Folks, please don’t miss these great opportunities. Also, support the BLSA/La Raza scholarship fund by buying a ticket to the concert on March 24 at Locatelli. And, bring a friend!
Next general meeting – tentatively scheduled for 3/28. Room TBA
BLSA Polo shirts – ask a board member how you get a snappy black polo showing your BLSA pride. Sizes M-XXL available.
14th Annual Trina Grillo Public Interest and Social Justice Retreat: March 24-25, 2012
“Fighting Poverty and Inequality: Social Justice Lawyering in a Time of Change”
Hosted by Golden Gate University School of Law
The Center for Social Justice will sponsor attendance for 15 Santa Clara Law students. The Trina Grillo Retreat provides a unique opportunity for law students, faculty and practitioners to exchange viewpoints, explore career opportunities, and formulate creative strategies for social justice. The Trina Grillo Retreat is co-sponsored by SALT and a consortium of law schools including Santa Clara Law.
To reserve your space, contact Sandra Vega at svega@scu.edu. Thank you.
BLSA Co-Sponsors events!
Diversity Lecture - Angela J. Davis (American University Washington College of Law),
“Prosecutorial Discretion: The Power to Choose Death”
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Diversity Lecture - Professor Margaret Chon (Seattle University School of Law) Intellectual Property: What Do Diversity and Social Justice Have to Do with It?
Nobili Hall, followed by Wine and Cheese Reception
Thursday, March 22 4:00 p.m.
Support the BLSA/La Raza Scholarship Fund
THE LEGENDARY PETE ESCOVEDO LATIN JAZZ ORCHESTRA
Saturday, March 24, 2012, 7:00 p.m.
Locatelli Center, Santa Clara University
Proceeds to benefit the BLSA/La Raza Scholarship Fund
Buy tickets online!
Charles Houston Bar Association Events – find them here
This Saturday, check out their Free Debt Collection Clinic and help deliver important services.
Allen Temple Baptist Church
Mary Morris Room
8501 International Blvd.
Oakland, CA 94621
Saturday, March 17, 2012
10:30 a.m. -12:00 p.m.
On Wednesday, a chance for service.
Help Homeless Youth Build Employment Skills
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Time: 7:00pm - 8:45pm
Where: 200 Harrison St.
Oakland, CA 94608
Judicial Internships – deadline extended
http://www.americanbar.org/groups/litigation/initiatives/good_works/judicial_intern_opportunity_program.html
Help with Immigration – e-mail the Board if you are interested in helping.
My name is Erika Rivera and I am an alum of SCU Law. I now work at CET's Immigration and Citizenship Program (we are located near downtown San Jose) and am looking for law student volunteers to assist CET and the other agencies in the Santa Clara County Collaborative with Citizenship Day on Saturday, March 17th.
We're looking for students who can donate a minimum of 2-3 hours of their time on that day to help us screen possible citizenship/naturalization. I am available to come to campus next week and train any interested students during the lunch hour or in the evening, whatever would be easier for your respective memberships.
Citizenship Day is a great experience and you and your fellow classmates would be helping hundreds of Santa Clara County residents start their journey towards US citizenship.
Please let me know if you are interested in receiving a quick training so that you can help us out at Citizenship Day on Saturday March 17th.
Thank you and I hope to hear from you all soon!
Summer Job – Equal Justice Society
EJS Law Clerk Positions - Deadline April 1st
LAW CLERK POSITIONS AVAILABLE
Application Deadline: April 1, 2012
Visit our Jobs page to download a PDF of this announcement
EJS has law clerk positions available for Fall 2012 at our office in San Francisco. EJS law clerks participate in legal research, writing, and analysis in the areas of civil rights and racial justice. The positions are open to law students who have completed at least their first year of law school. For more information, emailinfo@equaljusticesociety.org.
The Equal Justice Society is a national legal organization focused on restoring constitutional safeguards against discrimination. Our goal is to help achieve a society where race is no longer a barrier to opportunity. Specifically, EJS is working to fully restore the constitutional protections of the Fourteenth Amendment and the Equal Protection Clause by replacing the Intent Doctrine with a Disparate Impact standard that addresses contemporary forms of racism. We use a three-pronged approach to accomplish these goals, combining legal advocacy, outreach and coalition building, and education through effective messaging and communication strategies.
Our legal strategy aims to broaden conceptions of present-day discrimination to include unconscious and structural bias by using cognitive science, structural analysis, and real-life experience. Currently, EJS targets its advocacy efforts on the death penalty, local service and municipal disparities, and inequities in the criminal justice system.
Location: San Francisco, California
Compensation: Although we are unable to offer paid positions, we will work with selected candidates to secure funding through your law school and other possible public-interest funding sources. Academic credit may also be available through your law school.
Deadline: April 1, 2012
* Applications must be received in the office by the deadline.
* Positions will be filled on a rolling basis; early applications are welcome and will be reviewed as they are received.
Application: Please email (1) cover letter, (2) resume, and (3) writing sample (no more than 10 pages) toinfo@equaljusticesociety.org with “Law Clerk Application” in the subject line.
OR mail hard copies to:
Layla Razavi
Re: Fall Law Clerk Applications
Equal Justice Society
260 California Street, Suite 700
San Francisco, CA 94111
Apply Now! BASF's 2012 Minority Scholarship Application
Please spread the word widely…..any college or law student that you know of who will be attending law school (1L, 2L or 3L) in Fall 2012.
BASF’s Bay Area Minority Law Student Scholarship application is now available online atwww.sfbar.org/scholarships.
All applications must be received or postmarked by May 11, 2012 at 4:00pm.
Please share with others who may be interested, thanks!
-- Your BLSA Board,Co-President- Jasmine WalkerCo-President- Sherrett WalkerVice-President - Haris McKinley
Treasurer
- Antonio Raymo
Secretary
- George Atkins
Historian
- Shayla Jackson
Community
Service
Coordinator
- Jason de Barros
Part-Time Liason - Norah Alyami
Social Chair - Isabella Shin
Alumni Coordinator- Brandon Fields
