Better Together
March 16, 2011
Prepared by the Applied Research Center (ARC) in partnership with the Arcus Foundation, this study examines the relationship between racial justice organizations and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) communities, finding the lack of resources, funding, and community support are obstacles to engagement between the two communities.
The executive summary of the report is available online, with the full report to be released at ARC’s Facing Race 2010 conference. A press teleconference will be held on Thursday, September 23. To RSVP for the teleconference or to interview ARC president and executive director Rinku Sen, contact Rebekah Spicuglia at rspicuglia@arc.org or (415) 290-2970. Click here to view the press release.
Download the Executive Summary here. Download the full report here.
VABANC Mentor / Mentee Brunch
March 12, 2011
Our Mentor / Mentee Brunch in the South Bay successfully brings together Bay Area attorneys and law students. Photos
NAPABA In-House Counsel Committee’s Mentoring Program
March 3, 2011
The NAPABA In-House Counsel Committee’s mentoring program is accepting applications for in-house counsel (including attorneys working for the public sector, academic institutions, and non-profits) to participate either as a mentee or mentor. The program seeks to foster relationships between NAPABA members who are experienced in-house counsel and NAPABA members who are either (i) new to the in-house position and in need of guidance, including advice on professional development, career goals and transitioning into the in-house position, or (ii) in-house practitioners who are at a critical juncture in their career and in need of guidance on how to move forward or position themselves to take advantage of future opportunities. The new deadline for submission for inclusion into this year’s program is Friday, March 11, 2011. Click here for more information.
VABANC Awards its First Public Interest Fellowship
February 14, 2011
VABANC proudly announces that it has awarded its first public interest fellowship to Nikki Dinh, who will be working at Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach (APILO) to serve the Vietnamese American community in the San Francisco Bay Area. The VABANC Public Interest Fellowship provides $25,000 to enable a law school graduate to provide legal services to and advocacy for the Vietnamese American community and/or other underserved communities. Press Release
VABANC Collaborates with KGACLC to Provide First Ever Monthly Pro Bono Legal Clinics in San Jose
February 3, 2011
VABANC and Katharine & George Alexander Community Law Center (KGACLC), a supported project of Santa Clara University Law School, announce that they will host free monthly legal clinics aimed at assisting the Vietnamese community in San Jose, the largest concentration of Vietnamese Americans in the United States. This is the first recurring monthly legal clinic hosted by the Vietnamese American Bar Association in San Jose.
Attorneys, interpreters, and Santa Clara University law students bilingual in Vietnamese will participate in these clinics and will be available to assist those with a variety of legal issues—from immigration and domestic violence to bankruptcy and employment law. The first clinic will be held on February 15, 2011 starting at 5:30 p.m. at 1030 The Alameda, San Jose, CA 95126, and will take place every 2nd Tuesday of the month at the same location. Press Release
Touro Law to Offer First-Ever U.S. Summer Abroad Law Program in Vietnam
January 6, 2011
Touro Law Center is pleased to announce a new summer abroad law program in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, beginning in the summer of 2011. Touro Law will be the first and only United States law school to sponsor a summer abroad law program in Vietnam. Flyer.
The May 12, 2011 VABANC Mentorship mixer successfully brings together bay area attorneys and law students
