California "How to Lobby" Seminars Scheduled

PR Log (Press Release) – Sep 30, 2009 – "How to Lobby" Seminars Announced

Capitol Seminars today announced the date for its next California Lobbying Seminars. Lobbying 101, the introductory session, will be presented in Sacramento on November 12, 2009. Lobbying 201 is scheduled for November 13, 2009.

Lobbying 101 covers a wide range of topics relating to legislative advocacy including registration & disclosure requirements, ethics, basics of the legislative process, legislative rules and exceptions, how to work with legislative committees, glossaries of key legislative terms, review of a "resource packet" of key legislative publications, how to read a bill, dos and don't of testifying, rules for effective advocacy, attributes of a successful lobbyist, how to choose the right author for your sponsored bill, the lobbyist/client relationship and respective roles in Sacramento and the district and much more.


The seminars are valuable for new and experienced lobbyists, lobbyist employers, lobbyist support staff as well as concerned citizens who desire a better understanding of the legislative process.

Since its founding in 2007, Capitol Seminars has hosted more than 600 enrollees in its introductory and advanced sessions. Founder Ray LeBov presents the entirety of the 101 session. Mr. LeBov is a veteran of 34 years working in and around the California Legislature, including 17 years as counsel to various Senate and Assembly Committees. He served for 13 years as the Director of the Office of Governmental Affairs of the California Judicial Council. In that capacity Mr. LeBov was the chief lobbyist for the state court system. After leaving state service, Mr. LeBov founded Ray LeBov and Associates, a leading California contract lobbying organization.

Lobbying 101 covers the fundamentals of legislative advocacy includes:

-  Registration & disclosure requirements

-  Lobbying ethics

- "How a bill becomes a law"/ basics of the legislative process

- Legislative rules and exceptions

- Legislative committees: Their role, how they function and how to work with them

- Glossaries of key legislative terms & common references to types and categories of
    bills

- Review of a "resource packet" of key legislative publications, documents and
    materials

- How to read a bill

- Dos and don'ts of testifying

- Rules for effective advocacy

- Attributes of a successful lobbyist

- How to choose the right author for your sponsored bill

- The lobbyist/client relationship and respective roles


Lobbying 201 focuses on budget advocacy, lobbying the administration,  regulatory agency advocacy, and media strategies.

The cost for each seminar is $250.  All Capitol Seminar sessions are held from 9 am - 1:30 pm . Further information and enrollment is available at www.capitolseminars.net or by telephone at (916) 442-5009.