Today, I'd like to highlight an upcoming event that I've received; an event for law students.
This is NASALSA's 10th conference, and I'll let the organizer explain it:
Reflecting Back, Reaching Forward: Building
on a Decade of Progress
Where: Los Angeles, California
When:
President's Day Weekend, February 15-17, 2008
Who: Law Students, Lawyers,
Future Law Students
Register at:
http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=145525Our
unbeatable group rate at the Hotel Angeleno expires January 24, so make your
reservations soon!!
Hotel Reservation page:
http://nasalsa.org/hotel.htmlAbout NASALSA
The North American South Asian Law
Student Association (NASALSA) is an organization that provides a network to aid
in the personal and professional development of South Asian law students. Many
law schools have South Association Law Student Associations (SALSAs), which
serve as the regional chapters of NASALSA. The first NASALSA conference was held
in 1998. NASALSA is a non-profit association, representing the interests of
growing number of South Asian law students in the United States and Canada.
NASALSA's main contribution to the South Asian law student community is its
annual conference.
The 10th Annual Conference
Last year, roughly 300
law students from over 30 law schools came to San Francisco. The Conference
brings together prominent speakers to give inspirational keynote addresses,
including discussion of current legal issues, career advice, and things that
future South Asian lawyers should be aware of. In addition, panels and workshops
allow law students to have more focused discussions. There also be career
development segments like Speed Mentoring and Mock Interviews. Of course, there
will be plenty of social events so attendees (both law students and lawyers) can
network in a more casual setting.
What's New This Year
- More
Prominent Speakers
- Increased Keynotes/Panels on South Asians' Role in
Politics
- Larger Involvement of the Judiciary
- Career Fair, sponsored by
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
- Travel Scholarships for Law
Students (see website on how to apply - preference will be given to
non-California students)
- Writing Circle for Law Students Trying to Get
Published
- Art Display Competition
- A full program scheduled for
Sunday
Panels and Speakers
Our keynotes include
-
Muneer Ahmad, a professor of law at American University who has worked in
defense of Guantanamo detainees
- Vanita Gupta, a renowned civil rights
attorney who has worked on a number of very high profile cases with the NAACP
Legal Defense Fund, including leading a successful effort to overturn the drug
convictions of 38 defendants in Tulia, Texas. She now works with the ACLU Racial
Justice Project.
- Judge Sabita Singh, an Associate Justice of the
District Court for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, who previously worked on
human trafficking cases as an Assistant US Attorney, and with Bingham
McCutchen's White Collar Crime and Business Regulation Group.
We will
have over 15 panels and workshops, with nearly 100 attorneys and other
professionals to present.
Conference Website:
http://www.nasalsa.org/annual.htmlJoin
our Facebook Group:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2220677131For
general questions, feel free to contact the Board's Co-President, Rohini Khanna,
at khanna2009@lawnet.ucla.
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