Table of Contents
- Upcoming MCLE Events
- Library of Congress Law Legal Research Institute
- Office of County Counsel Volunteer Program
- Desert Bar Association Events
- Riverside Superior Court Announcements & Updates
- Riverside Court Self-Help Center Services
- Riverside County Bar Association
- California Alliance of Paralegal Associations
PROJECT GRADUATE – Educational Representatives Needed for Project Graduate
Do you like helping teenagers? Do you like to work with at-risk youth? Do you like to advocate for foster children? Do you want to make a difference in someone’s life? Are you looking for a meaningful opportunity to give back to foster youth? If you answered yes to at least one of these questions, we need you!
Educational representatives are needed to help guide struggling foster students on a path to graduation. Educational representatives are not required to be attorneys or affiliated legal professionals working for attorney members of RCBA, although we do prefer some affiliation with RCBA. No experience is required to be an educational representative.
Interested individuals go through a background check from the County of Riverside and/or the Riverside County Office of Education, which can take up to six months to complete. After passing the background check, the educational representative completes a one-day training provided by RCBA.
The educational representative is assigned the educational rights of the struggling foster student who is currently in high school, attends educational meetings with the assigned student at school, and advocates for the student.
If you would like to be an educational representative, or have any questions, please contact L. Alexandra Fong, Chair of the Project Graduate Steering Committee, at (951) 358-4737 or lafong@rivco.org
Here is background information about Project Graduate.
Upcoming MCLE Events
Updated Regularly as RCBA announces new events.
Library of Congress Law Legal Research Institute
The Library of Congress is offering webinars on a variety of legal research topics. Visit their website for a list of courses and more information.
Link: Library of Congress: Law Legal Research Institute
Office of County Counsel Volunteer Program
The Riverside County’s Office of County Council Volunteer Program offers unpaid student internships and volunteer opportunities at one of its four office locations on a year-round basis. Volunteers are provided the opportunity to explore different areas of law and develop skills to become valuable legal contributors to the local community by working closely with the civil public law attorneys and paralegals.
Visit their website for more information and steps on how to apply.
Desert Bar Association Events
The Desert Bar Association hosts events through out the year. Visit their website to get more information about becoming a member, to learn about the many opportunities to connect with other legal professionals in the community, and complete MCLE credit hours.
Visit the Desert Bar Association website to view their calendar, and for more information on upcoming events.
Riverside Superior Court Announcements & Updates
EXTENSION OF COURT CLOSURES
COURT UPDATES
Riverside Court Self-Help Center Services
Riverside Courts Self-Help current services available
Effective immediately: You are encouraged to call or email the self-help center for self-help services in Family Law, Civil or Probate matters.
SelfHelp@Riverside.Courts.Ca.Gov 951-274-4499 or 760-393-2163
Staff are able to:
✓Explain what it means for litigants to be their own attorney.
✓ Provide links to forms and answer specific questions.
✓ Provide legal information.
✓ Explain the court process/procedures.
Click here for more Details and en Español
Click here for info on the Self-Help Info Centers & a list of upcoming virtual workshops
Riverside County Bar Association
The Riverside County Bar Association hosts MCLEs and other events throughout the year. Visit their website to get more information about becoming a member, to learn about the many opportunities to connect with other legal professionals in the community, and complete MCLE credit hours.
Visit the Riverside County Bar Association website to view their calendar, and for more information on upcoming events.
California Alliance of Paralegal Associations
CAPA is a statewide alliance that provides leadership in promoting education, voluntary examination, and advancement of the paralegal profession.
Visit the CAPA website to learn more about the paralegal profession and regional paralegal associations.