When: 

Saturday, May 20, 2023, from 9:00 am to 12:15 pm (Pacific)

Where:

Zoom Webinar

Event Description:

This free virtual conference will teach law students how to succeed in their summer positions. The myriad of summer positions in both the private and public sector will be discussed along with best practices that apply to all legal fields.

Topics will include summer judicial externships, nonprofit internships and clerkships, summer associate positions, and positions with federal, state, or local government entities.

This event is free and open to the public.

Agenda:

I. Welcome & Best Practices: 9:00 am – 9:30 am (Pacific)

• Vilma Palma-Solana, Supervising Deputy Attorney General – Civil Rights Enforcement Section, California Attorney General’s Office

II. Private Sector Panel: 9:30 am – 10:30 am (Pacific)

• Sunita Bali-Williams, Partner, Perkins Coie LLP

• Misty M. Sanford, Partner, Wilkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

• Stephen Abreu, Partner, Sidley Austin LLP

• Jose Luis Lopez, General Counsel, Zeplin, Inc.

III. Break: 10:30 am – 10:45 am (Pacific)

IV. Public and Nonprofit Sectors Panel: 10:45 am to 12:00 pm (Pacific)

• Jose Perez, Deputy General Counsel, LatinoJustice / PRLDEF

• Marisa Hernandez-Stern, Supervising Deputy Attorney General – Worker Rights & Fair Labor Bureau, California Attorney General’s Office

• Matthew Barragan, Assistant United State Attorney, United States Attorney’s Office

• Irina Trasovan, Deputy Attorney General – Civil Rights Enforcement Section, California Attorney General’s Office

• Fabian Renteria Franco, Assistant Public Defender, Federal Public Defender

V. Closing Remarks: 12:00 pm – 12:15 pm (Pacific)

• Anthony Solana, Jr., Founder, For People of Color, Inc.

*All titles and affiliations are for identification purposes only.

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Questions?

Please contact anthony@fpoc.org.