FBANC is excited to announce that we will be awarding the first ever FBANC Foundation NAPABA Convention Scholarship.  The deadline to apply is October 17, 2016 at 5:00 pm PDT.  More details below.

Mari Bandoma Callado

FBANC Foundation Inaugural NAPABA Convention Scholarship - due Oct. 17

A scholarship in the amount of $500 will be awarded to one individual who has demonstrated a commitment to public interest and/or Asian Pacific American issues.  Special thanks to Rose Cuison-Villazor and Rodney Villazor for your generous contribution to this Scholarship.

Application packets must be received on or before October 17, 2016 at 5.pm. PDT and the recipient will be announced on October 27, 2016.  Please direct all inquiries and completed applications by email to Christine Start at christinestart@fbanc.org.

Click here to download the application packet.  

Mentorship Families

FBANC is now collecting applications for mentorship families! Applications can be found here (updated link).  We request applications to be completed by mentees (law students) and mentors (attorneys).

For questions, please contact Angelica Leonardo (angelicaleonardo@fbanc.org) or Carmelita Miller (carmelitamiller@fbanc.org).

FBANC Volunteers needed to protect Voting Rights plus Training Schedule

2016 Asian American Exit Poll and Poll Monitoring
Tuesday, November 8, 2016
 
In past elections, Asian Americans have faced a series of barriers in exercising their right to vote, including segregated “Asian” voting lines.  When the news media reported on election results, Asian Americans were overlooked.  In response, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) has conducted a non-partisan survey of Asian American voters to document Asian American voting patterns and document instances of anti-Asian voter disenfranchisement. AALDEF has monitored the elections for compliance with the federal Voting Rights Act, which mandates bilingual ballots and forbids anti-Asian voter discrimination.
 
We need your help.  In the 2012 elections, 850 volunteers polled 9,096 Asian American voters in 14 states and Washington, DC.  Volunteers work in 3-hour shifts.  There will be a one-hour training session for all volunteers in October (90 minutes for CLE credits).  All volunteers must be non-partisan during the time that they help.  Complete the form at www.aaldef.net.  Thank you!
 
For more information, contact: AALDEF Democracy Program Director Jerry Vattamala or Voting Rights Organizer Iris Zalun at 800-966-5946 orvotingrights@aaldef.org.
 
 
Iris Zalun
Voting Rights Organizer
izalun@aaldef.org
212.966.5932 x206

2016 Asian American Exit Poll and Poll Monitoring
Training Schedule as of 9/13/2016 (More dates TBA)
*Volunteers:

• Must attend one training session
• Must be non-partisan during their shift
• (Exit Poll) Administer a multilingual survey and document problems 
• (Exit Poll) Work in 3-hour shifts between 7:00 AM and 9:00 PM
• (Poll Monitoring - NY, NJ, MA, MI, PA only) Must be law students or lawyers

• Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton (CLE Training) 12730 High Bluff Dr, Ste 400, Lunch, 12:00 PM
• National Federation of Filipino American Associations Mabuhay Room, 1603 Hoover Ave, National City, Dinner, 6:00 PM

• Asian Law Alliance  De Anza College, Campus Center Conference Room A, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino, 3:30 PM

Oct. 19 - FBANC Women's Committee Lunch 12-1 PM in SF, Oakland & Silicon Valley

Oct. 19 - FBANC presents How to Become a Law Firm Partner 

• Ben Reyes, Principal at Meyers | Nave
• Aimee Hamoy-Perera, Partner at Burnham Brown
• Erick Dimalanta, Partner at Dimalanta Clark, PC
• Cyrian Tabuena, Partner at Walsworth WFBM LLP

Dec. 9 - FBANC Holiday Party

Great turnout at the FBANC LGBT & Women's Committee's Fall Mixer!

Advisory Board Meeting

Sept. 29 - AABA Public Law and Membership Committee Mixer (TONIGHT)

Nevada Non-Partisan Voter Protection - Seeking Tagalog-speaking Attorneys

Oct. 2 - Giving Hope to the Children Fundraiser

Now on its 30th year, PIA has made life better for over 50,000 children, rescuing them from abuse and sending them to school. Help them create a better country, one child at a time. All proceeds benefit programs for disadvantaged children in the Philippines and in the San Fracisco Bay Area.  For more information contact philaid@sbcglobal.net

Sunday, October 2, 2016

Oct. 6 - Consumer Attorneys of California Diversity Mixer

Oct. 7 - Jung Foundation Public Interest Scholarships to NAPABA 2016 Convention in San Diego

Since 2013, the Charles & Melita Jung Foundation (Jung Foundation) has sponsored public interest scholarships to the NAPABA Convention.  This year, the Jung Foundation is sponsoring three public interest attorney scholarships to the 2016 Convention in San Diego.  The scholarships are intended to encourage and make it easier for public interest attorneys to participate in NAPABA. 

The award consists of the following: (1) Flight: the Jung Foundation will purchase for the recipient a domestic round trip ticket to San Diego, CA on Southwest Airlines; (2) Registration Fee: conference registration fee reimbursement at the NAPABA member public interest member rate (register by August 26 at midnight ET for the Early Bird Rate, but no later than October 21, 2015); and for one of the three recipients (3) Hotel Stay:  reimbursement for a 3-night stay at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront hotel. 

Preference will be given to those who also apply for a NAPABA Convention Scholarship and reimbursements will be net of any other scholarships received.  All U.S.-based public interest attorneys are invited to apply.  The application deadline is October 7, 2016 (but the scholarships will be considered on a rolling basis beginning 8/19/16, so the earlier the better). 

Apply at http://njfirm.com/napaba/.

Oct. 13 - Queen's Bench Bar Association's Annual Judge's Dinner 

Queen’s Bench, The Women’s Bar Association in the Bay Area since 1921, is proud to present its Annual Judge’s Dinner
Featuring Priya Sanger, Counsel at Google Inc.

5:30 PM - NO HOST COCKTAILS 
6:30 PM - DINNER 
MARINE’S MEMORIAL CLUB – SAN FRANCISCO 
609 SUTTER STREET 
TICKETS ON SALE NOW $95 MEMBERS/ $150 NON-MEMBERS
JUDGES FREE

Oct. 13 - 2016 WLAC Annual Judges Dinner

WHEN: Thursday, October 13, 2016 from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM (PDT)

WHERE: Grandview Pavilion - 300 Island Drive, Alameda, CA 94502

PLEASE RSVP AND PURCHASE TICKETS BY SEPTEMBER 29

• Click here for Sponsorship options and program ads.
• To reserve tables, please contact Pat Delgado.
• To pay by check, please send your meal selections with your check made out to "WLAC" to: WLAC c/o 3045 23rd Street San Francisco, CA 94110.
• Click here for individual tickets.

Oct. 14 - American College of Trial Lawyers Award for Outstanding Program to Improve the Administration of Justice

Oct. 20 - Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Solano County 5th Annual Dinner

Oakland City Attorney's Office - 5 Open Positions

1.      Deputy City Attorney V – Litigation
Salary range: $144,654 to $177,594
The DCA V – Litigation will handle the most complex cases with the highest level of exposure. The DCA V may supervise other attorneys, will collaborate and mentor other attorneys and will serve as team leader on a number of cases.

2.      Deputy City Attorney V – Police Departmental Counsel
Salary range: $144,654 to $177,594
The ideal candidate should have significant experience advising and representing public entities – including law enforcement agencies – as well as litigation experience.

3.      Deputy City Attorney II or III – Advisory Division
Salary range: $107,932 to $146,115
The candidate should have expertise in rent regulation and landlord/tenant law.

4.      Deputy City Attorney II or III – Litigation Division
Salary range: $107,932 to $146,115
Significant litigation experience including writ and appellate experience is desirable for this position.

5.      Neighborhood Law Corps Attorney
Salary: $44,999.16
The Neighborhood Law Corps is an award-winning community law program often described as a cross between Legal Aid and the Peace Corps. The program is part of the Affirmative Litigation Division of the City Attorney’s Office. This is a limited duration 2-year position.

http://www.oaklandcityattorney.org/AboutUs/job_ops.html

Opening for Paralegal or Associate

Meyers Nave - Trial & Litigation Contract Attorney Recruitment

Meyers Nave's 2017 Diversity Fellowship

• Paid, full-time, 10-week Fellow position at Meyers Nave during the summer after the first and second years of law school
• Annual tuition assistance of $5,000 for the second and third years of law school, upon completion of the first- and second-year Fellow programs
• Mentoring during law school from Meyers Nave attorneys practicing in different areas of law in the firm’s California offices, focusing on academic work and the practice and business of law
• Potential Associate position at Meyers Nave after law school

ChangeLab Solutions - Legal Fellow

• Resume and cover letter
• Writing sample - Please provide one writing sample in a relevant substantive area, up to 10 pages (excerpts are fine).
• References – Please provide contact information (name, organization, email address, and phone number) for three references.

Sharswood Fellowship at Penn (2 years)

To encourage scholars committed to entering a career in legal academia, the Editorial Board of Volume 155 of the University of Pennsylvania Law Review established the first Sharswood Fellowship in 2007. Penn Law has since expanded the program so that now each year the School awards two fellowships that each fund two years of research, writing, and teaching. One of the Fellowships continues to be generously funded by the Law Review.  Recent Sharswood Fellows have gone on to tenure-track legal academic posts at law schools including Stanford, The University of California at Berkeley and the University of Pennsylvania.

Sharswood Fellows enjoy faculty access to Penn Law services and events, holding academic standing comparable to that of visiting assistant professors. Click here for a list of our current fellows and visitors.

Applications for 2017 will be received starting July 1, 2016 and will close November 15, 2016. Applicants are encouraged to submit their materials in the summer or early fall.  Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.

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