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1 30 th Annual Southern California Public Interest/Public Sector Career Day SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, :00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW OVERVIEW UCLA School of Law is pleased to host the 30 th 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 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 expected to participate 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". For Students: REGISTRATION Attendance on Saturday, February 7 th is open to all students from the cosponsoring law schools, as well as to students from law schools outside Southern California. Please note, however, that only 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 4, for participation in other aspects of the Day. If you would like to participate or have any questions, please contact: Catherine Mayorkas Director, Public Interest Programs UCLA School of Law (310) Mayorkas@law.ucla.edu 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.]) AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee Alliance for Children's Rights Anti-Defamation League Asian Americans Advancing Justice Los Angeles Asian Pacific American Dispute Resolution Center Bet Tzedek Legal Services California Agricultural Labor Relations Board, Office of General Counsel California Department of Business Oversight, Enforcement Division California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General, Various Divisions

2 California Public Utilities Commission, Administrative Law Judge Division California Public Utilities Commission, Legal Division California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc. Cancer Legal Resource Center Center for Civic Mediation Central American Resource Center [CARECEN] Children's Law Center of California Christian Legal Aid of Los Angeles Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights Coalition to Abolish Slavery & Trafficking [CAST] Community Lawyers, Inc. Community Legal Services Compassion Over Killing, Legal Advocacy Program Consumer Watchdog Contra Costa County District Attorney Disability Rights Advocates Disability Rights California Disability Rights Legal Center Earthjustice Equal Justice Works Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project / Catholic Charities of Los Angeles, Inc. Eviction Defense Network Federal Public Defender, Central District, California Federal Trade Commission, Los Angeles Office Frank D. Lanterman Regional Center, Special Education Clinic Gideon s Promise Goldfarb & Lipman, LLP Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance, Inc. Hadsell Stormer & Renick, LLP Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law Housing Rights Center Human Rights Project Immigration Center for Women and Children Inland Counties Legal Services Inner City Law Center Internal Revenue Service, Office of Chief Counsel International Institute of Los Angeles, Immigration Legal Services Division Jewish Family Service, Prins Asylum Program Judicial Council of California, Administrative Office of the Courts, Legal Services Office KIND: Kids In Need of Defense Law Students for Reproductive Justice Learning Rights Law Center Levitt & Quinn Family Law Center Los Angeles Center for Law & Justice Los Angeles City Attorney Los Angeles County Bar Association Los Angeles County Bar Association, Immigration Section 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 HIV Law & Policy Project Los Angeles LGBT Center, Legal Services Department Los Angeles Police Commission, Office of the Inspector General Los Angeles Waterkeeper Loyola Immigrant Justice Clinic Mental Health Advocacy Services, Inc. Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund [MALDEF] National Day Laborer Organizing Network National Health Law Program National Immigration Law Center National Labor Relations Board, Region 21 National Labor Relations Board, Region 31

3 National Senior Citizens Law Center Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County Office of Legislative Counsel OneJustice Orange County Superior Court Palestine Works Peace Over Violence Public Counsel Law Center Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia Public Law Center Rainbow Services, Ltd. Riverside County District Attorney Riverside County Public Defender San Bernardino County Public Defender U.S. Attorney s Office, Central District, California U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office for Civil Rights U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of General Counsel U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review [Los Angeles Immigration Court] U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Attorney Recruitment & Management U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Hearings Unit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Legal Unit UCLA Labor Center Ventura County Public Defender Wage Justice Center Western Center on Law and Poverty Williams Institute Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles Working People s Law Center YWCA of Glendale Entities Participating in Formal Interviews ACLU Foundation of Southern California Orange County and Inland Empire Offices Asian Americans Advancing Justice Los Angeles Asian Pacific American Dispute Resolution Center Bet Tzedek Legal Services California Agricultural Labor Relations Board California Appellate Project California Coastal Commission California Public Utilities Commission, ALJ Division California Public Utilities Commission, Legal Division California Women s Law Center Cancer Legal Resource Center Central American Resource Center [CARECEN] Children s Law Center of California Christian Legal Aid of Los Angeles Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights Coalition to Abolish Slavery & Trafficking Community Legal Services Compassion Over Killing Consumer Watchdog Contra Costa County Public Defender Disability Rights Advocates Disability Rights California Disability Rights Legal Center Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project Eviction Defense Network Federal Defenders of San Diego Federal Public Defender Frank D. Lanterman Regional Center Gideon s Promise Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance Greenlining Institute

4 Hadsell Stormer & Renick 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 KIND: Kids In Need of Defense Learning Rights Law Center Legal Services of Northern California Los Angeles Center for Law & Justice Los Angeles County District Attorney, Compton Branch Los Angeles County Superior Court, Resource Center for Self-Represented Litigants Los Angeles Dependency Lawyers, Inc. Los Angeles HIV Law & Policy Project Los Angeles LGBT Center Los Angeles Unified School District, Office of the General Counsel Los Angeles Waterkeeper Loyola Immigrant Justice Clinic 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 Orleans Public Defenders Palestine Works Peace Over Violence Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia Rainbow Services, Ltd. Riverside County District Attorney Riverside County Office of the County Counsel Riverside County Public Defender San Diego County Public Defender State Bar of California, Los Angeles U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement U.S. Department of Justice, Environmental Enforcement Section U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the U.S. Trustee U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Hearings Unit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Legal Unit UCLA Labor Center Veterans Legal Institute 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 Children s Law Center of California Los Angeles Center for Law & Justice Riverside County Office of the County Counsel CIVIL RIGHTS ACLU Foundation of San Diego & Imperial Counties Hadsell Stormer & Renick LLP COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & HOUSING Goldfarb & Lipman, LLP Housing Rights Mental Health Advocacy Services

5 Public Counsel EMPLOYMENT LAW California Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Labor Standards Enforcement Hadsell Stormer & Renick LLP Judicial Council of California, Administrative Office of the Courts, Legal Services Office UCLA Labor Center U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Legal Unit ENVIRONMENTAL LAW Earthjustice Los Angeles Waterkeeper U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service HEALTH LAW Los Angeles HIV Law and Policy Project/Disability Rights Legal Center National Health Law Program National Senior Citizens Law Center Western Center on Law & Poverty IMMIGRATION LAW Central American Resource Center Community Lawyers, Inc. Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project Catholic Charities of Los Angeles, Inc. Human Rights Project Los Angeles County Bar Association, Immigration Section International Institute of Los Angeles Jewish Family Service Prins Asylum Program Los Angeles LGBT Center Legal Services Department Public Counsel 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 (EJW) and Skadden Fellows 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 Kelly Boyer Deputy City Attorney / Master Calendar Deputy Los Angeles City Attorney s Office Scott Garringer Assistant United States Attorney United States Attorney s Office, Central District, California 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

6 John Littrell Trial Unit Chief Office of the Federal Public Defender, Central District, California Ed Newcomer Special Agent / Deputy Resident Agent in Charge U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Kristina Srica Special Assistant to the Directors of Enforcement U.S. Department of Justice - Antitrust Division Tommy Vu Trial Attorney Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. Moderated by Irene Oritseweyinmi Joe Binder Teaching Fellow UCLA School of Law DIRECTIONS AND PARKING INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS / ALUMNI: Parking on the UCLA campus is $12. 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 $12, 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 (on the east side of the campus). [The backside of the School of Law building will be diagonally to your left when you enter the campus.] Make an immediate right at Charles E. Young Drive East. Continue on Charles E. Young Drive East past the first stop sign and until you reach the second 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 ($12). 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 (there will be directional signs). You do not have to walk around to the front of the School of Law building. As you walk back to and approach the School of Law building, you will see a UCLA School of Law sign at the top of the stairs leading to the backside (north) entrance to the building. Once you enter the building, please walk down the first-floor main hallway to the other end, where you will find the registration tables. 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. 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 an immediate right at Charles E. Young Drive East. Continue on Charles E. Young Drive East past the first stop sign and until you reach the second 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 you do not have to walk around to the front of the School of Law building. As you walk back to and approach the School of Law building, you will see a UCLA School of Law sign at the top of the stairs leading to the backside (north) entrance to the building. Once you enter the building, please walk down the first-floor main hallway to the other end, where you will find the registration tables. 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.

7 For additional maps and directions to UCLA and the School of Law, see For additional information regarding the 30 th Annual Southern California Public Interest/Public Sector Career Day contact: Catherine Mayorkas Director, Public Interest Programs UCLA School of Law 405 Hilgard Avenue Los Angeles, California (310)