2012-2013 FBANC LEGAL SCHOLARSHIP
Current law students in good academic standing and those admitted to law school for the 2012-2013 academic year are encouraged to apply for the Filipino Bar Association of Northern California (FBANC) Legal Scholarships. This year, FBANC will present two scholarships, the FBANC Scholarship and the Raymond L. Ocampo, Jr. Family Scholarship. Each scholarship will be awarded in the amount of $5,000.
The scholarship(s) will be awarded at FBANC’s 32nd Annual Installation Dinner. In order to receive a scholarship, the law student must attend this dinner, which is tentatively scheduled for Monday, June 11, 2012, at the Four Seas Restaurant in Chinatown, 731 Grant Ave, San Francisco, California. The date and location of the FBANC dinner are subject to change.
SUBMITTED APPLICATION PACKETS MUST INCLUDE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:
1. CONTACT INFORMATION SHEET (attached).
2. CURRENT LAW SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT, or ADMIT LETTER FROM LAW SCHOOL
3. RESUME (no more than one page)
4. ESSAY. Essays must be double-spaced, no smaller than 12-point type in Times New Roman or similar font, and may not be longer than two (2) pages. The essay must address the following issue:
The Bay Area is home to over 400,000 Filipinos, which comprises over 1/3 of the Filipino population in the United States. As a young attorney, you will have the opportunity to further social justice and the public interest in order to benefit the Filipino community. Please discuss how you feel your practice of law will invoke the socio-political philosophies of Jose Rizal. In the alternative, you may pick another Filipino or Filipino-American national hero. In addition, you may address one or more of the following topics:
1. Please discuss how you believe your practice of law will reflect the idea of “rebellious lawyering” as described by Professor Bill Ong Hing.
2. Please discuss your own personal philosophy of service in the Filipino community.
3. Please identify the most pressing social and legal problems within the Filipino community and discuss how your legal career will attempt to address these issues.
4. In addressing the above question, explain why you went to law school and why you wish to be an attorney.
Candidates will be judged on their ability to address the question presented thoughtfully and concisely, their demonstrated interest in serving the Filipino-American community, their persuasiveness, and their desire to serve the Filipino-American community as an FBANC attorney. The FBANC Scholarship Committee may conduct interviews for finalists as necessary.
Completed application packets must be received on or before 4/15/2012. Please direct all inquiries and/or completed applications by email (preferred), facsimile or first-class mail (no phone calls please) to:
Robert Uy, FBANC Secretary
Incoming FBANC External Vice President
Law Office of Lien L. Uy
436 14th St. Suite 1213
Oakland, CA 94612
Facsimile: 5102602652
E-Mail: ruylaw@gmail.com
AABA Law Student Summer Grant – Deadline April 27, 2011
The Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area (“AABA”) is offering one or more grants to help fund qualified summer law clerk(s) to work on legal projects that provide free legal services to the Asian American community. Applicants must be sponsored by a non-profit legal organization that has agreed to supervise the applicant. The grant will be funded by the AABA Law Foundation through the Community Services Committee of AABA.
Interested applicants should meet the following requirements:
1. Have a summer position with a non-profit legal service organization;
2. Will work on a project(s) which will provide legal assistance to the Asian American community; and
3. Commit to at least 10 weeks of work on the project(s) this summer.
The procedures for submitting an application for the AABA Summer Grant are as follows:
1. Submit a 3 page grant proposal, including:
(a) Your name, address, phone number and e-mail address;
(b) A description of the type of work that will be done under the grant;
(c) A description of your qualifications;
(d) The name of the non-profit legal service organization at which you will be working, along with a reference contact and telephone number;
(e) A description of any other grants, compensation or financial aid you will receive for this summer’s work, if any; and
(f) A short essay limited to 500 words addressing the following:
Discuss what you believe is the “Current Civil Rights Issue of Our Time,” and describe how you intend to address this issue during your career as an attorney. Explain your choice using concrete examples and compare and contrast the “movement” in your chosen issue to the Civil Rights Movement. Suggested topics may include but are not limited to the movement(s) to address inequality in the fields of “immigration, gender equality, LGBTQ Rights, education, poverty, labor, or employment.”
2. Submit a resume.
THE DEADLINE TO SUBMIT APPLICATIONS IS APRIL 27, 2012. DECISIONS WILL BE MADE BY JUNE 15, 2012. THE SUMMER GRANT WILL BE AWARDED AT AABA’S ANNUAL SUMMER ASSOCIATE RECEPTION (Date TBD).
Email, fax or mail your application to: (E-mail is strongly preferred)
Robert Uy, Esq.
Community Services Co-Chair
Law Office of Lien L. Uy
436 14th St. Suite 1213
Oakland, CA 94612
ruylaw@gmail.com
Fax: (510) 893-3294