Minority Resume Book

lawcareer [@] uh.edu

The Career Development Office would like to invite you to participate in the 2008 Minority Resume Book which we will be distributing to OCI and other legal employers. If you would like to participate in this exciting opportunity, please follow these steps;

1. As soon as possible, but before July 7, prepare an email to lawcareer [@] uh.edu with a subject heading of 2008 Minority Resume Book.

2. Attach your 1-page resume and state in the body of the email that you want your resume to be included in the minorty resume book and authorize distribution of your resume.

Review the timeline below because deadlines are firm.

Thursday, June 26 – Monday, July 7

Resumes to be submitted for review

Thursday, July 17

Deadline for corrected resumes to be uploaded into Symplicity.

Career Development Office

(713) 743-2090

AABA – Volunteer Opportunity – Boat People SOS Citizenship Workshop

On Sunday, June 22, 2008, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Boat People SOS will be hosting a Free Citizenship Workshop at the Vietnamese Community Center; 7100 Clarewood Dr.; Houston, TX 77036; (713) 272-8624.

While most of us are US citizens, there are still many in the Vietnamese and Chinese communities who are legal permanent residents, i.e., they cannot vote, they are ineligible to apply for certain jobs, and etc.  Boat People SOS is looking for attorneys and other volunteers to assist those eligible (legal permanent residents for at least 4.9 years) to complete applications for naturalization at no charge.

If you are interested in this volunteer opportunity, please respond directly to An Phong Vo at anphong.vo [@] bpsos.org

If you can’t volunteer for this event, but would like to learn more about how to help, please read on:

One of the pillars of Boat People SOS’ work is fighting human trafficking and the exploitation of Vietnamese workers. BPSOS has been working to draw attention to how these workers are cheated, forced to work 16-hour shifts, and beaten by factory guards. The story is an ugly one, and these people need your help. Please check out the blog to learn more, and visit the “What Can I Do to Help?” page to take action. Any comments you make on the blog will be passed on to the workers themselves, to encourage them in this fight for their rights.

http://vietnameseworkersabroad.wordpress.com/

Request for Volunteers – Translations for Law of the Land Project

A few months ago, the AABA undertook to provide Vietnamese translations of legal topics to the Texas Young Lawyers Association for their Law of the Land Project. We had a good response from volunteers, but several of our topics remain in need of translation, and our deadline to deliver the translated documents for publication is fast approaching. Thus, we are again asking for volunteers to provide translations. We urgently need your help to complete this project and make it a success.

We have a number of topics still awaiting at least partial translation, including 1) Landlord/Tenant; 2) Wills & Estate Planning; 3) Voting Rights; 4) Jury Duty; and 5) Freedom of Safe Passage.

Please don’t hesitate. Volunteer today and help to serve our community through this very worthwhile project. If you have questions, or to volunteer, please respond to Lynn Kramer at lkramer[@]munsch.com or contact her secretary Felicia at 713…222-4029.

AABA Volunteer Opportunity – Wills Clinic for the Asian Community

On Saturday, July 12, 2008, the AABA and the Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program (HVLP) are co-sponsoring a Wills Clinic for the Asian community in Houston. The clinic will take place at the Vietnamese Community Association at 7100 Clarewood Drive, and is currently set between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 3:15 p.m.

We are looking for between 30 and 40 volunteers for this event. While it would be especially helpful to have volunteers (attorneys and/or paralegals) with some fluency in Vietnamese, fluency is not a requirement and should not be considered a barrier to volunteering since translators will be present at the event.

Additionally, no prior experience with wills/estates is required. There will be a free training session at the offices of Fulbright & Jaworski on Monday, June 23, 2008 between 11:30 and 1:30, and lunch will be provided.

If you have questions, or to RSVP for the training session and/or the Wills Clinic, please contact Lynn Kramer at lkramer[@]munsch.com or her secretary, Felicia, at 713…222-4029. Please RSVP for the training session by June 19, 2008, and for the Wills Clinic by July 7, 2008. This event is a great opportunity to give back to our community.