Join us at our Annual Spring Career Conference and meet successful legal professionals who will inspire you to move forward in your career! Bring your resume for the Resume Tune-Up and dress to impress for your FREE professional headshot!
April 18, 20268:00 am to 12:00 pm
Students – $25.00
Non-Students – $50.00
Light Breakfast & Professional Headshots8:00-9:00 am
Legal Recruiters 9:00 am - 9:55 am
Professional Certifications 10:00 am - 10:55 am
Alternative Careers 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: California State University - 6th Floor 801 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90017 (Downtown Campus) Parking structure next to the building is $5.00 for all day parking on Saturday
Meet and network with senior paralegals and top recruiters who will help you identify the next steps in your career path that are right for you.
The Recruiting Professionals Panel will provide insight on how agencies work as part of the team with HR/Paralegal Managers to match highly qualified candidates with the right position in the right firm.
The Professional Certification Panel will explain the impact that professional certification can make in your career.
The Alternative Career Panel will provide tips on optimizing your skills so that you can envision yourself stepping outside the box of traditional paralegal roles onto alternative career paths.
PROJECT ANGEL FOOD KITCHEN ASSISTANCE
Date: Sunday, April 26, 2026Time: 8AM - 12PMLocation: Project Angel Food922 Vine St, Los Angeles, CA 90038
Project Angel Food’s kitchen is 80% volunteer-driven. We serve men, women, and children throughout all of Los Angeles County who are debilitated by serious illnesses and cannot shop or cook for the food they need to survive and heal. They are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, congestive heart failure, COPD, diabetes, end-stage renal disease, HIV/AIDS, stroke-cardiovascular accident and/or other serious diseases. Many are struggling with two or more illnesses.
Kitchen volunteers don’t need to be great cooks, simply take direction from our professionally trained chefs. You’ll join compassionate people in chopping vegetables, stirring sauces, mixing batter, baking cookies, and packaging the meals. We have a parking lot behind the building, but it may not be able to accommodate every volunteer. We encourage carpooling, rideshare, and public transportation. There is ample street parking in the area, but please watch signs closely. There is absolutely no parking in the 7-11 parking lot.
From Past to Present: How Immigration Court and ICE History Shapes Today's Practice
From the Civil War era to the creation of EOIR in 1983 and major changes after 9/11, U.S. Immigration Courts have evolved under federal oversight. Today, judges face growing backlogs and political scrutiny. This webinar explores due process challenges and offers guidance for practitioners navigating the system in support of clients.
Presented by: Gunda J. Brost, Esq.
Friday, May 8, 2026 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Online via Zoom
Gunda J. Brost is an immigration attorney (immigration lawyer) in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Gunda is originally from Oldenburg, North Germany. She holds a law degree from Hamline University School of Law in Saint Paul, Minnesota (May 2006). Gunda was admitted to the Iowa bar in 2007. Gunda is a former model and a world languages teacher, with experience teaching English as a Second Language, German, French, and Latin. Gunda’s legal experience includes working part-time as a law clerk and later an associate for immigration attorney Antunez de Mayolo law office (2003-2012), being a student director for the Minneapolis Public Defender’s office (2005), as well as representing clients in mediation proceedings in Hamline’s mediation clinic (2005). Gunda is fluent in English, French and German, and Spanish. Besides her law degree, Gunda holds a B.A. from Wartburg College and a Master’s degree from Middlebury College, Vermont. As a fun fact, Gunda was a former Ms. Nebraska. In her free time, she enjoys reading, foreign movies, dancing, art, music and traveling.
As a college student, Gunda became increasingly involved in international issues as a result of having met and befriended international students from all over the world. But it was not until years later when Gunda was teaching English to speakers of other languages and volunteering at a domestic violence hotline in Omaha, NE, that she considered studying immigration law. At this time, students from all walks of life would ask Gunda for advice, which she did not always feel knowledgeable enough to provide. The experience of standing helplessly by while one of her undocumented students was severely injured at the company where he was working without papers pushed Gunda to take some steps to learn more. The young man ended up permanently losing several of his fingers, yet because of his fear of being deported felt he had no legal recourse against the employer who had failed to provide adequate safety measures. Seeing his fear and suffering first-hand brought the situation of undocumented, often underpaid and at times exploited workers to Gunda’s attention. The next semester, she enrolled in law school. It was always her fascination with immigration law that was at the heart of her motivation to become an attorney. As a law student working with local immigration attorney Miryam Antunez, Gunda was able to assist in representing the victims of the 2006 ICE raid in Marshalltown. One of the highlights of Gunda’s experience as a law student was when she helped write a legal brief for an asylum application that was ultimately granted. Since then, Gunda has found that her interest in and experience with living abroad, international people and their cultures and finally her ability to speak different languages have been tremendously helpful in her ability to serve her clients.
Gunda is an active member of AILA (American Immigration Lawyer's Association) and has held leadership positions at the national, regional and local level in immigration advocacy. She was the 2024-2025 Iowa-Nebraska AILA chapter chair and served on the AILA board of governors. She is a member of the ABA international and immigration law steering committee. She is an active member of the Iowa State Bar Association. Gunda presents regularly on immigration topics at a national level.
Extrajudicial Killings: Understanding and Responding Through Law
Extrajudicial killings are a crime that is often under-discussed among practitioners and scholars, even though it has become a crime that is being repeatedly perpetrated in various contexts around the world. This session will discuss the contours of extrajudicial killing within the US legal system and how attorneys can find avenues to assist with litigating cases. The session will also explore the ongoing situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran and how extrajudicial killing can mutate and take new forms through different processes. Extrajudicial killings constitute an arbitrary deprivation of life and can be carried out by a multitude of actors targeting political opponents, activists, or marginalized groups.
Attendees will learn:
Presented by: Professor William J. Aceves
Tuesday, May 19, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Online via Zoom
Curtains Up on Copyright: Navigating Legal Issues Arising in Live Stage ProductionsOn and Off Broadway
Presented by: Doug Nevins Partner I Klaris
Wednesday, May 27, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Online via Zoom
Doug Nevin is a partner and the head of theater/live events at Klaris. He is a leading practitioner and thought leader in theater and live arts, known for his passionate advocacy of his clients and projects and for the creative prowess and deep industry knowledge he brings to his clients’ work. His clients list includes many of today’s most prominent producers and producing organizations, internationally renowned creative artists, as well as some of the industry’s most-valued service providers. His production counsel credits include EVERY BRILLIANT THING, SCHMIGADOON, OEDIPUS, PRINCE F*GGOT, THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE, BURNOUT PARADISE, YOU GOT OLDER, KENREX, THE UNKNOWN, TRU, GYPSY, STEREOPHONIC, ONCE UPON A MATTRESS, ROMEO + JULIET, ALL IN, ALL OUT, PURPOSE, THE LAST FIVE YEARS, JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN, SWEPT AWAY, APPROPRIATE, PATRIOTS, AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE, LEMPICKA, GUTENBERG!, KIMBERLY AKIMBO, PARADE, Alex Edelman’s JUST FOR US, THE SIGN IN SYDNEY BRUSTEIN’S WINDOW, GREY HOUSE, TOPDOG/UNDERDOG, LIFE OF PI, THE PIANO LESSON, POTUS, IS THIS A ROOM/DANA H., PASS OVER, A CHRISTMAS CAROL, SLAVE PLAY, WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME, HOLD ON TO ME DARLING, TEETH, DANNY & THE DEEP BLUE SEA, ONE WOMAN SHOW, and the pie shop SWEENEY TODD. His client list also includes award-winning composers, lyricists, playwrights, performers, authors, directors, choreographers, designers, casting directors, music staff, and some of the world’s preeminent cultural institutions. Doug was honored as a Distinguished Leader at the 2025 New York Legal Awards presented by the New York Law Journal and was recently recognized in Variety’s Legal Impact Report. He is a five-time New York Super Lawyer and an eight-time New York Super Lawyer Rising Star. Doug is a two-time Tony Award nominee, a Lucille Lortel Award winner, and the co-founder of Pride Plays.
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