Inner City Law Center (ICLC) is seeking a talented, full-time Supervising Attorney to oversee the Benefits Advocacy Hearings Team. The Supervising Attorney will lead a team of four attorneys, three paralegals, and a program coordinator. The team represents very low-income clients who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in their appeals for Social Security Disability Income (SSDI), Supplemental Security ...
Dhara Waghela Sheth is a corporate associate in the Century City office of Sheppard Mullin, and is part of the firm’s healthcare team. She received her MBA from UCLA’s Anderson School of Management, and JD from the UCLA School of Law, where she also served as President of the South Asian Law Student Association. Prior to law school, Dhara graduated with honors ...
October 11, 2022 Many thanks to our gracious hosts at Nixon Peabody LP for having our annual Mentorship Reception in their beautiful space, providing delicious food and beverages. After a three-year break, we came together to celebrate Teddy Kapur, our Mentor of the Year, and LA City Councilmember Nithya Raman for her public service to us all. We launched our ...
September 29, 2022 SABA-SC’s Taiyyeba Skomra was sworn in at the Asian Pacific American Bar Association’s 24th Annual Installation Dinner. She also had the pleasure of meeting the President's Award recipient, Judge Roopali Desai, the first South Asian American appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
September 27, 2022 We had a wonderful time meeting SABA members, old and new, at Lumiere. Many thanks to the generous sponsorship by Susman Godfrey LLP and Bird Marella PC.
Meet Julie Ferguson, co-president-elect, and Shuchi Parikh, one of the three co-chairs of the Mentorship Program & Reception. Julie Ferguson Patel is an associate attorney at The Upper Deck Company, where she focuses on sports and entertainment licensing for product development and advises on marketing initiatives. Prior to joining Upper Deck, Julie represented Fortune 500 builders, developers and general contractors ...
September 29, 2022 | 5:00 PM | Zoom Join "So You Want to be a Judge?" with Gavin Newsom's Deputy Judicial Appointments Secretary, Gonzalo Martinez, on Thursday, September 29, 2022 from 5-6pm via Zoom.
October 19, 2022 | 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Attend the Judicial Application Vetting & Support Outreach Event, and hear from the Judicial Appointments Secretary Luis Céspedes, as well as the Judicial Nominees Evaluation (JNE) Commission Chair, the LACBA Judicial Appointments Committee (JAC) Chair and the Judicial Selection Advisory Committee (JSAC) Chair. Panelists will share the role of their ...
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SABA SC would like to award a scholarship of $1,500 to a local South Asian law student. Please spread the word – applications (link to scholarship application) are due on or before September 30, as we would like to award the scholarship at the Mentorship Reception on October 11. Please return the completed applications to Avni Mehta at amehta@sidley.com. SABA-SC Scholarship ...