Letter from the Vice Chair of the Forum

Michael Olinik
Attorney at Law

Dear Colleagues,

Madame Chair has asked me to step in for her this month, so welcome to the Letter from the Vice-Chair! Ashley will return next month for her final letter as Chair of the Forum for Emerging Lawyers. From all of us on the Board, thank you, Ashley, for your wonderful work and leadership this year, and we wish you success in the future as you grow your firm!

Legal Ethics for New Attorneys

Casual Conversations, Ethical Minefields

Jennifer Gilman
Frantz Law Group

Bob and Jane met at a former job — he was a paralegal and she was his supervising attorney. They remained friends after Jane left the firm, and they have lunch or dinner a few times a year when scheduling gymnastics in their respective calendars allow them to do so.

Tips from the Pros

Creating a Lasting and Enriching Mentor-Mentee Relationship

Paula Gluzman
Assistant Director of Employer Outreach and Communications
University of San Diego School of Law

I recently spoke with a lawyer friend who just made a career change and I asked her how she came about deciding to switch up her professional path. She explained that a conversation over lunch with her mentor provided interesting insight that started her on the track to exploring something new.

ADR 101

How to Fail at Mediation

Michael Weaver
JAMS

Blowing an opportunity to resolve a dispute is seldom in the client’s long-term best interest, but if you want to guarantee you won’t leave the room with a settlement, be sure to make several of the following errors.

Feature

New Law Expands the Labor Commissioner’s Authority

Yousaf Jafri
Lincoln, Gustafson & Cercos, LLP

Any new litigator soon learns that litigation may not be the best course of action for each client. In the field of employment law, employees have the option of requesting an investigation from a state agency, the California Labor Commissioner, otherwise known as the Division of Labor Standards and Enforcement (DLSE), to investigate labor code violations.

Scene At

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