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HELPING THE COMMUNITY ◆ STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
◆ ENRICHING LIFE ON CAMPUS
THE CRIMINAL LAW SOCIETY, ASIAN
PACIFIC AMERICAN LAW STUDENTS ASSO-
JANUARY CIATION, WOMEN’S LAW ASSOCIATION
(WLA), and THE GAY AND LESBIAN LAW
UNION (GLLU) facilitated a hate crime panel.
THE SPORTS, MUSIC, ENTERTAINMENT LAW
SOCIETY presented Jeremy Lappen `96, speaking on his progression
from law student to head of business and legal affairs for
Interlight Pictures, an independent film production company. The
JEWISH LAW STUDENTS ASSOCIATION (JLSA)met to discuss
interview skills and the job search.
THE PUBLIC INTEREST LAW FOUNDAT I O N
( P I L F ) kicked off its spring speaker series
with Susan Millman, staff attorn e y, Legal
FEBRUARY Aid Foundation of Los Angeles. T H E
REVIEW OF LAW AND WOMEN’S STUDIES
( R L AW S ) inaugurated its new series, Women in
E n t e rtainment Law, by presenting Kathy Magid, senior vice
p resident of legal counsel for Paramount Pictures, and entertainment
lawyer Karen Grant ‘94. THE TAX LAW SOCIETY
hosted luncheon speaker Te rry Cuff ‘77, partner at Loeb & Loeb,
clarifying how to pre p a re a winning writing sample. B L S A
hosted Kim Firment, re c ruiting coordinator for the law firm
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP, outlining the do’s and don’ts for
getting “the off e r.” THE CHRISTIAN LEGAL SOCIETYp resented a
discussion with Crystal Crawford, executive director of The
Alliance for Childre n ’s Rights. THE CRIMINAL LAW SOCIETY
and Professor Chemerinsky welcomed Barry Scheck and Peter
Neufeld discussing The Growing Innocence Project and their
new book. THE INTERNATIONAL LAW SOCIETYkept their members
busy planning a trip to the U.S. Consulate in Tijuana, Mexico.
The 10th Annual P I L F Auction brought the serious auction
bidders out in droves to support a worthy cause through an
APALSA’S ALUMNI DINNER FEATURES
SPECIAL GUEST EILEEN KURASHI ‘75
The Empress Pavilion Restaurant was the setting for
APALSA’s Alumni Dinner on Wednesday, March 1, 2000.
The gala event brought graduate Eileen Kurahashi ‘75, to
the gathering to share her thoughts on the challenges and
rewards of a life dedicated to the law. After reminding the
enthusiastic audience of their ethical obligation to give back
to the individual communities which had raised and nurtured
them, Ms. Kurahashi also encouraged those present
not to be afraid of personal success. She urged them to
embrace their new careers and its challenges by first believing
in themselves. She explained, “You are entering a profession
where you will be tested mightily. There are few
other jobs where you will find out what you are made of,
mentally, psychologically, intellectually. It is a true adventure.
Visualize yourself doing it well and then go for it.”
evening of bargain-hunting, toe-tapping live music, and delicious
food. R L AW S and P I L F continued their speaker series with
C a l i f o rnia Wo m e n ’s Law Center staff attorney Sharmila Lodhia
and Marci Fukuroda, the Nina C. Leibman Fellow.
GLLU held a “No on Knight Rally,” in opposition
to Proposition 22, with Patricia Ireland,
MARCH president of the National Organization for
Women; Reverend Shaun Eubanks of the
Lutheran Campus Ministry, and City Councilman
Joel Wachs. THE CRIMINAL LAW SOCIETY
hosted its First Annual Judge’s and Lawyer’s Reception. THE STU-
DENT BAR ASSOCIATION (SBA)danced the night away to a live
salsa band at their spring party held at Isla del Mambo. RLAWS
offered “A Trend Toward the All Woman Law Firm” with guest
speaker Celia Ruiz, partner and co-founder of Ruiz and Sperow.
BLSA aided the homeless through a clothing drive. WLA hosted a
luncheon with guest speaker Cindy Lott, deputy general counsel
for the Democratic National Convention committee.
USCJD/MBA NETWORK held its inaugural
networking event at Café Pinot to discuss
APRIL issues facing the law and business industries.
PILF’s annual Pro Bono luncheon, which featured
Patricia Schnegg, Los Angeles County
Bar Association president, and former Law
School Dean Scott Bice, saluted students who had volunteered on
behalf of public interest. WLA showcased female Law School faculty
as Professors Arlen, Gross, Campbell, and Saks discussed
women in law, the classes they teach, and the road they each took
to become law professors. THE ANIMAL PROTECTION SOCIETY
and THE ENVIRONMENTAL LAW SOCIETYheld an informational
meeting. THE TAX LAW SOCIETYoffered its annual JD/MBT luncheon
for law students interested in tax.
BLSA’S ANNUAL ALUMNI DINNER
WELCOMES JUSTICE CANDACE D. COOPER ‘73
BLSA’s Annual Alumni Dinner, held in conjunction with the
Newly Admitted Minority Students Reception, took place on
Wednesday, April 12, 2000.
Keynote Speaker California Appellate Court Justice C a n d a c e
D. Cooper ’73, challenged those present to make a diff e re n c e
stating, “We are the lucky ones – we managed to get the system
to work for us. What concerns me is our ability to take care
of the rest of the village.” She continued, “As future leaders,
lawyers, policy makers, we have an obligation and duty to do
what we can to make certain that the burden of crime and
p o v e rty compounded by the lack of true and meaningful opportunities,
exaggerated further by the lack of access to technology
do not intersect in such a fashion as to make the current marginal
position of our community a tragic, immutable,
intractable, and irreparable facet of the next millennium.”
54 USC LAW • FALL 2000