years of employment litigation and/or class action experience. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience handling California wage-hour class action claims and PAGA cases. Qualified candidates will be comfortable drafting and responding to discovery and initial pleadings, drafting and arguing motions, as well as taking and defending depositions. Candidate must have excellent academic credentials, strong writing and analytical skills, and ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment. Successful candidate will be a self-starter with the ability to work independently and as part of a team. Must be admitted in California.

We are not accepting resumes from search firms for this position.

Job Title Case Management Specialist Location San Francisco, CA 

Compensation $102,691 to $168,892 per year 

Series & Grade SK 12 

Position Number 20-DE-10649104-MJB Application Deadline November 19, 2019 

Summary 

The Case Management Specialist will join a team that is responsible for performing a range of duties associated with SEC matters under inquiry, compliance examination, investigation, and enforcement actions. 

To Apply 

To learn more about this employment opportunity and/or to apply online, please visit https://go.usa.gov/xpjxM 

For assistance, please contact the Office of Minority and Women Inclusion at (202) 551-6046 or omwi@sec.gov. 

Please click on the link below to access the Notice from the Clerk regarding amended local rules effective December 1, 2019.

https://www.cacd.uscourts.gov/news/amended-local-rules-effective-december-1-2019