Help celebrate Women’s Equality Day during August at the Law Library’s Downtown branch. There are displays focused on the 19th Amendment and on the Equal Rights Amendment. You can see Congressional documents, books, historical pamphlets, and more. In 1973, Congress designated August 26 as Women’s Equality Day. Representative Bella Abzug had proposed the bill in…

Date: Thursday, August 30, 2018 Time: noon-1 p.m. Location: Downtown MCLE: 1 hour General Participatory credit. Register: online Cost: $25   About the class: Did you know you can get California Appellate and Supreme Court Opinions – for FREE – back to 1850?   Did you know that there is a step-by-step guide to filing…

Do you want to appeal the decision from your civil case? The Civil Appellate Self-Help Workshop can help guide you through the appeal process. It will describe the steps in an appeal, court rules and procedures, and other useful sources of information.   The workshop is held on the third Tuesday of each month, 4pm…

The San Diego Law Library has partnered with local public libraries in Chula Vista and El Cajon to provide access to several legal databases seven days a week. You can access Lexis Advance, CEB OnLaw, and HeinOnline.   A law librarian is available in El Cajon on the 1st and 3rd Monday and at Chula…

Would you like to support your local public law library? Each year, we host a fun dinner to honor some of the finest members of San Diego’s legal community with a Witkin Award. The Witkin Award Dinner and Ceremony is the primary fundraiser of the San Diego Law Library Foundation.   So add the award…

Are you looking to start a business? Or, are you running a company with fewer than 10 employees? Do you have questions about contracts or even about how your business should be organized? The Law Library is hosting a new clinic to help you!   We are proud to partner with California Western School of…

Date: Monday, August 13, 2018 Time: 12-1 p.m. Location: Downtown San Diego MCLE: 1 hour general participatory credit. Register: online Cost: FREE   About this Program: Land use law in the coastal zone raises unique issues, such as how public rights to access the beach can be balanced with private property rights, and how homes on…

We are proud to be the new home at least through December for the Active Duty Military/Reserve and Veterans Self Help Workshops. Starting this September, the Law Library will be partnering with Thomas Jefferson School of Law to host these vital workshops. They will be held at our Downtown location.   Active Duty Military/Reserve Information…

Date: Tuesday, July 31, 2018 Time: 12-1 p.m. Location: Downtown San Diego MCLE: No MCLE credit provided for this class Register: Online Cost: FREE   About this class: Gender and Name Change in California will cover the legal process for changing your gender and/or name in California. The presentation will focus on the court procedures, but…

Date: Monday, August 13, 2018 Time: 12-1 p.m. Location: Downtown San Diego MCLE: 1 hour general participatory credit. Register: online Cost: FREE   About this Program: Land use law in the coastal zone raises unique issues, such as how public rights to access the beach can be balanced with private property rights, and how homes on…