VABANC Legal Clinic – Calling for Volunteers!
In collaboration with the Vietnamese American Service Center (VASC), VABANC is actively looking for attorneys and law students to volunteer at our legal clinics. We are in need of attorneys with experience in housing, immigration, employment, and family law. Join us for our next legal clinic on Wednesday, August 7 from 5:30 PM – 7 PM! VASC is located at 2410 Senter Rd., San Jose, CA 95111. Contact communityservice@vabanc.org to sign up as a volunteer.
2024 Scholarship Application Deadline Extended
We are excited to announce that the 2024 VABANC Scholarship Application deadline has been extended! Our annual scholarship seeks to recognize students who have demonstrated a commitment to serving the needs of the Vietnamese-American community. It is open to all current law students, and is intended to assist recipients who are pursuing public interest or social justice goals.
The deadline for the application is Sunday, August 18, 2024 at 11:59 P.M. Visit our website for more information about the application. Good luck!
AABA & VABANC Pickleball and Chill
AABA & VABANC are excited to introduce members to pickleball! No experience is required, and all levels are encouraged to come. Come ready to get your game on!
Limited VABANC spots are available and members must RSVP here using the code “pickleball”.
Details: Saturday, August 24 | 1 PM – 4 PM | Palace of Fine Arts, 3601 Lyon St, San Francisco, CA 94123
VABANC 2025 Executive Board Elections
VABANC welcomes candidates to serve on our 2025 Executive Board! If you are interested in running for a position, email VABANC President Michelle Truong at president@vabanc.org with a short biography. You may also nominate another individual for a position by providing Michelle with the individual’s name and email address.
Available Executive Board positions are as follows:
Executive Board
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Nominations for Executive Board positions must be made by Friday, September 6, 2024 at 11:59 PM. Voting will take place immediately following the close of the nomination period. Information regarding voting is forthcoming.
If you have questions regarding elections, please contact Michelle at president@vabanc.org.
26th Annual Scholarship Dinner: Championing Change
VABANC’s 26th Annual Scholarship Dinner will be on Friday, October 4, 2024 at the San Jose City Hall Rotunda. Purchase your ticket here.
Visit our website for more information, or email scholarshipdinner@vabanc.org for questions.
Become a 2024 Scholarship Dinner Sponsor!
Download the Sponsorship Form here.
Join Us for our Next General Board Meeting!
Our next VABANC General Board Meeting is Tuesday, August 20 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.
Community News
Congratulations to Danny Lam Nguyen for His Appointment to the DC Superior Court
VABANC congratulates now-Judge Danny Lam Nguyen for being appointed as a judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. Judge Nguyen is the first Vietnamese judge on the DC Superior Court bench.
Prior to his appointment, Judge Nguyen was an Associate General Counsel at Booz Allen Hamilton, a trial attorney in the Criminal Division of the United States Department of Justice, where he prosecuted complex financial fraud crimes, and an assistant United States attorney in the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, where he prosecuted cases involving domestic violence and sexual abuse.
Nguyen served as a law clerk to Judge Reggie Walton of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. He is a graduate of Georgetown University Law Center and University of California, Los Angeles.
Judicate West’s Scholarship Program
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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 Appellate Project is looking for a Staff Attorney or Senior Staff Attorney, depending on experience. The Attorney’s time will be split between two of CAP’s teams — the Appellate Team and the Unrepresented Condemned Inmate Project (“UCIP”). See here for the application and more information.
- The California Appellate Project is looking for two Attorney positions and one Investigative Caseworker. See here for the application and more information.
- The Oakland City Attorney’s Office is looking for a Worker Protection Attorney, focusing on wage theft in Oakland and helping to establish a Worker Protection Unit in the Affirmative Litigation, Innovation and Enforcement Division. See here for the application and more information.
- The Oakland City Attorney’s Office is looking for a Neighborhood Law Corps Attorney. 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 Deputy City Attorney II or III in the General Government & Finance team. See here for hiring announcement and more information.
- The Orange County District Attorney (OCDA) is seeking a Deputy District Attorney IV to prepare and litigate complex and serious cases (primarily felonies) before the Superior and Appellate Courts. See here for the application and more information.
- Perkins Coie is seeking a midlevel associate to join its nationally ranked Patent Litigation group in the San Francisco office. See here for the application 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.
Membership Renewal
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