VABANC’s 1st General Meeting
We’re excited to announce our first event of the year and our first general meeting on Saturday, January 20, 2024 at 10:00 AM! Come meet your 2024 executive board, members and committees. Lunch will follow at the conclusion of our planning session. The event is held at Weil Silicon Valley Office at 201 Redwood Shores Parkway, 5th Floor, Redwood City, CA 94065.
Please click here to RSVP. You can also check out the Facebook event page here. If you have any questions, please feel free to email secretary@vabanc.org.
ACBA Installation and Distinguished Service Awards Dinner
Congratulations to Phong La as ACBA’s 2024 Government Attorney
VABANC would like to congratulate Phong La of the Alameda County’s Assessor’s Office for receiving the Alameda County Bar Association’s Distinguished Service Award for Government Attorney. He is the first and only Vietnamese American elected official in Alameda County. Tickets for the event can be purchased here.
2024 Keker Van Nest & Peters 1L Diversity Scholars Program
Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP is now accepting applications for its 2024 Diversity Scholars program. The program offers scholarship money and mentorship to 1Ls whose background or experience would contribute to the diversity of the legal profession and have an interest in pursuing a litigation career in the Bay Area. This year, KVP will award up to $80,000 in scholarship grants, split among up to four students.
More information and applications can be found here, and questions can be sent to ScholarshipApplications@keker.com. The application deadline is February 2, 2024.
Our Fragile Democracy
On February 24, 2024 at 1:00 PM at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles, Attorney General Rob Bonta will participate in the community education event “Our Fragile Democracy: Historic and Present-Day Attacks on Our Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.”
Announcements
Seeking Job Opportunities for Law Students
Due to current economic conditions, many legal employers rescinded students’ summer and post-graduation jobs, so we are reaching out to our network to support our student members.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 2023 and get your code for free NAPABA membership!
Job Opportunities
- Santa Clara University School of Law is looking for Semester Adjunct Lecturer. See hiring announcement here for more information.
- University of California College of the Law, San Francisco is looking for a Director of Applied Innovation and Professor of Practice. See hiring announcement here for more information.
- University of California College of the Law, San Francisco is looking for a Professor of Practice – Legal Writing. See hiring announcement here for more information.
Legal Clinics
VABANC proudly serves the local community by providing general information and advice on a variety of legal issues, including, but not limited to, divorce, custody bankruptcy, immigration, landlord/tenant, and real estate.
Join us in giving back to the community for a few hours each month. Volunteers are needed for our virtual consultations. Email info@vabanc.org.
Membership Renewal
Have you renewed your membership this year?
You can conveniently renew online here!
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