Announcements for the week of February 11, 2008

The following are the APALSA announcements for the week of February 11, 2008. The announcements can also be seen by going to http://bcapalsa.blogspot.com.
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APALSA SEEKING MEMBERS FOR BANQUET AND ADMISSIONS COMMITTEES!

APALSA wants you! Each year, we assemble committees to help plan our end-of-the-year banquet, and to provide information to admitted APA-identified students to help them decide whether (or not) to attend BC Law.

The admissions committee works with the school's admissions office to get the names of admitted students who self-identify as being APA, and contacts those students to give them information on Boston College Law School. This opportunity allows APALSA to establish early contact with potential 1Ls, and gives incoming students an important resource in deciding which school they will ultimately attend.

The end-of-the-year banquet is one of the most important events of the year, and last year's event was a success, with dozens of students, several professors, and a special guest speaker in attendance. Help us make this year's event another one to remember!

These are excellent opportunities for those who may be interested in taking on a larger role in APALSA next year. For those interested in helping out on either of these committees, please contact Yunnie Ahn at yunnie.y.ahn[at]gmail.com.
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FOLEY HOAG 1L RESUME WORKSHOP -- Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 5:30 p.m.

Foley Hoag invites first-year law students to a Resume Workshop on Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 5:30 p.m. This is an opportunity to get personalized advice on your resume from members of the firm’s Hiring Committee in preparation for The Boston Lawyers Group Mock Interview Program and the fall hiring season.

R.S.V.P. by submitting your resume to hiring[at]foleyhoag.com by February 22, 2008. See www.foleyhoag.com for directions, and also see the attached flier for more information.
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UPDATE: CHINESE (MANDARIN) LANGUAGE TABLE! -- Thursday, February 14, 2008

Chinese table for this week is scheduled for Thursday from 1-2. Feel free to drop in! All levels are welcome. There will be a table set up in the cafeteria. Jen will not be running the table this week, but Eugene Cho has agreed to set up the spot for the meeting. Hopefully you'll all be able to make it -- so look for Eugene in the cafeteria from 1-2 on Thursday!
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BAY AREA LEGAL DIRECTORY NOW AVAILABLE FOR REFERENCE IN APALSA OFFICE

Lawrence Ma, a BC Law alum from the Class of 2001, who is based in San Francisco, has sent us copies of the 2008 Directory of Bay Area Law Firms and the 2007-2008 BASF (Bar Association of San Francisco) Directory. These could be valuable resources for those interested in seeking employment in the Bay Area for the summer.

If you would like to arrange a time to access these resources, please email Charlene Kwan at kwancc[at]bc.edu.
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PLEASE NOTE: The bulletin board outside the APALSA office is being updated on a semi-regular basis with job postings, applications for fellowships, Asian-American interest materials and other information (like the postings listed below). Feel free to stop by and check it out!
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LEGAL ADVOCACY AND RESOURCE CENTER (LARC) -- EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT (EITC) OUTREACH PROJECT

The Legal Advocacy and Resource Center (LARC), a free legal hotline located in Boston, is looking for volunteers for their Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Outreach Project.

The EITC is a special tax benefit that helps to reduce or eliminate the taxes for low income workers. It can be worth over 4,500 dollars based on income and number of dependent children. LARC talks with over 15,000 clients on their hotline each year. Starting in January, they call back all the clients that may be eligible to tell them about the EITC and direct them towards tax preparation centers that can help them file. EITC can be a very effective anti-poverty tool and LARC is working to make it more accessible to the people who can benefit from it the most. LARC is hoping to get volunteers to come in and call their clients back regarding the EITC on Tuesday evenings, when they are open until 8pm. LARC will also be providing pizza to all their volunteers each week.

This could be a great opportunity for students to get experience working with clients in a legal services setting. Any questions can be directed to Heather Van Orman at hvanorman[at]gbls.org.
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FORDHAM-SKKU SUMMER LAW INSTITUTE PROGRAM

Fordham University School of Law and Sungkyunkwan University College of Law are pleased to co-sponsor the third annual Summer Law Institute, a three week academic program in international and comparative law in Seoul, Korea from June 10-27, 2008. The 2007 Summer Institute was attended by 97 law students and practitioners, with students coming from 35 U.S. and Canadian law schools including Boston College, Cornell, Fordham, Hastings, USC, University of Texas, and Villanova. Five countries were represented in the student body, including two students from Beijing University in China.

Students may enroll in three credit hours by taking one of the following courses: International Human Rights Law, International Commercial Arbitration, and International Business Transactions. These courses will be taught in English by distinguished tenured or tenure-track faculty from Fordham and the University of Washington Law Schools. The program will also offer optional Korean language lessons for those students interested in learning some basic Korean. Students will be able to enroll in three credit hours during the program, and the courses are approved by the ABA for credit toward the J.D. degree.

Following the program, students who would like to stay on for internships at Korea's largest multi-national companies, the Korean supreme and constitutional courts, human rights organizations, as well as some summer associate positions at leading Korean law firms, will have the opportunity to do so under the auspices of the Institute's non-credit internship program.

Program students will also tour the Korean National Court, the Supreme Court, the National Prosecutor's Office and the Foreign Ministry, and attend an extensive selection of extra-curricular tours and social events that enable students to experience Korean cultural life.

To find out more about this extraordinary program, please visit our website at: http://law.fordham.edu/korea/ or contact the Program Coordinator, Leighanne Yuh, at lyuh[at]law.fordham.edu.