VABANC Legal Clinic – Calling for Volunteers!
VABANC’s Legal Clinics are reopening in San Jose!
In collaboration with the Vietnamese American Service Center (VASC), VABANC is excited to announce the re-opening of our monthly San Jose clinics in April 2024. We are actively looking for attorneys and law students to volunteer at our clinics. We are in need of attorneys with experience in housing, immigration, employment, and family law. Join us for our first clinic on April 3 from 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM! Contact communityservice@vabanc.org to sign up as a volunteer.
Join Us for our Next General Board Meeting!
Our next VABANC General Board Meeting is Tuesday, March 19 at 5:45 PM on Zoom. VABANC would like to welcome you to join our leadership team! Sign up for a committee on this form. It’s not too late to join a committee.
Email secretary@vabanc.org for the Zoom link and general board meeting calendar invitations.
Mentorship Mixer Recap
At our Mentorship Mixer, VABANC members met their mentorship and family pairings while enjoying games and great food. Thank you to our Mentorship Chairs Hilary Cheung and Alex Tran for planning, Judge Jacqueline Duong for opening her home to host, and everyone for attending!
Community News
AIDS Legal Referral Panel MCLE Series
The AIDS Legal Referral Panel (ALRP) provides free and low-cost legal services to people with HIV/AIDS in the San Francisco Bay Area. Their virtual Zoom MCLE trainings are open to all and free to attend. Following the training, attendees are encouraged to join and support ALRP’s mission by accepting two pro bono referrals annually.
All trainings are from 12 PM – 1:15 PM and worth 1.25 General CLE credits. Contact Sloka Krishnan at slokak@alrp.org for more information.
• Civil Restraining Orders 101 | March 7 | Register here.
• Limited Scope Representation Before the Immigration Court | March 19 | Register here.
• The Ins and Outs of the One-Year Filing Deadline in Asylum Cases | March 21 | Register here.
• Exploring Workers’ Compensation Practice | April 4 | Register here.
• Basic Planning for Incapacity and Death: Simple Wills, Powers of Attorney and Advanced Health Care Directives | April 11 | Register here.
• Navigating Disability Benefits for People Living with HIV | May 9 | Register here.
Announcements
Seeking Job Opportunities for Law Students
Due to current economic conditions, we are reaching out to our network to support our student members. If your workplace is hiring students for summer or post-grad opportunities, please email info@vabanc.org with the job description and application process.
AABA/APILO Pro-Bono Legal Clinic
The AABA Community Services Committee and Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach (APILO) operate a pro bono legal clinic that is staffed by volunteer attorneys and law students. The clinic helps ensure that low-income Bay Area residents, including many mono-lingual immigrants, will receive free legal information and advice from AABA volunteers. The APILO/AABA Clinic assists individuals in a number of areas, including immigration and family law issues. The APILO/AABA Clinics are now held virtually via Zoom, and they occur every third Wednesday of the month from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. If you are interested in volunteering at the clinic, please sign up for our clinic mailing list via this link. If you would like more information, please contact AABA Community Services Committee Co-Chair Ly Ly at ly.ly@compass.com. No prior clinic training or expertise is required, and foreign language skills are in high demand (particularly Mandarin, Cantonese, Tagalog, and Vietnamese).
2024 VABANC Membership Means 2024 NAPABA Membership
Your VABANC membership gets you a complimentary membership in NAPABA. That means, along with VABANC’s local events, networking, and advocacy you get access to national resources like:
• Career Center, including NAPABA’s online national legal job board and career resources
• Networking opportunities nationwide
• Scholarships to attend NAPABA events
• Leadership development programs to boost your career
• Webinars and workshops for continued education
Click here to renew your VABANC membership today for 2024 and get your code for free NAPABA membership!
Job Opportunities
- The California Academy of Appellate Lawyers is hosting a Fellowship Program for early-career appellate lawyers. See here for the application and more information.
- The Oakland City Attorney’s Office is looking for a Deputy City Attorney II or III position in the Affirmative Litigation, Innovation and Enforcement Division. The position is available in the Housing Justice Initiative Unit. See here for the application and more information.
- The Oakland City Attorney’s Office is looking for a Supervising Deputy City Attorney V, Real Estate & Economic Development. See here for hiring announcement and more information.
- Santa Clara University School of Law is looking for Semester Adjunct Lecturers. See here for hiring announcement and more information.
- University of California College of the Law, San Francisco is looking for multiple Adjunct Professors in a variety of curriculums. See here for hiring announcement and more information.
- University of California College of the Law, San Francisco is looking for a Director of Applied Innovation and Professor of Practice. See here for hiring announcement and more information.
- University of California College of the Law, San Francisco is looking for a Professor of Practice – Legal Writing. See here for hiring announcement and more information.
Membership Renewal
Have you renewed your membership this year?
You can conveniently renew online here!
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