More resources coming soon.
If you have a resource that is not listed, please e-mail it
to me and I will add it to the list.
UCLA Resources:
UCLA Law School Homepage
UCLA OUTLaw is an affiliated group of the UCLA School of
Law. Information regarding the School of Law is available
on their website.
The Williams Institute
The Williams Institute advances sexual
orientation law and public policy through rigorous,
independent research and scholarship, and disseminates it
to judges, legislators, policymakers, media, and the
public. A national think tank at UCLA Law, the Williams
Institute produces high quality research with real-world
relevance.
UCLA Law School Admissions
Interested in attending UCLA Law? Check out the
Prospective Student page to learn more! Also, feel free to
contact our Admissions Committee Chairs if you have any
questions regarding LGBT life at the school.
UCLA LGBT Resource Center
The UCLA Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Campus Resource
Center serves as a tremendous resource for UCLA students,
faculty, and staff. The Resource Center also includes a
library, which is billed as the “largest of its kind at a
college or university, with nearly 4000 books and
periodicals written for and about LGBT people.”
Los Angeles Resources:
Lesbian & Gay Lawyers Association
of Los Angeles (LGLA)
Its mission is to provide a strong leadership presence of
and for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered persons
in the legal profession and in the community at large,
through education, legal advocacy, and participation in
political and civic activities and social functions.
Community Resources:
Night Clubs:
LGBT Community Organizations:
LGBT Legal Resources:
Lavender Law
An annual program, this year being held in San Francisco.
Lavendar Law features a full schedule regarding legal
employment information for LGBT individuals. There is also
an annual career fair aimed to welcome the diversity
offered by LGBT individuals into the legal field.
Lambda Legal
A well-known national legal organization focused on
protecting LGBT rights.
National Lesbian and Gay Law
Association (NLGLA)
A national association of lawyers, judges and other legal
professionals, law students, activists, and affiliated
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender legal organizations.
NLGLA promotes justice in and through the legal profession
for the LGBT community in all its diversity.
Servicemembers Legal Defense
Network
Working to overturn “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” and to protect
the rights of LGBT people who wish to serve in the U.S.
military.
Summer Jobs: Considering a specific firm
or organization this summer? Want some recommendations for
where to work this summer? Here is a list of places where
past OUTLaw members have worked. [If you would like to be
added to the above list, please e-mail your information to
krupen2010@lawnet.ucla.edu.]
Firm:
Irell & Manella (Los Angeles): Craig Johnson
(johnsonc2009@lawnet.ucla.edu)
Public Interest:
Asian Pacific American Legal Center: Jason Wu
(wuj2010@lawnet.ucla.edu)
The Eviction Defense Network: Russell Krupen
(krupen2010@lawnet.ucla.edu)
Harriet Buhai Center for Family Law (Mothers Behind Bard
Project): Katie Stewart (stewartk2010@lawnet.ucla.edu)
HIV/AIDS Legal Services Alliance: Ajay Kusnoor
(kusnoor2010@lawnet.ucla.edu)
LGBT-related:
Lambda Legal: Alex Ferrando
(ferrando2010@lawnet.ucla.edu)
Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center: Craig Johnson
(johnsonc2009@lawnet.ucla.edu)
Judicial Internships/Externships:
Judge Stephen Reinhardt, Ninth Circuit Court of
Appeals: Bram Alden (bramalden@gmail.com)
Honorable Andrew J. Wistrich, Magistrate Judge of the
Central District of California: John Trang
(jctrang@gmail.com)
Government:
