APALSA Announcements through 1/8/07

Welcome back APALSA! The APALSA e-board hopes everyone has a great spring semester!

The following are the announcements through 1/8/07. The announcements can also be seen by going to http://bcapalsa.blogspot.com

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BLG EVENT!!

Dear Law School Students,

As we prepare to enter 2007, please save the date for an upcoming BLG event to kick-off the new year. On January 24, we will have a program called "Charting Your Legal Future," in Boston at Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels, LLP from 5:30 p.m.- 7:30 p.m. This forum is for 1L students of color to meet practicing attorneys from Boston for an open discussion on important issues such as: Job Searching, Conceptualizing Your Specialty, The Summer Associate Experience, Mentoring as A Survival Skill, Life as A Lawyer and Living & Practicing Law in Boston.

In the past, more than 100 law students from Boston-area law schools have attended to mingle with 40 - 50 attorneys from the BLG member organizations. This is a great event for 1L students to begin building their professional network. They will also receive important information about how to participate in all future BLG events.

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Career Services Office
Upcoming Programs and Events
Week of January 8-12, 2007

Listed below please find a listing of upcoming programs and events for the current week:

Tuesday, January 9, 2007
How to get paid for your summer internship , 12:30 - 1:30 p.m., East Wing 115A - This Career Services program will also include information on The Rappaport Fellowship.

Thursday, January 11, 2007
How to Impress a Legal Employer: Interviewing Skills for Law Students - 3:30 p.m., EW 200 - Come hear Elizabeth Brody Gluck, Esq., partner in the Boston office of Verrill Dana LLP. Learn how to connect with your interviewer during a twenty minute initial meeting or a callback, and to distinguish yourself from other candidates.

Additional Announcements:
Please be sure to check Symplicity for any new job postings - one in particular has a short turnaround time (1/12/07) - (1L/2L) The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of the General Counsel.

1Ls: New semester, please feel free to come in and schedule your mandatory 1L meeting.

2L/3L: You'll be receiving an email shortly requesting you to complete an employment survey. We would appreciate your completing it at your earliest convenience.

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TO: Minority 1L Students Interested in Clerking At One Of "America's Greatest Places To Work With A Law Degree"
RE: "Fun, Pride and Profit"


Warner Norcross & Judd offers the rare combination of a sophisticated practice that still leaves time for a life outside of the office. As a result, we are one of two firms in Michigan, and one of only 115 firms in the nation to be named in America's Greatest Places To Work With A Law Degree. Forty percent of the firm's partners are listed in The Best Lawyers in America. We are currently accepting resumes from 1L students interested in 2007 summer clerkships in any of our four Michigan offices - Metro Detroit (Southfield), Grand Rapids, Muskegon or Holland.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Warner Norcross & Judd LLP strives to have a workforce that reflects the realities of today's diverse national and global community. We recognize that the differences in heritage, culture, and perspective that each individual brings to WNJ make us better able to serve the needs of our clients. We also understand that our respect for and understanding of those differences makes our firm a better and more collegial place to work. You can learn more about our firm's commitment to diversity by reading our 2006 Diversity Annual Report on our website at www.wnj.com. While on the site, you may also wish to learn more about our $5000 scholarship to minority law students and print an application.

The Warner Difference

Our summer associates and attorneys possess credentials that rival those of their counterparts at leading national law firms. They came to Warner Norcross for the quality of our practice, the depth and breadth of our national client base, for firm policies that foster collegiality and balance, and for the exceptional quality of life in Michigan. That combination is difficult, if not impossible, to find in a large law firm in a large city.

Warner Norcross differs from most large law firms in several significant ways. Associates and summer associates choose their own areas of practice and are not slotted into groups. Our lockstep compensation system eliminates internal competition for hours and clients, making the work environment a very collegial one. With our extensive Career Development Program, a full time Director of Professional Development, and our policies that address life/balance issues, WNJ is committed to helping its associates develop into leading members of the profession and partners in the firm.

Our summer class of 2006 was composed of 22 summer associates from ten different law schools, including five minority students and 12 women. As a summer associate at Warner Norcross, you won't be bored and you won't be stuck in the library. Our program allows you to explore all areas of our practice and does not limit you to one or two practice groups during the summer or when you receive a permanent offer. Work assignments are channeled through a central system to ensure that you'll get work from a variety of practice areas, especially the areas in which you have an interest. It also ensures that you will receive feedback on all your work.

We Would Like to Hear from You

Although we are not able to visit your campus this fall, we hope you will send us your resume. To apply for a clerkship, please send a cover letter, your resume and a copy of your law school transcript to me at the following address or by email. I look forward to hearing from you!

Cathleen Meriwether
Director of Lawyer Recruitment
Warner Norcross & Judd LLP
900 Fifth Third Center
111 Lyon Street, N.W.
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503-2487
Email: cmeriwether@wnj.com

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Cambodian Health Crisis Forum
On Saturday, January 13th, Khmer Health Advocates and Brown Medical School will host a public awareness seminar on the current Cambodian Health crisis. The forum will be held at Brown University and will include an overview of the Cambodian refugee community. Discussion topics include:
Health issues affecting Cambodian-Americans
Medical approaches to treating victims of trauma and torture
Cambodian concepts of health
Type 2 diabetes in Cambodian refugees
Integration of Eastern and Western health approaches.
A strategic meeting with Cambodian leaders will be held directly after the public awareness forum.

This event is limited to 120 people. Registration by e-mail is requested before January 10th. Please include your name, affiliate organization, address and phone number, and send to htan@khmerhealthadvocates.org, or call (860) 561-3345.

Please see attachment for further details.

Heang K. Tan
Khmer Health Advocates, Inc.
Email: htan@khmerhealthadvocates.org
Tel: (860) 561-3345
Fax: (860) 561-3538

www.CambodianHealth.org