Tuesday, September 17, 2019:  6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m

When was the last time you actually READ the Constitution? The pocket version is a mere 34 pages, including Amendments, yet it touches our lives on a daily basis. Read it and share what our country's most venerable document means to YOU! What is your favorite amendment? How does it affect your daily life? Is the Constitution still relevant in today's world? Let's talk!

Presented by: Katie O'Laughlin, Managing Librarian, LA Law Library

Registration Fee: FREE
Classes fill up fast. Register today to reserve your seat! You must check-in 10 minutes prior to class time to ensure your seat is not reassigned to waiting list and walk-in attendees.

Tuesday, August 27, 2019: 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Join the LA Law Library book discussion group as we continue our exploration of Women & the Law with a look at legal equality in the workplace. The 1964 Civil Rights Act is best known as a monumental achievement of the civil rights movement, but it also revolutionized the lives of America's working women. Title VII of the law made it illegal to discriminate "because of sex" but that simple phrase did not mean much until ordinary women began using the law to get justice on the job. Because of Sex tells the fascinating story of America's accidental feminists – the women who, because of circumstance and courage, changed long-held perceptions of what Americans thought women were capable of.

About the Author:

• Senior staff attorney with the ACLU's Women's Rights Project
• Previously litigated sex discrimination cases at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Legal Momentum (formerly NOW Legal Defense Fund)

Presented by: Katie O'Laughlin, Managing Librarian, Reference & Research, LA Law Library

Registration fee: FREE
Register today to reserve your seat!

Join us for a special event!
On Sept. 17, 2019, 6:30 – 8:00 pm the LALL Book Discussion Group celebrates Constitution Day by reading The Constitution! Read it and share what the Constitution means to YOU!

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:
LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons. For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.

Tuesday, October 22, 2019: 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Join the LALL book discussion group as we read and discuss No Visible Bruises: What We Don't Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us, Rachel Louise Snyder's investigation into the true scope of domestic violence, revealing how the roots of this social crisis are buried behind closed doors.

• In America, domestic violence accounts for 15% of all violent crime, yet it remains locked in silence.
• By framing this immersive account of the scale of domestic violence around the stories of victims, perpetrators, law enforcement, and reform movements from across the country, journalist Snyder gives context for what we don't know or realize we are seeing.
• Snyder explores the real roots of private violence, its far-reaching consequences for society, and what it will take to truly address it.
• October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

Presented by: Katie O'Laughlin, Managing Librarian, LA Law Library

Thursday, October 04, 2018  12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.

Briefs are written legal arguments that present a party's position on appeal. In this class, learn to prepare a successful brief.

Class covers:

• The purpose of an appellate brief
• Contents of briefs
• What rules guide the appellate court's decision about whether the trial court decision should be reversed
• The importance of the statement of facts
• Format requirements for briefs
• Where and how to file
• Deadlines and time limits

Presented by:
Tyna Orren, Certified Specialist, Appellate Law, Orren & Orren

Registration fee: FREE
Reduced-rate parking options available during registration

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:
LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons. For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.