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Community Service
FAME Legal Clinic >>>
When: SUNDAY February 12, 2012 from 10am-1pm
Where: FAME Legal Clinic
What: Working with another lawyer from the community, you'll interview clients individually and try to see if you can give them legal advice. Issues range from housing to employment to personal injury, etc. It's very hands-on, personal, and a great, dynamic learning experience.
After the clinic ends, we will go for lunch in KTown! Depending on how many people want to come, we can arrange carpools and go together.
This clinic runs once-twice a month and here are the next few dates (all Sundays from 10-1): 2/26, 3/11, 3/25.
Contact: If you would like to sign up to volunteer, please email Elaine Lee(elaine[dot]lee[dot]2013@lawmail[dot]usc[dot]edu). Please email Elaine by Friday, February 10th for the February 12th clinic.
Volunteers needed for APABA's installation dinner >>>
APABA is seeking about 20 student volunteers for its upcoming 14th Annual Installation Dinner.
When: Friday, February 24, 2011
Shifts: starting from 4:30 pm to 9:30 pm (event is from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm)
Where: Los Angeles Athletic Club, 431 W. 7th St. (Downtown Los Angeles)
Why: Join us in celebrating the past year and installing our new board at APABA's 14th Annual InstallationDinner! This year's program will feature California Supreme Court Associate Justice Goodwin Liu and U.S. District Court Judges Edward Chen, Virginia Phillips and Jacqueline Nguyen. We will try our best to schedule volunteers in shifts. Admissions -- dinner included -- is free for volunteers! Tickets for students are priced at $75.
Contact: If you would like to sign up to volunteer, please email Helen Tran (helen[dot]tran[dot]2012@lawmail[dot]usc[dot]edu). Volunteers will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis until spots are filled.
Other Outreach Opportunities >>>
We've got a few more community service events to look forward to this semester. All will be eligible for PILF hours. Please feel free to email either Jeff Kim or Elaine Lee about these or if you have an idea/cause you'd like APALSA to participate in.
* Naturalization clinic focused on the Filipino community- November
* Saturday morning with the kids of the Young Oak Kim Academy (via RenewLA tutoring program)- one Saturday in November/December
* Thanksgiving Basket Drive- November
APALC WINTER/SPRING INTERNSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT >>>
APALC's Legal Services Unit is looking for a law student intern for the remainder of this semester and for the Spring semester. The position is open immediately until filled; hours are flexible. This will be a paid internship, stipend amount to be announced upon acceptance of the internship.
The work will be focused on family law and immigration services for domestic violence survivors. This includes assisting attorneys with restraining orders, custody, divorce and immigration remedies based on VAWA, U visa, T visa and I-751 waivers. Interns will also do legal research.
Interested applicants should send the following documents to Jonathan Ota: (1) Intern/Volunteer Application; (2) Cover Letter; (3) Resume; and (4) Optional Writing Sample (3-5 pages).
Contact info for your cover letter:
ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN LEGAL CENTER
1145 Wilshire Blvd., 2nd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Opportunity for Japanese speakers >>>
Now seeking Japanese-fluent document review attorneys and non-attorneys for a chemistry-related patent review coming up in the Bay Area. The project will start on October 21st. While chemistry/patent backgrounds and licenses are preferred, the language skill set will trump all other considerations. Candidates must be able to read and translate Japanese documents into English.
Anyone interested in this project should submit their resume to Bruce Ishimatsu.
Thai Naturalization Clinic >>>
Required training - Thursday 10/13 6:30-8pm
Clinic - Saturday 10/22 9am-1pm
Join APALC (Asian Pacific American Legal Center) and the Royal Thai Consulate General at this workshop focusing on the Thai community where volunteers will be screening for eligibility for naturalization, providing one on one assistance in filling out the N-44 citizenship application as well as certain waivers, and providing resources in-language on the citizenship process and exam. You can help make people's dreams come true (silly but true)! See the flyer for details. Email elaine.lee.2013@lawmail.usc.edu for questions. Eligible for PILF credit!
APALC Friday Clinics >>>
One Friday a month 1-4pm; semester long commitment
Looking for PILF hours? Exploring a career in public interest? Or just want to help out some Asian folk? APALC (which has a downtown office) is looking for volunteers to staff one of their bi-monthly citizenship clinics. UCLA APILSA has already committed to staffing one of the clinics. APALC needs 3-5 volunteers per session, for a semester long commitment. Volunteers will be helping clients fill out the applications and waivers on a one-on-one basis. Please contact elaine.lee.2013@lawmail if you're at all interested. If we have enough people, you may not have to commit for an entire semester.
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