Happy Holidays!
Karaoke Night
Celebrate the end of the year with VABANC at karaoke! RSVP here: https://tinyurl.com/VABANCKaraoke24
Details: Friday, December 13th | 6 PM – 9 PM | TBD, San Francisco, CA
VABANC Legal Clinic – Calling for Volunteers!
Every first Wednesday evening of the month, VABANC Legal Clinic is hosted from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM at the Vietnamese American Service Center (2410 Senter Rd., San Jose, CA 95111), fully operated by volunteer availability. Our next clinic is on Wednesday, February 5th, 2025. There will be no clinics in December 2024 and January 2025.
In collaboration with the Vietnamese American Service Center (VASC), VABANC invites attorneys and law students to volunteer at our legal clinics. Since 2016, our dedicated VABANC volunteers have been the backbone of our mission. As we recover from the pandemic, the San Jose Vietnamese community needs your support more than ever.
We are particularly seeking volunteer attorneys with experience in housing, immigration, employment, and family law.
Non-attorneys, law students, and community members are also welcome to volunteer and engage directly with clients through intake consultations or Vietnamese translation assistance. Your support can make a significant difference!
If interested, please complete our Volunteer Sign-Up sheet to join our volunteer list.
Join Us for our Next General Board Meeting!
Our next VABANC General Board Meeting will be held in person on a Saturday in January 2025. Stay tuned for further details! VABANC would like to welcome you to join our 2025 leadership team.
Community News
Temporary Judge Bench Conduct & Demeanor Training
The Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara is pleased to announce that a session of Bench Conduct and Demeanor for Temporary Judges will be offered on December 6, 2024, from 1:30 to 4:30 pm. Judge Sunil Kulkarni and Judge Lori Pegg will serve as the instructors for this live remote class.
The course is open to members of the State Bar who serve as or intend to apply to serve as a court-appointed temporary judge. This course has been approved to provide three hours of MCLE credit, including .50 credit for ethics and .50 for elimination of bias. Please note that video and audio capabilities are required to participate in this interactive class.
Space is limited. Register today by clicking here.
Code Tenderloin’s Joy to the City Toy Drive
Code Tenderloin is launching a special toy drive to bring joy to the lives of 5,000 children in need later this year, at their annual Joy to the City 2024 in Chase Arena with the Warriors holiday event. They want to ensure every child receives a gift that will brighten their day. They are kindly asking for donations of new, unwrapped toys to make this possible. Your generosity will make a significant impact and bring smiles to so many children and families throughout the Bay Area.
ABOUT CODE TENDERLOIN
Code Tenderloin provides a wide range of services to the San Francisco community, with a focus on job readiness training, employment support, and tech skills development. They serve low-income immigrants and communities of color, offering food delivery, outreach to youth, families, and seniors. Through their holistic approach, Code Tenderloin is dedicated to empowering individuals to secure sustainable employment and create brighter futures for themselves.
ABOUT JOY TO THE CITY 2024
Joy to the City brought smiles to many children who may not otherwise receive holiday gifts. The upcoming second annual Joy to the City follows last year’s successful event that engaged the San Francisco community. In 2023, they welcomed over 5000 attendees and distributed 4000+ toys, books, clothes, 850 grocery bags, 500 turkeys, and over 500 free meals. This year’s holiday celebration will feature more toy and book giveaways, photos with Santa, fun crafts, music performances, DJs, and children’s entertainment.
This year, they are aiming to make an even bigger impact, and they need your help to achieve their goal.
TOY DONATION DROP-OFF
• Monday – Friday, 10 AM – 5 PM at their office located at 55 Taylor Street, San Francisco
• Donate online at: https://www.codetenderloin.org/joy-to-the-city-2024
Together, we can make this holiday season a little brighter for children in need.
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.
Seek VABANC’s Endorsement
Are you applying for a bench position or running for a prosecutorial or public defender position? Reach out to us! VABANC welcomes all applicants to seek our endorsement (irrespective of Vietnamese background). VABANC endorsements carry significant weight, particularly in the judicial application process. For more information, contact Nguyen Luu at nguyen@luulaw.com.
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!
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).
Job Opportunities
- The California Appellate Project is looking for an Executive Director to oversee their operations, guide their strategic direction, and inspire their team. See here for the application and more information.
- The California Appellate Project is looking for one Attorney position. 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 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.
- Braun Blaising & Wynne P.C. (BB&W) is seeking a part-time school year law clerk for the 2024-2025 school year with potential extension to become a summer associate for full-time employment. BB&W provides regulatory, transactional and general counsel services to public agencies, such as community choice aggregators as well as publicly owned electric and water utilities. Typical duties will include regulatory reporting services, attending/monitoring agency workshops, document drafting, regulatory filings, legal research and analysis, and assistance with legal compliance activities. Environmental law and/or energy/utility law subject matter areas of interest are preferred. Interested 2Ls should send their cover letter, resume, unofficial transcript and a writing sample to BB&W at the following email address: administrator@braunlegal.com.
- 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 a (Associate) Professor of Practice Office For Academic Skills Instruction And Support. See here for the application 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
Have you renewed your membership this year?
You can conveniently renew online here!
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