March 29, 2022 from 6:00 - 7:00 P.M., Online Science-based tools to become a happier, healthier and better lawyer Program Description The practice of law is one of the most stressful careers in existence, yet very few lawyers have received science-based training for optimizing their emotional well-being, mental health, and cognitive performance while navigating this high-stress environment. No matter who ...
April 20, 2022 Join SABA's In-House Committee for a lunchtime online panel on Alternate Pathways to an In-House Career. Featuring Sandhya Kogge (Disney), Vivek Narandayas (Shopify), Manav Kumar (AECOM), and Devika Tandon (FIGS) and moderated by Hibba Munir (MGM). Topics of discussion will include reasons the panelists moved in-house, how they got those positions, and how they framed their previous ...
Project Innovation is a grant opportunity! Presented by the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation and NBCUniversal Local (NBC/Telemundo owned stations), Project Innovation is a competitive grant challenge that will award nearly $3.5 million to non-profit organizations in 11 NBC and Telemundo markets that are tackling everyday problems through innovative solutions in one of the following categories: Culture of Inclusion Youth Education and ...
Congratulations to longtime SABA-SC member Harsh Parikh on his election to the partnership of Nixon Peabody! Harsh is a healthcare attorney who works with managed care organizations, hospital systems, life sciences companies, and other healthcare providers on a wide range of regulatory, reimbursement, and transactional matters. He served as SABA-SC President from 2017 to 2018. Harsh received his undergraduate and ...
Inner City Law Center - Post-Graduate Housing Justice Fellowship – Inner City Law Center is looking for full-time candidates for two and three-year fellowships starting in 2022. Inner City Law Center (ICLC) is a non-profit, poverty law firm headquartered in Los Angeles’ Skid Row neighborhood. ICLC has been serving the poorest and most vulnerable individuals and families in Los Angeles ...
State Bar of California – 2023 Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation (JNE) - Members of the JNE Commission investigate and evaluate the Governor's candidates for judicial appointment. They do not nominate or appoint them. The JNE Commission is governed by a code of strict confidentiality. Application deadline: April 1, 2022. MORE INFO +
May 5, 2022 Save the date for SABA and SABA-PIF's 2022 Gala! It will be held in-person on May 5th, 2022 at the Doubletree by Hilton downtown. Our gala raises funds for SABA's Public Interest Foundation and will recognize some prominent members of the South Asian community. Come enjoy an evening of entertainment and delicious food with old friends and ...
February 28, 2022, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM SABA-SC and the South Asian Network (SAN) are presenting a free workshop to discuss the stigmas surrounding mental health, pandemic burnout, and the importance of personal and professional boundaries as a South Asian. This will be a safe space and an opportunity for open dialogue about mental health. ZOOM ID 718 017 0370
September 10, 2021 Vibhav Mittal, of Yorba Linda, California, became the first Judge of South Asian descent on the Superior Court of California, County of Orange, after being sworn in on Friday morning by Assistant Presiding Judge Maria Hernandez. California Governor Gavin Newsom announced the appointment of Judge Mittal on September 3, 2021. Prior to his appointment, Judge Mittal was ...
Even More Congratulations Are in Order... SABA-SC also has the pleasure of congratulating Judge Vibhav Mittal (as if his judicial appointment were not enough!) and past-president Puneet V. Kakkar for their selection as 2021 Honorees for NAPABA’s Best Under 40 Award. The award honors members in the Asian American Pacific Islander legal community under the age of 40 who have achieved prominence in their ...