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Media Seminar: Understanding the Civil Justice System, sponsored by Consumer Attorneys Assoc. of LA and the Los Angeles Press Club

Saturday, January 31, 2009 from 8:30 AM to 2:00 PM (PT)

Hollywood, CA

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WHAT:            Developed specifically for members of the media, this free seminar

                       is a hands-on inside perspective about the civil justice system:      

                       how to cover a civil versus criminal trial, trial ABCs, how the civil

                       justice system works, key ins and outs when covering a trial, how to reach 
                       spokespeople quickly
and efficiently, etc.

 

WHY:              -- High interest among the public in these trials and their outcomes

                      -- Increasing need to have reporters prepared to cover any number

                         of issues as the staff mix evolves                        

 

WHO SHOULD

ATTEND:           Reporters who cover the courts, legal matters

                         City reporters

                         General assignment reporters

                         Consumer affairs reporters

 

RSVP on this page.  Please provide your email address so we can verify your contact information.  This event is limited to members of the media and college journalism students.

 

 

When & Where



Steve Allen Theatre at LA Press Club
4773 Hollywood Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90027

Saturday, January 31, 2009 from 8:30 AM to 2:00 PM (PT)


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Consumer Attorneys Assoc/LA and LA Press Club



The Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (formerly known as the Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association) was formed in 1949 and today is the largest local association of plaintiffs' attorneys in the United States.  The Association educates, connects, assists and advocates for its nearly 3,000 members.

The non-profit 500-member Los Angeles Press Club designs programs to educate and improve the lives of journalists, as well as future journalists and the greater community that is affected by journalism every day.