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title: Advocate Magazine
description: "Advocate is the largest magazine in the United States for plaintiffs' trial attorneys. Advocate is owned by the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA) and published for the benefit of plaintiffs' trial attorneys in Southern California."
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[![Recent developments in ADR under the “new” PAGA](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Art-istock-168588682_06cfdc509d21d928625627a396317107.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-september/recent-developments-in-adr-under-the-new-paga "Recent developments in ADR under the “new” PAGA")

## [Recent developments in ADR under the “new” PAGA](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-september/recent-developments-in-adr-under-the-new-paga "Recent developments in ADR under the “new” PAGA")

SB 92 and AB 2288 brought significant reforms to PAGA but created new issues

[Barry M. Appell](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/barry-m-appell "Barry M. Appell")

From Issue: [2025 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-september)

[![A guide for lawyers to understanding how LLMs work](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Ehrlich-LLM-istock-2212850840_d3b6bbee7f000dddbddaa9c1206ddb25.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-august/a-guide-for-lawyers-to-understanding-how-llms-work "A guide for lawyers to understanding how LLMs work")

## [A guide for lawyers to understanding how LLMs work](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-august/a-guide-for-lawyers-to-understanding-how-llms-work "A guide for lawyers to understanding how LLMs work")

Large Language Models are revolutionizing the legal profession, offering transformative potential when used safely and ethically

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

From Issue: [2025 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-august)

[![Screenshots don’t lie — or do they?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Abron-istock-1212964682_4dda8d5b33392623e7d906dce2ab31e9.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-july/screenshots-don-t-lie-or-do-they "Screenshots don’t lie — or do they?")

## [Screenshots don’t lie — or do they?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-july/screenshots-don-t-lie-or-do-they "Screenshots don’t lie — or do they?")

The crucial role of social media in modern litigation

[Byron J. Abron (B.J.)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/byron-j-abron-b-j "Byron J. Abron (B.J.)")

From Issue: [2025 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-july)

[![New laws on discovery in arbitration](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Miller-istock-2188925032_739f4d595703d919efc725cacf051ef4.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-september/new-laws-on-discovery-in-arbitration "New laws on discovery in arbitration")

## [New laws on discovery in arbitration](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-september/new-laws-on-discovery-in-arbitration "New laws on discovery in arbitration")

Plus other new consumer-friendly changes to California arbitration law effective January 1, 2025

[Rita Miller](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/rita-miller "Rita Miller")

From Issue: [2025 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-september)

[![From social media to the summit](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Mt-Whitney-istock-533609453_d663d8432c1a11fa5a9503ff93a74bff.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-july/from-social-media-to-the-summit "From social media to the summit")

## [From social media to the summit](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-july/from-social-media-to-the-summit "From social media to the summit")

Challenging the conventional view of social media as merely a tool for impeachment, and revealing its potential as a vehicle for truth

[John Shaller](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/john-shaller "John Shaller")
[Paul A. Traina](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/paul-a-traina "Paul A. Traina")
[Rahul Ravipudi](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/rahul-ravipudi "Rahul Ravipudi")

From Issue: [2025 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-july)

[![Transitioning at work](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Hinden-Carey-iStock-912426016_87a034558d971825fa2d87ee7458d0a0.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-june/transitioning-at-work "Transitioning at work")

## [Transitioning at work](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-june/transitioning-at-work "Transitioning at work")

Lawyers are like shoes – we have to fit well and be comfortable; lessons in supporting our transgender and gender nonconforming clients

[Traci Michelle Hinden-Carey](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/traci-michelle-hinden-carey "Traci Michelle Hinden-Carey")

From Issue: [2025 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-june)