South Asian Bar Association South Asian Bar Association of Northern California
Employment Opportunities

NASABA Executive Director

The North American South Asian Bar Association ("NASABA") seeks an experienced individual to serve as its part-time Executive Director, to assist in the coordination and direction of the operation of the organization.

The Executive Director will report directly to the NASABA President and its 9-member Executive Committee (the "EC") and may be required to supervise an Executive Assistant and volunteers. It is expected that the Executive Director will devote 15-20 hours per week on average to his/her job duties. The Executive Director will have the following general responsibilities



Date Position Available:
July 1, 2008
Reports to: NASABA Executive Committee
Salary: Commensurate with experience
Application Deadline: Open until filled

Please send a statement of interest, resume, and the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of two work-related references to: Sonjui L. Kumar, 1117 Perimeter Center West, Suite W311, Atlanta, Georgia 30338. Applications may also be sent by fax to (678) 443- 2230 or by e-mail to skumar@kppblaw.com. Email preferred.

 

Supreme Court of California

The Supreme Court of California, located in San Francisco, is accepting applications for a Supreme Court Chambers Attorney on the personal staff of Associate Justice Kathryn Mickle Werdegar. Please see the following for more information.

 

Narika

Narika is a domestic violence helpline for South Asian women that receives requests for help and information from over 2000 callers (both within the U.S. and internationally) every year. For more information about Narika, please visit narika.org. Narika seeks a legal intern entering either the second or third year of law school to assist us in addressing family and immigration law issues affecting our clients.

The intern, under the supervision of attorneys from the law firm of Murphy, Vu, Thongsamouth & Chatterjee LLP, will assist with case management, running client meetings, researching the law, drafting legal briefs and memoranda, corresponding and communicating with opposing counsels and court personnel and accompanying with the possibility of representing clients in court appearances. The firm's focus is to provide domestic violence survivors with legal services in the areas of immigration, family law and estate planning. The intern will predominantly work on Narika clients' cases.

The intern will also have the opportunity to help Narika grow and expand its network of attorneys and attorney referral service. Other projects will include research and writing focused on the issues of domestic violence, immigration and family law as they affect the South Asian community.

The internship is a full time 10-week program. The intern will split time between the law firm located in Oakland and Narika in the East Bay. Narika has secured a fellowship grant from the South Asian Bar Association Foundation that will allow the intern to be paid a stipend of $3,000. For further compensation, students are encouraged to inquire into their school's work-study programs.

To apply, please send a resume and cover letter to the Executive Director of Narika at atashi@narika.org. Due to the nature of our work, the intern must be female. The application deadline is May 9, 2008.

 

Looking for JNE Members

Active California lawyers, former judges and members of the public are invited to submit an application by June 2 to serve on the 2009 Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation (JNE).

www.calbar.ca.gov


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