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Dear Friends,
In this issue:
1. Benchmark Institute A Taste of Tamales by the Bay
Sunday, April 26 Noon - 4:30 pm
2. Benchmark Learning Events 2009
3. Foreclosure Watch
4. Free Stuff MCLE, Publications, Law Student Internships
5. Immigrant Legal Resource Center 2009 Spring Seminar &
Webinar Calendar
6. Class Action Training Institute May 28-30, 2009 San Francisco
7. Clearinghouse Review January-February 2009
8. Jobs
9. California Attorney MCLE Compliance Periods and Deadlines
Thanks for all that you do!
Rosemary, Marie & Marta
1. Benchmark Institutes 2009 A
Taste of Tamales by the Bay
Sunday, April 26 Noon- 4:30 pm
Mark your calendars! April 26th,
A Taste of Tamales by the Bay offers delectable treats,
margarita gladiators, and tamale memorabilia to help underwrite
Benchmarks adventures in learning $35 in advance; $40 after April
18.
Buy your tickets online. Consider donating above the
ticket price all toward building a competent, caring, and committed
legal services community.
Challenge your inner gladiator. Sign up for
Margaritas Rock! and represent your program and the legal
services community in style. Winners in each of two categories
take home an
awesome
pitcher.
2.
Benchmark Learning Events 2009
Look to the left-hand column for locations and dates of Benchmark
events. Great learning, great faculty, great interaction!
3.
Foreclosure Watch
Do you know about the new statewide hotline for tenants in
foreclosure? Freddie and Fannies eviction suspension programs?
A bill introduced in California legislature that prevents utility
shut-offs and ensures the fair return of security deposits to
tenants after foreclosures? Check out
Foreclosure Watch where you can keep current on the deluge.
4.
Free Stuff
Heres to
free stuff! Beware of
free stuff! Whatever your views, weve listed a few things
that everyone can appreciate. The ethic of tolerance, perhaps?
5.
The Immigrant Legal Resource Center
2009
Spring Seminar & Webinar Calendar (March June)
ILRC presents various immigration topics via traditional
face-to-face
seminars and webinars. Low cost; MCLE credit.
6.
Class Action Training Institute May 28-30, 2009 San Francisco
This
Impact Fund event
focuses on practical skills for attorneys
without substantial experience in class action litigation using
hypothetical employment discrimination class action case file. $250
for nonprofit and legal services attorneys. Application deadline:
April 16, 2009 at 5 pm Pacific Time.
7.
Clearinghouse Review January-February 2009
What do these cases have in common? Using a
new tool to confer immigration status on plaintiffs in civil and
labor rights cases,
using an administrative complaint to address Olmstead violations
on behalf of people with developmental disabilities and mental
illness; and
using RICO (conspiracy to defraud) and the Fair Housing Act (reverse
redlining) to attack predatory lending schemes?
Pencils down! All of the above are cases recounted in Case Notes, a
regular Clearinghouse Review feature. No dry recitation of
facts and law here; rather the inside scoop on novel legal theories
and remedies and how advocates thought about their cases. Read
with pleasure these examples of great legal services lawyering that
achieved enduring benefits for our client communities.
In this issue also find
a primer on 2007 federal legislation on loan forgiveness for public
interest lawyers and an article on
using Geographic Information Systems for Advocacy how visually
conceptualizing problems helps understand how laws and policies
affect low income communities.
Make sure that your organization
subscribes to this valuable resource. In the meantime, you may
purchase articles online that will be e-mailed to you within 24
hours.
8. Jobs
Asian Pacific American Law Center (Los Angeles)
Community Legal Outreach Advocate (Bilingual Mandarin and
Cantonese)
Policy Advocate, Immigrant Rights Project
The California Immigrant Policy Center Communications Project
Associate (LA or Oakland)
Bay Area Legal Aid
Bilingual Support Staff/Office Manager San Mateo/Redwood City
Family Law Attorney San Jose
Public Benefits Attorney San Jose
Housing Attorney San Jose
MORE
Bet Tzedek (Los Angeles)
Pro Bono Director
Centro Legal de la Raza (Oakland)
Executive Director
Request a job description from jobs@centrolegal.org
Disability Rights California (formerly Protection &
Advocacy Inc.)
Managing Attorney Los Angeles Regional Office
Senior Counsel Los Angeles Regional Office
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Disability Rights Legal Center (Los Angeles)
Litigation Attorney, Civil Rights Litigation Project
Options Counseling & Lawyer Referral Service Director
Inland Counties Legal Services (Riverside/San Bernardino)
Housing Attorney - Riverside
Benefits Paralegal Riverside
Attorney San Bernardino
Elder Law and Homeless Advocacy Paralegal Victorville
MORE
Law Foundation of Silicon Valley
Development and Marketing Manager
Supervising Attorney Legal Advocates for Children and Youth
Los Angeles Center on Law & Justice
Staff Attorney Housing Litigation
The Family Development Network Coordinator
MORE
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
Paralegal Long Beach Self-Help Legal
Attorney Long Beach Self-Help Legal
Executive Assistants Long Beach, Los Angeles
Staff Accountant Program Administration
Intake screener/Case Manager West Community Office
MORE
Public Justice (Oakland or Washington D.C.)
Development Director (DC)
MORE
National Center for Lesbian Rights
Senior Staff Attorney (Miami)
Neighborhood Legal Services (Los Angeles)
Paralegal, Administrative Law Advocacy Group Glendale
MORE
Attorney, Administrative Law Advocacy Group Glendale
Attorney, Self-Help Legal Access Center Pomona
Request job descriptions from employment@nls-la.org
Public Advocates
Policy Advocate
Public Counsel (Los Angeles)
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Attorney Consumer Law Project Bankruptcy
Western Center on Law & Poverty
Executive Director
9.
California Attorney MCLE Compliance Periods and Deadlines
Group 1 (A-G) Period: 2/1/07-1/31/10 Deadline: 2/1/2010
Group 3 (N-Z) Period: 2/1/05 -1/31/11 Deadline: 2/1/2011
Group 2 (H-M)Period: 2/1/09 -1/31/12 Deadline: 2/1/2012
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