28th Annual Southern California Public Interest/Public Sector Career Day
Saturday, February 9, 2013
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
UCLA School of Law
Overview
UCLA School of Law is pleased to host the 28th Annual Southern California Public Interest/Public Sector Career Day. While held at UCLA School of Law, the Career Day is cosponsored by the Southern California-area law schools, including California Western, Chapman, La Verne, Loyola, Pepperdine, Southwestern, Thomas Jefferson, UC Irvine, UCLA, University of San Diego, University of Southern California, Western State and Whittier. The annual Career Day is designed to expose law students to the practice of law in the public interest and to encourage students to consider a public interest career path. More than 110 nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and private firms are participating in Career Day activities.
Public Interest Career Day is comprised of a number of different activities:
§ Prescheduled, formal interviews for summer and/or postgraduate positions.
§ Informal "table-talk," with representatives of the participating organizations, agencies and firms.
§ A series of informal lunchtime discussions, each focusing on a different substantive area of public interest practice (e.g., children and youth, environmental law, labor law), as well as a lunchtime discussion focusing on postgraduate fellowships and the fellowship application process.
§ An afternoon panel discussion, "Criminal Law: Prosecution and Defense".
Registration
For Students:
Attendance on Saturday, February 9th is open to all law students from the cosponsoring law schools, as well as to students from law schools outside Southern California. Please note, however, that only law students from the cosponsoring schools are eligible to participate in the prescheduled, formal interviews. There is no need to preregister and there is no registration fee.
For Organizations, Agencies and Firms:
While registration for conducting interviews is now closed, registration remains open through Wednesday, February 6, for participation in other aspects of the Day. If you would like to participate or have any questions, please contact:
Rochelle Adelman
Assistant Director, Public Interest Programs
UCLA School of Law
(310) 794-5355
Participating Organizations, Agencies and Firms
Entities Participating in Table-Talk (9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. [with lunchtime break from 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.])
ACLU Foundation of Southern California
ALF-CIO Office of the General Counsel
Alliance for Children’s Rights
Anti-Defamation League, Civil Rights Division
Asian Pacific American Dispute Resolution Center
Asian Pacific American Legal Center
Bet Tzedek Legal Services
California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General
California Public Utilities Commission - Administrative Law Judge Division
California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc.
California Western School of Law LL.M in Trial Advocacy Program
Center for Civic Mediation
Central American Resource Center
Children’s Law Center of California
Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, Dream Center DACA Clinic
Coalition to Abolish Slavery & Trafficking (CAST)
Community Lawyers, Inc.
Community Legal Services
Compassion Over Killing, Legal Advocacy Program
Consumer Watchdog
Council on American-Islamic Relations
Desert Legal Aid
Disability Rights California
Disability Rights Legal Center
Equal Justice Works
Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project
Eviction Defense Network
Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc.
Federal Public Defender, Central District, California
Federal Trade Commission, Western Region – Los Angeles
Found Animals Foundation
Hadsell, Stormer, Richardson & Renick LLP
Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law
Housing Rights Center
Immigration Center for Women and Children
Inner City Law Center
Internal Revenue Service, Office of Chief Counsel
International Institute of Los Angeles, Immigration Legal Services
Invisible Children
Jewish Family Service, Prins Asylum Program
KIND (Kids in Need of Defense)
LACBA AIDS Legal Services Project
Learning Rights Law Center
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
Legal Aid of Marin
Los Angeles Center for Law & Justice
Los Angeles City Attorney
Los Angeles County District Attorney
Los Angeles County Public Defender
Los Angeles County Superior Court, Judicial Externships
Los Angeles County Superior Court, Juvenile Division
Los Angeles County Superior Court, Resource Center for Self-Represented Litigants
Los Angeles Dependency Lawyers, Inc.
Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center
Los Angeles HIV Law and Policy Project
Los Angeles Police Department, Office of the Inspector General
Maintenance Cooperation Trust Fund
Mental Health Advocacy Services, Inc.
National Health Law Program
National Immigration Law Center
National Labor Relations Board, Region 21
National Labor Relations Board, Region 31
National Lawyers Guild
National Senior Citizens Law Center
Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County
Ochoa Legal Group
Office of Legislative Counsel
OneJustice
Orange County Superior Court
Palestine Works
Public Counsel Law Center
Public Law Center
Rainbow Services, Ltd.
Riverside County District Attorney
Rothner, Segal & Greenstone
San Bernardino County Public Defender
Southern Public Defender Training Center (Gideon’s Promise)
The Williams Institute
Traber & Voorhees
UCLA Labor Center
UNITE HERE Local 11, Legal Department
United Farm Workers of America, Legal Department
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Central District, California
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of the Chief Counsel
U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Attorney Recruitment & Management
U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review
U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Solicitor
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Hearings Unit
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Legal Unit
U.S. Marine Corps, Judge Advocate General (JAG)
Wage Justice Center
Western Center on Law & Poverty
Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles [Summer Funding Opportunity]
Working People’s Law Center
Entities Participating in Formal Interviews
Alliance for Children’s Rights
Asian Pacific American Dispute Resolution Center
Asian Pacific American Legal Center
Bet Tzedek Legal Services
California Appellate Project
California Coastal Commission
California Public Utilities Commission, ALJ Division
California Rural Legal Assistance
Cancer Legal Resource Center
Central American Resource Center [carecen]
Children’s Law Center of California
Coalition for Human Immigrant Rights
Coalition to Abolish Slavery & Trafficking
Community Legal Services
Compassion Over Killing
Consumer Watchdog
Disability Rights California
Disability Rights Legal Center
Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project
Federal Defenders of San Diego
Greenlining Institute
Hadsell Stormer Richardson & Renick LLP
Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law
Housing Rights Center
Immigration Center for Women and Children
Inner City Law Center
International Institute of Los Angeles, Immigration Legal Services
Jewish Family Service, Prins Asylum Program
Kids In Need of Defense [kind]
Learning Rights Law Center
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
Legal Services of Northern California
Los Angeles Center for Law & Justice
Los Angeles County Superior Court, Resource Center for Self-Represented Litigants
Los Angeles Dependency Lawyers, Inc.
Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center
Los Angeles Waterkeeper
Maintenance Cooperation Trust Fund
Mental Health Advocacy Services, Inc.
Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund [maldef]
Monterey County Public Defender
National Center for Lesbian Rights
National Immigration Law Center
National Senior Citizens Law Center
Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County
Peace Over Violence
Rainbow Services, Ltd.
Riverside County District Attorney
San Bernardino County Superior Court
San Diego County Office of the Public Defender
Southern Public Defender Training Center (now Gideon’s Promise) .
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement
U.S. Department of Justice, Environmental Enforcement Section
U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Solicitor
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Hearings Unit
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Legal Unit
UCLA Labor Center
United Farm Workers, Legal Department
Wage Justice Center
Western Center on Law & Poverty
Wishtoyo Foundation / Ventura Coastkeeper
Lunchtime Discussions – Topics and Participants (12:40 – 1:25 p.m.)
Children and Youth
Alliance for Children’s Rights
Center for Civic Mediation
Children’s Law Center of California
Invisible Children
Employment Law
California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc.
Hadsell Stormer Richardson & Renick LLP
Traber & Voorhees
U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Solicitor
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Hearings Unit
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Legal Unit
Health Law
Los Angeles HIV Law and Policy Project
National Health Law Program
National Senior Citizens Law Center
Immigration Law
Central American Resource Center
Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project
International Institute of Los Angeles
Jewish Family Service, Prins Asylum Program
National Immigration Law Center
Labor Law
Ochoa Legal Group
Rothner, Segall & Greenstone
UCLA Labor Center
United Farm Workers, Legal Department
Tax Law
Internal Revenue Service, Office of the Chief Counsel
Postgraduate Fellowships Information Session
Equal Justice Works [Washington, D.C.]
Former/Current Equal Justice Works, Skadden, and Americorps Fellows
U.S. Department of Justice Information Session
[The Postgraduate Honors Program, Summer Law Intern Program &
Volunteer Summer Intern Program]
U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Attorney Recruitment & Management
Criminal Law Panel Discussion -- Prosecution and Defense (2:00 - 3:15 p.m.)
The panel will focus on the practice of criminal law, both prosecution and defense, and how best to prepare oneself for pursuing a career in criminal law. Panelists will discuss their respective practices, how they pursued their criminal law interests during law school, and how law students can best prepare themselves to pursue comparable paths.
With Panelists
Ilham Askia
Executive Director and Co-Founder
Gideon’s Promise
(formerly the Southern Public Defender Training Center)
Meghan Blanco
Assistant United States Attorney, Public Corruption & Civil Rights Section
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Central District, California
Jesica Espinoza
Special Agent, Office of Law Enforcement
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Jeffrey Gilliam
Head Deputy, Central Misdemeanors and Training and Law Clerk Program
Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office
Robert Grace
Deputy District Attorney
Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
Will Rivera
Assistant Supervising Attorney, Central Trials
Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office
Michael Weinstein
Deputy Federal Public Defender, Capital Habeas Unit
Office of the Federal Public Defender, Central District, California
For additional information on the 28th Annual Southern California Public Interest Career Day contact:
Rochelle Adelman
Assistant Director, Public Interest Programs
UCLA School of Law
405 Hilgard Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90095
(310) 794-5355
Directions and Map to UCLA School of Law and Parking Information
For Students / Alumni:
Parking on the UCLA campus is $11.
Parking if Arriving BEFORE 10:00 a.m.
Lot 2: Enter the campus at the Westholme and Hilgard Avenues entrance. Turn left immediately into Lot 2 where an attendant will sell you an all-day pass for $11, or ask the attendant for directions to the “pay by space” spaces in Lot 2. The School of Law is north of Lot 2 (and there will be directional signs).
Parking if Arriving AFTER 10:00 a.m.
Lot 3: Enter the campus at Wyton Drive and Hilgard Avenue. [The backside of the School of Law will be diagonally to your left when you enter campus.] Make a right at the first (almost immediate) corner, Charles E. Young Drive East. Continue on Charles E. Young Drive East past the first stop sign and until you reach the stop sign. The designated entrance to Lot 3 will be to your left after you pass the intersection. Parking attendants will be at the entrance to provide you with a parking pass ($11). You also have the option of entering Lot 3 at the next entrance to your left, which will allow you to “pay by space.” You then will backtrack to the School of Law (and there will be directional signs).
For Participating Organizations, Agencies and Firms:
Participating organization, agency and firm representatives will receive all-day parking in Lot 3 at no charge. Please enter the campus at the Wyton Drive and Hilgard Avenue entrance. [The backside of the School of Law will be diagonally to your left when you enter campus.] Make a right at the first (almost immediate) corner, Charles E. Young Drive East. Continue on Charles E. Young Drive East past the first stop sign and until you reach the stop sign. The designated entrance to Lot 3 will be to your left after you pass the intersection. Parking attendants will be at the entrance to provide you with a parking pass. You will need the specified Career Day employer password to receive free parking. You then will backtrack to the School of Law (and there will be directional signs).
Please note that the only available access to the building without stairs is at the front (south side) or west side of the School of Law building.