ANLUS, an ad-hoc non-for-profit (proposed IRC Section 501(c)(3), was founded on June 19, 2006 by a group of Nepalese Lawyers present in the United States. The main objectives of ANLUS are : (a) To create a platform for Nepalese Lawyers and Law students for better academic and professional career in the United States; (b) To organize conferences, seminars and interaction on issues related to rule of law in Nepal and legal career; (c) To facilitate Nepalese Lawyers and Law Students in attending law schools in the United States and lobby for scholarship on their behalf; (d) To provide legal support, counselling and legal aid to the Nepalese Community in the United States.
Welcome to Association of Nepalese Lawyers in United States.
Our Mission
The Association of Nepalese Lawyers in United States:
- Promotes alliances between Nepalese lawyers, legal professionals in the US, Nepalese Law Students in US.
- Advocates for the Nepalese community in the US.
- Supports those who value diversity in the legal profession.
- Assists Nepalese law students, and those interested in the law, with developing contacts with practitioners, for jobs and careers.
- Provides information to members on careers and the legal market in the US.
- Provides an avenue for professionals and other community leaders to take an interest in matters of concern to Nepalese Lawyers.
- Creates a solidarity towards Nepalese legal profession and rule of law in Nepal through establishment of awards, scholarships and fellowships from support of different US charity organizations.
- Lobbys for one law school- one scholarship for Nepalese law students/lawyers in the US
- Creates a Platform for Nepalese lawyers, law students, faculty and law professionals of Nepal
Committees
ANLUS encourages members to become actively involved with its activities by signing up to be part of one or more committees. To sign up for a particular committee, please contact its chair, designated below.
Events Committee:
Pro Bono/Civil Rights Committee:
Endorsements Committee:
Membership Committee:
Contact
General inquiries about ANLUS should be directed to anlusnepal@gmail.com .
Any questions about ANLUS committees should be directed to the Chair of that committee.
Association of Nepalese Lawyers in the United States (ANLUS) – initiated by Sirjana Sharma on June 18th 2006 around 9.45 PM in the evening (Texan Time), finalized by Santosh Giri at the same time (PT).
OBJECTIVES:
- Coordinate law students, lawyers and attorneys from Nepal who are currently in the United States.
- Conservation, development and modernization of our Nepalese Legal System through its own resources viz. law students, law academics and lawyers from Nepal and practicing Nepalese attorneys in the US
- Facilitating full or partial scholarship for deserving Nepalese law Students to pursue higher legal education in the United States.
- Perform legal research in the areas of human rights, Women Rights, Child Rights, Laws of Conflict, Armed Conflict, Racial Discrimination, Apartheid, Sexual Harassment, Gay and Lesbian Rights and Legal Education
- Research and prepare a neutral annual report of human rights situation of Nepal and make public
- To create a platform for Nepalese law faculty and law professionals, Lawyers and Law students for better academic and professional career in the United States;
- To organize conferences, seminars and interaction on issues related to rule of law in Nepal , human rights, rule of law and legal career;
- To facilitate pro-bono legal support and assistance, counseling and legal aid to the Nepalese Community in the United States from Nepalese Attorneys eligible to practice law in the United States.
- Promote alliances between Nepalese lawyers, legal professionals in the US, Nepalese Law Students in US.
- Advocate for the rights and privileges of the Nepalese community in the US.
- Support those who value diversity in the legal profession.
- Assist Nepalese law students, and those interested in the law, with developing contacts with practitioners, for internships, clerkship, externship, volunteering, jobs and careers.
- Provide information to members on careers and the legal market in the US.
- Provide an avenue for professionals and other community leaders to take an interest in matters of concern to Nepalese Lawyers.
- Create solidarity towards Nepalese legal profession and rule of law in Nepal through establishment of awards, scholarships and fellowships from support of different US charity organizations.
- Lobby for one law school- one scholarship for eligible and deserving Nepalese law students/lawyers in the US
