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2007 Nuts & Bolts

Live Presentation
Westin South Coast Plaza
Costa Mesa
Oct. 6 & 7, 2007
(Sat. & Sun.)
9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Video Replay
Hyatt Regency
Burlingame
Dec. 1 & 2, 2007
(Sat. & Sun.)
9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

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California Family Law Practice
Nuts & Bolts

Not just for attorneys, learn the skills needed to run an efficient law office. . .

California Family Law Practice Nuts & Bolts is designed to benefit attorneys & support staff, concentrating on office management; understanding clients, and efficient staff use & OSC prep. This course teaches the substantive knowledge and expertise needed to run an efficient, viable family law practice.

Course Overview: Managing a family law practice requires a skill set complementary to, but different from, formalizing good legal advice. This course provides family law professionals and their staff with the specific and practical tactics needed to handle these unique challenges of managing a family law practice. Hon. Etta Gillivan (Ret.) and Hon. Melinda A. Johnson will take you step-by-step from the initial client interview through dissolution. They will walk you through a hypothetical issolution case from an office-management perspective, focusing on case selection, attorneyclient communication, file control, contracts and billing, resource utilization, time management, and professional and ethical issues.

Topics Included: Techniques for streamlining case analysis, eliminating missed issues and increasing fee awards; Preparation of sample letters, forms, pleadings and checklists; Informal preparation of information necessary for settlement; Formal discovery methods for effective trial preparation; Expert family law courtroom approaches; and much more.

Who Should Attend: California Family Law Practice Nuts & Bolts is designed to benefit attorneys & support staff, concentrating on office management; understanding clients, and efficient staff use & OSC prep. Family Law 101 and Nuts & Bolts are a complementary pair. Both courses are basic, assume no prior experience, & lay the groundwork for more advanced studies.

Purpose for attending:	Family Law 101	Nuts & Bolts
Begin a family law practice with learned efficiency	X	X
Expand a practice to include family law	X	X
Quickly learn the fundamentals of the family law specialty (new associates, anyone)	X	X
Review the legal “big picture” (experienced attys)	X
Become proficient at preparing family law cases, organizing documents, assisting counsel (paralegals, anyone)		X
Streamline case flow (sole practitioners)		X
Better understand the special needs of FL cases (legal secretaries, anyone)		X



	Format and Credits • 2 full days course in two formats: live presentation or video replay • 11 hours of MCLE credit • 11 units of specialization credit in Family Law by the CBLS
	Logistics Dates & Locations: If you plan on attending, be sure to review the Fam101 and Nuts & Bolts logistics page for registration deadline and hotel information.
	Related Items Family Law Practice Handbook (Nuts & Bolts) — Revised annually for the Nuts & Bolts seminar, this handbook is a comprehensive guide to techniques for maintaining a viable family law practice
	Self-Study Tapes Not available.
	Faculty • Hon. Etta O. Gillivan (Ret.) is co-speaker • Hon. Melinda A. Johnson (Ret.) is co-speaker



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