[Scroll down for a list of Julie's scheduled speaking engagements.]   Julie A. Goren, a Los Angeles attorney, wrote the first edition of Litigation By The Numbers® in 1982, a few years after she had become a self-taught legal secretary. Having searched in vain for a book which would take the mystery out of California litigation, she decided to fill the need herself by writing a book which enabled the reader to perform the functions of a litigation secretary simply by following step-by-step instructions.     After self-publishing the first edition, Julie attended Loyola Law School, graduating with honors in 1987. She later held associate positions at the law firms of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and Buchalter, Nemer, Fields & Younger in Los Angeles. During this period, West Publishing, and then, Matthew Bender, published her book.   Julie regained the publishing rights in 2002, and has since then devoted her professional time to:  (i) keeping the Fourth Edition of Litigation By The Numbers® up to date, (ii) speaking engagements on the topic of calendaring and new rules in the Southern California area, (iii) co-authoring and publishing the new Substantive Companion to Litigation By The Numbers®, (iv) training litigation secretaries (2 semesters at Los Angeles Valley College), and in-house at law firms, and (v) mediating appellate court cases.  Julie is also very involved in reviewing and commenting on Judicial Council revisions to rules and forms, and many of her comments have been adopted by the Civil and Small Claims Advisory Committee.    Here's Julie's latest speaking schedule     Redwood Empire Association of Paralegals - April 9, 2009, 6:00-8:00 p.m., Sonoma County Bar Association, 37 Old Courthouse Square, Ste. 100, Santa Rosa, CA  Click here for flyer.   Los Angeles Legal Secretaries Association - March 17, 2009, 5:30 p.m., Taix Restaurant in Los Angeles.  Click here for flyer.   Orange County Paralegal Association - Saturday, December 13, 2008 - 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher in Irvine.  Calendaring and what's new for 1/1/09.  Click here for flyer.   San Fernando Valley Legal Secretaries Association - July 12, 2008, 11:00 a.m., Sportsmen's Lodge in Sherman Oaks.  Click here for flyer.    Orange County Paralegal Association - luncheon - June 26, 2008 - 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. - Zmario Restaurant, 18912 MacArthur Blvd., Irvine, CA 92612 - Veranda Room.  Click here for the flyer and map.   Santa Barbara Paralegal Association - luncheon - June 20, 2008 - 12:00-1:30, Location: Canary Hotel, 31 West Carrillo St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Meeting: Terrace Room, main dining room NALS of Orange County - Spring Educational Conference - April 26, 2008 - 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., Raddison Newport Beach.  6 hours of MCLE (including 1 hour of ethics).  Click here for the flyer and registration info.   Ventura County Paralegal Association - November 14, 2007, 5:45 p.m., Ottavio's Italian Restaurant in Camarillo (1 hour CLE) - Call Vivian Christiansen at 805.482.2282 for further information.   Beverly Hills/Century City Legal Secretaries Association - October 18, 2007, 5:30 p.m., Crowne Plaza Hotel in Beverly Hills - Call Anne Atherton at 323.294.2256 for further information.   Rio Hondo Legal Professionals Association - October 11, 2007, 6:00 p.m., Radisson Hotel in Whittier - Call Donell Schneider at 562.941.7488 for further information.   Los Angeles Legal Secretaries Association - August 21, 2007, 5:30 p.m., Taix Restaurant in Los Angeles - Call Reynalda Nogales at 213.243.6038 for further information.   San Fernando Valley Legal Secretaries Association - July 10, 2007, 6:00 p.m., Sportsmen's Lodge in Sherman Oaks - RSVP 818.771.7558.   Orange County Paralegal Association - June 1, 2007, 12:00 p.m., Jilio Veritext in Costa Mesa - RSVP Julie Thornton JThornton@mofo.com or Luis Rivas litigation@ocparalegal.org.   NALS of Orange County - Spring Educational Conference - April 28, 2007, 8:00 a.m., Hilton Suites Anaheim/Orange (1 hour CLE) - Caryn Wolchuck cwolchuck@twtlaw.com.