OCAABA Committee Descriptions

Community Service - The Community Service Committee facilitates and designs activities designed to promote access to the justice system for all persons no matter their economic or social condition, and encourages OCAABA members to provide legal services to those in need. It coordinates a pro bono clinic to provide basic legal information on issues affecting the local residents. Contact the committee for more information: service@ocaaba.org

In-House Counsel - The In-House Counsel (IHC) Section works to bring together in-house legal practitioners through various social events and informational panels. With the goal of highlighting the role of, as well as building connections between, in-house attorneys throughout Orange County, the Section organizes events such as the Must-Know General Counsel Series and social mixers. The Section also works with local law schools to organize and participate in speaker panels so that interested law students can learn from the diverse experiences of OCAABA IHC members. Contact the committee for more information: inhouse@ocaaba.org

Membership - The Membership Committee is responsible for recruitment of new OCAABA members and membership renewal, designing and participating in recruitment events, and reaching out to existing members.  

Pipeline - The Pipeline Committee serves as a liaison between local law students and OCAABA’s attorney and judicial members in order to provide law students with advice about coursework, school/work-life balance, and insights into the legal profession and career decisions. More specifically, each school year, the Pipeline Committee offers a formal Mentorship Program in which law student participants are matched with an experienced OCAABA attorney or judicial member.  Throughout the school year, mentors provide law students with guidance and advice on the legal profession.  The Pipeline Committee assists in the development of the mentoring relationship by organizing events for participants in the Mentorship Program.  Additional details about the Mentorship Program are provided on the Law Student page. 

The Pipeline Committee also organizes or participates in career nights, speed networking events, resume workshops, speaker panels, receptions, social mixers, and other events for the benefit of local law students and OCAABA attorney and judicial members. The Pipeline Committee partners with the Asian Pacific American Law Students Associations of three local law schools (Chapman, UCI and Western State) to elect a Student Liaison each year from each school to work with OCAABA on developing and organizing events for the benefit of local law students and OCAABA members. Contact the committee for more information: pipeline@ocaaba.org

Professional Development - The Professional Development Committee develops and coordinates seminars/symposiums/continuing education on topics of interest to the OCAABA membership and to the community at-large.  

PR/Affiliates - The PR & Affiliates Committee promotes visibility of OCAABA amongst the legal and general communities as a whole and works with other affiliate bars on joint events to benefit attorneys, students, and the general public. Contact the committee for more information: affiliates@ocaaba.org

Social - The Social Committee plans and coordinates fun and engaging events throughout the year that bring the OCAABA community together and give members opportunities to get involved, connect, and build relationships. Our annual events include the Lunar New Year Mixer, Ballots & Bites/Candidate Event, Moon Festival Mixer and Holiday Dim Sum Mixer. Contact the committee for more information: social@ocaaba.org

Social Media & Technology - The Social Media & Technology Committee facilitates OCAABA’s efforts to keep its members informed of community affairs and to ensure that relevant information about OCAABA can be easily accessed by its members via email, website, and social media platforms.  

Wellness Committee - The Wellness Committee promotes the well-being, resilience, and connection of Orange County’s Asian Pacific American legal community through education, resources, and programming that support members in thriving both personally and professionally. Contact the committee for more information: wellness@ocaaba.org