| KABA e-Newsletter
Korean American Bar Association of Southern California
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| Issue: 156 |
April 27, 2010 |
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RENEW YOUR KABA MEMBERSHIP TODAY!
We encourage everyone to renew your membership
if you have not done so for 2010.
Your continued support is important for the growth of our organization!
Our website has been revamped! You can now pay your dues online.
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| LAW DAY - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED |
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The Korean American Bar Association of Southern California (KABA), in partnership with the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA), seeks volunteer attorneys for its Annual Law Day
Saturday, May 1, 2010, from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm,
at LAFLA, 1102 Crenshaw Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90019
Although Korean-speaking ability is helpful, you do NOT have to speak Korean to volunteer. We will have interpreters to assist you.
All legal practice areas are welcome, but we anticipate that many individuals will be seeking assistance regarding small business matters, immigration issues, bankruptcy, and foreclosure-related problems.
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KABA'S 30th Annual Installation
and Scholarship Awards Dinner
May 14, 2010 at Union Station
6:00pm - Cocktails
7:00pm - Dinner / Program
Keynote Speaker: The Honorable Howard L. Halm
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| Annual APA Heritage Month Celebration |
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Asia Society Southern California 25th Anniversary Gala Dinner
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APABA 2010 APA Heritage Month Event
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APABA's 2010 APA HERITAGE MONTH EVENT
-- a reception and panel discussion for the documentary film, "A Village Called Versailles," which is screening as part of the Visual Communications Asian Pacific film festival.
"A Village Called Versailles" chronicles an inspiring environmental justice campaign by the Vietnamese community in New Orleans to stop a landfill from being placed in their neighborhood, after Hurricane Katrina.
Panelists include director Leo Chiang and two leaders of the campaign in New Orleans, Father Vien Nguyen and Mimi Nguyen.
The event is on Tuesday, May 4, 2010,
at the National Center for Preservation of Democracy, 111 N Central Ave in Little Tokyo.
The reception is at 6 PM, the screening at 7 PM, and the panel discussion is at 8.15 PM.
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| KABA Monthly Legal Clinic |
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COME VOLUNTEER AT THE KABA MONTHLY CLINIC:
Tuesday, May 11th at 6:00 pm.
The clinic will take place at the
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA)
1102 Crenshaw Blvd., Los Angeles, CA
(cross streets: Country Club & Crenshaw).
Click to see map
Parking will be available. Please enter through the east entrance (closest to Country Club).
Dinner will be provided. Please RSVP to
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if you can attend.
Hope to see you there!
We are actively recruiting volunteer attorneys. Please come with friends and co-workers. They can email me if they have questions about the clinic.
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| Job Postings |
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IN-HOUSE COUNSEL 3/29/2010
LG Electronics, Inc., is looking for attorneys for its rapidly growing Foreign Legal Group.
Location: Seoul, South Korea, LG Twin Towers, 20 Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu
Key qualifications: Minimum 2~3 yrs. litigation experience; Business-level proficiency in English and Korean
Please email to
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: resume, unofficial transcript, and cover letter.
LGE is a global leader in consumer electronics, home appliances and mobile communications, employing more than 82,000 people around the world, with annual revenue exceeding $40 billion. (http://www.lge.com/about/corporate/overview.jsp)
Job Duties:
- Provide general legal advice and support to business divisions.
- Manage outside counsels, challenge legal analysis and control costs.
- Report to the Foreign Legal Group Leader and the General Counsel on major disputes worldwide.
Qualifications:
- Strong verbal and written communication skills (fluency in English and Korean).
- Strong legal and business analytical skills with ability to provide sophisticated, in-depth, and practical analysis on a wide variety of legal issues.
- Background in international contractual disputes, antitrust, bankruptcy, consumer class actions, and/or regulatory compliance strongly preferred.
- Proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel preferred.
* LGE is not accepting resumes from search firms for this position. Thank you for your cooperation.
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Contact Us:
Korean American Bar Association of Southern California
9107 Wilshire Boulevard, Ste 450
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Visit us at
www.kabasocal.org
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