Affiliated Bar Associations
South Asian Bar Association of North America (SABA-NA) serves as the national organization for regional South Asian Bar Association chapters and South Asian legal professionals throughout North America. SABA-NA seeks to strengthen the rapidly growing South Asian legal community with a recognized and trusted forum for professional growth and advancement, and SABA-NA promotes the civil rights and access to justice for the South Asian community.
OTHER CALIFORNIA SABAs:
South Asian Bar Association of Sacramento promotes the professional advancement of attorneys and law students of South Asian descent and helps serve the legal needs of the South Asian community in the greater Sacramento region.
South Asian Bar Association of Northern California (SABA-NC) was founded to ensure that Bay Area South Asian attorneys are provided an avenue to develop professionally, network among peers, and use their skills to give back to the Bay Area South Asian community.
South Asian Bar Association of Orange County (SABA-OC) provides Orange County’s South Asian legal community and its supporters a place to connect and collaborate in meaningful ways. SABA-OC seeks to support and advance the needs of the South Asian legal community in Orange County.
South Asian Bar Association of San Diego (SABA-SD) is a San Diego-based nonprofit organization that includes legal professionals of South Asian-American descent as well as those interested in the issues affecting South Asian-Americans in the community. SABA-SD strives to promote the professional and academic development of its members; increase the opportunities for South Asian-American legal professionals to participate in and lead civic and public affairs; support efforts to increase diversity in the legal profession; raise the community’s awareness of relevant legal issues affecting the interests South Asian-Americans; support public interest associations providing pro bono legal services and other grassroots community organizations serving the South Asian-American community; and serve as a resource and an advocate for both South Asian-American legal professionals and the South Asian-American community.
OTHER BAR ASSOCIATIONS & LEGAL ORGANIZATIONS:
Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Los Angeles County (APABA) comprises attorneys, judges and law students throughout Los Angeles County. It is a voice for issues of concern to the Asian Pacific American community. APABA provides legal education and assistance to underserved communities and sponsors programs in professional development, community education and law student mentorship.
Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA) is one of the largest voluntary bar associations in the United States with 16,000+ members, dozens of practice sections, multiple committee opportunities, connections to affiliate bar associations in Los Angeles and around the world, and an annual budget of over $12 M. LACBA provides premier and relevant Continuing Legal Education year-round, both online and in person.
Los Angeles County Unity Bar (LACUBA) is a human rights and social justice organization based on principles of equality, fairness and justice. It embraces diversity and seeks common ground. It understands the power of unity, inclusion and collaboration. LACUBA is premised on a dedication to service. A primary goal of the LACUBA is to recruit, recommend, support and retain highly qualified candidates to the bench who reflect the vibrancy of the community served.
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) is the national association of Asian Pacific American attorneys, judges, law professors, and law students. NAPABA represents the interests of almost 50,000 attorneys and more than 80 national, state, and local Asian Pacific American bar associations. Its members include solo practitioners, large firm lawyers, corporate counsel, legal service and non-profit attorneys, and lawyers serving at all levels of government. NAPABA engages in legislative and policy advocacy, promotes Asian Pacific American political leadership and political appointments, and builds coalitions within the legal profession and the community at large. NAPABA also serves as a resource for government agencies, members of Congress, and public service organizations about Asian Pacific Americans in the legal profession, civil rights, and diversity in the courts.
Multicultural Bar Alliance of Southern California (MCBA) is a coalition of over 17 diverse women and minority bar associations in the Los Angeles area. The MCBA’s constituent bars have an aggregated total membership of over 3,000, most of whom are California attorneys who live and practice in and around the greater metropolitan Los Angeles area. The MCBA was formed two decades ago in response to race related issues in the Los Angeles area. The MCBA has been involved in numerous efforts to ensure diversity in the legal profession and the full participation of minority attorneys at every level of the profession.