Networking/Social Event: Karaoke in SF Japan Town October 29, 2009

The event will be held at Playground at 1705 Buchanan Street in San Francisco's Japan Town. The price of admission is a mere $5, and in return, AABA will be feeding you seven different appetizers and a never-ending supply of drinks including soju, soju cocktails, and beer. We are currently soliciting singers, but contestants may also sign up the day of the event. The top performers will be awarded prizes.

Please contact Danny Wang at mrdannywang@gmail.com if you are interested in performing or have any questions.

SCBA Distinguished Lecturer Series - Peter Orner - October 14, 2009

The Sacramento County Bar Association’s Constitutional Law and Civil Rights Division invites you to its 2nd Annual Distinguished Lecturer Series at 5:30pm on Wednesday, October 14th, at Sofia Restaurant in Sacramento.

This year, the series features Peter Orner speaking on “The Intersection of Law and the Arts: Documenting Civil Rights Stories.” Peter Orner is an attorney turned writer who is the author of the novel, The Second Coming of Mavala Shikongo (Little, Brown, 2006), and the story collection, Esther Stories (Houghton Mifflin, 2001). The Second Coming of Mavala Shikongo, a Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and a San Francisco Chronicle Best-Seller, won the Bard Fiction Prize. It is set in Namibia where Orner lived and worked in the early 1990's. Currently, Orner is an associate professor at San Francisco State University.

Student price is $30 and includes dinner. Click here for more info

SCBA Unity Bar Dinner - October 22, 2008 - 20 Free Student Tickets

The Sacramento County Bar Association presents a Celebration of Unity, The Presentation of Law Student Scholarships, and the Honoring of Citizens of our Community for Outstanding Service, at its annual Unity Bar Dinner on Thursday, October 22 from 5:30-9 at the Doubletree Hotel in Sacramento. The Dean's Office and LSA Board have agreed to sponsor 2 King Hall Student Tables for 20 students.

Please email 1L Section Rep Serena Salinas (sfsalinas@ucdavis.edu) to reserve your ticket - first come, first served. Please reserve tickets only if you are certain you can attend.

REMINDER: AABA Mentorship Brunch this Sunday October 18!

The Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area (AABA) is hosting its annual Mentor/Mentee Fall Brunch on Sunday, October 18, 2009, at the Golden Gate University School of Law in San Francisco.

Please contact Rocky Tsai (rtsai@orrick.com) if you're interested in the program and for more information - it's not too late to sign up!

ACLU Summer Legal Internship

The American Civil Liberties Union is seeking 1Ls and 2Ls for summer 2010 legal internships with their Immigrants’ Rights Project.

Suggested application submission periods are as follows:

• 2Ls applying for Summer 2010 should apply between September 7, 2009, and November 20, 2009.

• 1Ls applying for Summer 2010 should apply between December 7, 2009, and January 22, 2010.

For more information, please see the attached flyer here

Constangy, Brooks & Smith 2010 Diversity Scholars Awards - Deadline November 16, 2009

Constangy, Brooks & Smith is proud to present the 2010 Diversity Scholars Awards. The $3,000 scholarships will be granted to a deserving second-year law student at an accredited law school in each of 3 regions. The regions are as follows: (1) Southern (Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee); (2) Mid-West/West Coast (Texas, California, Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin); and, (3) Eastern (North Carolina, Virginia/Washington, D.C., South Carolina and Massachusetts).

Applications are due November 16, 2009

Please review the 2010 Diversity Scholarship Flyer attached here for additional information.

Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office 5th Annual Diversity Reception- October 29, 2009

Sacramento County DA's Office

John Price Conference Room

901 G Street

Sacramento, CA

October 29, 2009, 4:30 - 7:30pm

Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office will host it 5th Annual Diversity Reception for Law Students. Explore a career or summer employment opportunities as a prosecutor. Mingle with the District Attorney and her staff. Get first hand knowledge of the life of a prosecutor.

BAAPALSA Fall Student Mixer - October 24, 2009 - Sugar Cafe & Cellar Lounge

October 24, 2009 at 8PM

Sugar Cafe & Cellar Lounge (next door)

679 Sutter Street

San Francisco, CA 94102 US

Come mingle at the best, and only, networking mixer where you will be able to meet other APALSA students from all the top Northern California law schools: Boalt, Golden Gate, Hastings, King Hall (Davis), McGeorge, U. of San Francisco, Santa Clara, and Stanford.

8 p.m. Networking Mixer & Dessert Reception at Sugar Cafe

The main event with networking games, prizes and delicious appetizers. Free for all law students, cash bar.

10:30 p.m. After-hour Celebration next door at Cellar Lounge

For all the night owls who want to continue celebrating with their new-found friends. Free for all law students BEFORE 11 pm with valid law school ID. Must be 21 and over with valid state ID.

Event is free, but you must register. Please click here to access the evite.

San Francisco Minority Bar Coalition 3rd Annual Unity Conference - October 23, 2009

Golden Gate University

536 Mission Street

San Francisco, CA 94105
12:30pm - 5pm

The San Francisco Bay Area Minority Bar Coalition will be hosting the 3rd Annual Unity Conference at GGU on October 23. The day begins with a lunch speaker, Judge James Ware of the US District Court in San Jose. Two break-out panels with two interesting topics each follows in the Lecture Halls. The day concludes with the Unity Awards reception on the 5th floor. Each participating bar association presents an award to one of its members for outstanding service to the legal community. This year, the MBC will be giving a special recognition award to California Supreme Court Justice Carlos Moreno.

Students are free; but you must register by October 16, 2009.

Download registration form here

2009 NAPABA Annual Convention November 18-22, 2009 - Early Registration Deadline October 15

***Four Days Left to Register at Early Bird Rates***

2009 NAPABA Annual Convention - November 18-22, 2009

The Westin Copley Place
10 Huntington Avenue
Boston , MA 02116

Register by October 15^th to receive the Early Bird Discount, or by November 6^th to register Pre-Convention. The complete 3 and 1/2 day convention schedule, including panels, social events and committee meetings is now available online. Descriptions of the selected panels can also be viewed online.

• Register online at www.napaba.org (credit cards only)
• Or, download the registration form from the convention page at www.napaba.org and mail it to NAPABA with your check or money order.

Confirmed speakers include Senator Daniel Inouye, the second-most senior Senator and the Chairman of the Senate Appropriation Committee; Preeta Bansal, General Counsel and Policy Adviser for the Office of Management and Budget; Harold Koh, Legal Adviser to the State Department; and Ivan Fong, General Counsel of the Department of Homeland Security.

Sorry for the lack of updates - regular updates to follow :)