SCALL : Inner City Youth Committee

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With Los Angeles Education Partnership
www.laep.org

Lisa Baker: l.baker@mpglaw.com (213) 629-7730
Paul Moorman: pmoorman@law.usc.edu (213) 740-2626

SCALL established the Inner City Youth Internship Program in 1992. Our mission is to offer employment opportunities to qualified inner city high school students in private, public and academic libraries as well as other related institutions. Our program intends that by participating in these work environments, our interns will gain more familiarity with the profession of law as well as useful work experience. We want to further these students' career aspirations and to encourage them to achieve all that they can.

What People Are Saying

“The firm accepted our interns as employees. Their experience was very enlightening. They were exposed to working in a professional environment and the experience can be used as a springboard to working in a corporate environment in the future."

Mary Howard
White & Case
ICYIP supervisor and committee member 2006

“All of my SCALL interns have been wonderful and I've hired most of them as part time clerks after the internships ended. What I would really like to emphasize is the pleasure you get from mentoring a high school student, then seeing what s/he does after graduating from school."

Donnela Johnson
Loeb & Loeb
ICYIP supervisor 1993, 1998 - 2002, 2005

“This was our second year participating in this program. Thank you for the most rewarding experience."

Elisabeth A. Lamartine
Sidley, Austin, Brown & Wood
ICYIP supervisor 2003 - 2004

“I certainly think that the Program is wonderful, well organized, great pre-training with the Interns. A big BRAVO, it is wonderful, to give these youngsters an opportunity to be exposed to the business world.”

Monique Merrill
LeBoeuf, Lamb Green & MacRae
ICYIP supervisor 2000 - 2001

“Serving on the Inner City Youth Committee from the beginning has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my professional career. I feel that I’m giving back to the community, and doing something truly worthwhile. Twice I’ve had interns in my library, and I could tell that the program really made a difference to them. I recommend to anyone who wants to get involved to do it; it will make a difference in your life.”

Jan Goldsmith
UCLA Maps & Government Information
Committee Member 1992 -

“I would definitely recommend SCALL ICYIP to all junior and seniors. I feel that it’s a great opportunity to begin to develop a working background. Plus, if they are interested in law, this program will help them to learn new aspects of the career.”

Marcelino Francisco-Juarez
Intern 1999 Los Angeles Co. Law Library

“The Program provides excellent jobs to people just entering the workforce or those who have a few jobs under their belts.”

Song Ping Seto
Intern 2001 – 2002 Hennigan Bennett & Dorman