Intern

Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Southern California
Garden Grove, CA - posted 9-22-09

12900 Garden Grove Blvd., Suite 220
Garden Grove, CA 92843
(714) 530-9155 • Fax (714) 636-8828
www.apalc.org

Agency Description: The Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Southern California (APALC) is the nation’s largest legal organization serving the Asian and Pacific Islander (API) communities. Founded in 1983, APALC seeks to advocate for civil rights, provide legal services and education and build coalitions to positively influence and impact Asian Pacific American and to create a more equitable and harmonious society.

Unit Summary: The Orange County office currently hosts two immigration clinics and one housing/foreclosure clinic each month focusing mostly on the Vietnamese- and Korean-speaking communities. The Orange County office also engages in policy advocacy on issues relevant to the API communities, including immigration, language and legal access, and nail salon health and safety.

Position Summary: Intern will

  • Answer phones;
  • Conduct intake interviews with prospective clients;
  • Follow-up with clients;
  • Interpret for clients at legal clinics;
  • Translate written materials from English to Vietnamese when needed

Qualifications: Applicants should


  • Be available 10 to 15 hours a week ;
  • Be conversationally fluent in Vietnamese;
  • Ability to read and write Vietnamese highly desired;
  • Have a strong interest in the law and desire to serve the API communities.

This is an unpaid position. However, APALC can work with students to support applications for academic credit or public interest grants on a case-by-case basis. Parking is provided.

 

Application process: Please send a cover letter, resume and three references to

By mail:
Tammy Peng, Esq.
Asian Pacific American Legal Center

12900 Garden Grove Blvd., Suite 220
Garden Grove, CA 92843

By fax:

714-636-8828

ATTN: Tammy Peng, Esq.

By email:
tpeng@apalc.org


***No phone calls please

Deadline: Open until filled.

For more APALC information, go to www.apalc.org.

An equal employment opportunity employer, the Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Southern California is in its twenty-fifth year as a private, non-profit organization providing legal services, community education and civil rights advocacy on behalf of low income and Asian Pacific Islander communities in Southern California.