FPOC's Judicial Clerkship Application Workshop

Presented by:

For People of Color, Inc.

Sponsored by:

Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP

Keker & Van Nest LLP

When:

Saturday, April 12, 2014 from 8:30 am to 12:00 pm

Where:

Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP

560 Mission Street

27th Floor

San Francisco, California 94105

Event Description:

For People of Color, Inc.'s Judicial Clerkship Application Workshop will assist law students and recent law school graduates who wish to apply for a state and/or federal judicial clerkships. This workshop will provide a comprehensive overview of the judicial clerkship application process and explain why it is critically important for people of color to aggressively pursue clerkships during the early stages of their legal careers.

Judicial clerkships are not positions reserved for the "privileged few" who have the luxury of attending a "top ten" law school. This workshop will dispel any notion that a law clerk applicant must be on law review, ranked in the top ten of his or her class, and en route to a big law firm.

A judicial clerkship will provide you with the invaluable experience of working with judges and fellow clerks in making recommendations on important legal issues. It will also have a tremendous positive impact on your career.

Important: This event is exclusively for current law students and law school graduates. Please only register if you are absolutely sure that you will attend. There are only 50 seats available and we cannot process last-minute cancellations.

RSVP: This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.

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Agenda:

8:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. - Continental Breakfast & Registration

9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. - Judicial Clerkship Application Workshop

11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. - Panel for former clerks and Q&A

Featured Speakers & Panelists:

Norma Nava
Vice President & Board Member
For People of Color, Inc.

Norma Nava is the Vice President of For People of Color, Inc. She is the author of "A Guide to the Judicial Clerkship Application Process For People of Color." Norma is an attorney with the law firm of Lim, Ruger& Kim, LLP and focuses her practice on commercial and business litigation matters. Norma served as a law clerk for the Honorable Oliver W. Wanger, U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of California.

Achyut J. Phadke

Attorney

Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP

Achyut J. Phadke is an associate in the San Francisco office of Munger, Tolles & Olson. Mr. Phadke's work focuses on securities and complex civil litigation for corporate and financial services clients at both trial and appellate levels. Prior to joining Munger Tolles, Mr. Phadke was a litigation associate at Sullivan & Cromwell in Palo Alto. He also served as a law clerk with the Honorable Pamela Ann Rymer of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.

Araceli Mart�nez-Olgu�n

Staff Attorney

ACLU

Araceli Mart�nez-Olgu�n is a Staff Attorney in the ACLU Immigrants' Rights Project (IRP). Prior to joining IRP, Araceli was a Staff Attorney in the National Origin, Immigration, and Language Rights Program of the Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center, where she worked to vindicate and expand the workplace rights of recent immigrants to the United States, particularly those who faced exploitation on account of their immigrant status. Araceli previously served as a Fellow and then as a Staff Attorney in the ACLU Women's Rights Project and as a law clerk to U.S. District Court Judge David Briones. Araceli received her J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley's Law School (Boalt Hall) in 2004 and earned her undergraduate degree from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. Araceli has also served as a lecturer at Berkeley Law (Spring 2012 & 2013: Spanish for Lawyers), and is the 2010 recipient of the Hon. Thelton E. Henderson Social Justice Prize (which is awarded by Berkeley Law). Before law school, Araceli taught bilingual kindergarten through Teach for America in Oakland, California.

Khari J. Tillery

Attorney

Keker & Van Nest LLP

Whether handling complex cases for leading technology companies, real estate investors or Am Law 100 law firms, Khari Tillery focuses on protecting his client's business. He clerked for the Honorable Martin J. Jenkins, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California and the Honorable Theodore A. McKee, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Briggs Matheson

Attorney

Keker & Van Nest LLP

Prior to joining Keker & Van Nest in the fall of 2013, Mr. Matheson served as an intern for the U.S. Department of Justice's Organized Crime and Racketeering section, and for the Judicial Council of California's Administrative Office of the Courts. He clerked for the Honorable Marsha Berzon U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

For People of Color, Inc. is Proudly Sponsored By:

Angel Sponsors

Willie D. Brown, Jr.

California Minority Counsel Program

Platinum Sponsors

Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP

Environmental Law Section - State Bar of California

Misty M. Sanford

Law Office of Gideon Kracov

"Family Members" / Platinum Sponsors

Stephen Abreu

Sunita Bali-Williams

Sabas D. Carrillo

Law Office of Miguel Duarte

Parissh A. Knox

Jose Luis Lopez

Norma Nava

Monica M. Ortiz

Vilma R. Palma-Solana

Juan J. Redin

Anthony Solana, Jr.

Gold Sponsor

Keker & Van Nest LLP

Lim, Ruger, & Kim, LLP

Investing in For People of Color, Inc. will ensure that the organization continues to provide consulting services, at no charge, to people of color who want to enter the legal profession.

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