A State Bar effort to maximize revenue in the Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts (IOLTA) fund—a major source of legal aid grants—will help boost those funds to a projected record of $39 million in 2019. 

The State Bar of California has seized the unauthorized law practice of a Los Angeles woman who scammed dozens of immigrants by posing as an attorney who could help them obtain legal residency.

The California Attorney Practice Analysis (CAPA) will provide current information about the knowledge and skills expected of entry-level California attorneys to set the foundation for evaluating the format, content alignment, and pass line of the California Bar Exam. The State Bar invites attorneys with at least three years of practicing experience to apply to contribute to this important study during a three-day panel in San Francisco that will develop the attorney practice surveys.

The State Bar Board of Trustees today adopted strategic plan objectives reflecting its mission to support greater access to, and inclusion in, the legal system.

The State Bar of California Board of Trustees today approved a waiver of licensing fee late payment penalties for attorneys employed by the federal government and affected by the shutdown. Attorneys affected by the shutdown who are unable to remit payment of their 2019 licensing fees by the February 1, 2019, deadline can submit a late payment fee waiver  to the State Bar’s Office of Attorney Regulation and Consumer Resources.

The State Bar of California has released its first statewide report highlighting the impact that California legal aid providers have had for individuals and communities living in poverty. The report: Making a Difference: California Legal Aid, highlights outcomes achieved by the 95 nonprofit legal services providers who received grants from the State Bar in 2017.