October 21 – 27, 2013 has been designated as Free Speech Week, a nonpartisan celebration of free speech and expression. The goal of the event is to raise public awareness of the importance of free speech in our democracy.   Freedom of expression and intellectual freedom are core values of the library profession. The American…

University of San Diego Law School students, supervised by an attorney, will be available for 15 minute consultations on Thursday, October 24th. The clinic will be held at our Downtown location from noon to 2:30 pm.   This is a general civil clinic. NO Family Law or Criminal Law matters will be addressed. The clinic…

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About the Program: Cost: FREE   Do you have a dispute with the IRS? Did you receive an IRS Audit? Come to this 1 hour seminar that will cover how to resolve tax disputes with the IRS. Topics include how to respond to IRS Audits, IRS Collection notices, IRS Liens and garnishments, and much more….

Q: How do I fill out Form FW-001, Request to Waive Court Fees?     Check out this helpful powerpoint presentation explaining how to fill out each box on Form FW-001. The presentation is provided by the California Courts.

The legal field is expanding to incorporate new jobs that require a different kind of expertise. Traditional roles like attorneys, paralegals and legal secretaries still exist but now there are more options.  Some of the more interesting positions include:   Legal Risk Manager: advices clients to avoid legal problems rather than waiting until the client…

Good news! The federal government shutdown is not affecting the operations of the federal courts as yet. It is business as usual until on or around October 15th when the Judiciary will reconvene to access the situation.   So if you have court business with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California in San Diego and…

All locations of the San Diego Law Library will be closed on Monday, October 14, for the Columbus Day holiday. We will reopen on Tuesday, October 15.

The special San Diego City Mayor election is scheduled for Tuesday, November 19, 2013.  According to the San Diego City Clerk’s Special Mayor Election page, there are currently 11 mayoral candidates. It’s not too late to run as a write-in candidate.  The deadline for filing write-in candidate nomination papers is Tuesday, November 5th.   Monday,…

About the Program: Cost: FREE   Do you have a dispute with the IRS? Did you receive an IRS Audit? Come to this 1 hour seminar that will cover how to resolve tax disputes with the IRS. Topics include how to respond to IRS Audits, IRS Collection notices, IRS Liens and garnishments, and much more….