In this edition
- Press Release: AABANY Applauds New York's Highest Court for Decision Prohibiting Skin-Color Discrimination in Jury Selection
- Prosecutors' Committee Happy Hour, Jan. 5
- Congratulations to Joane Wong, Labor & Employment Law Committee Co-Chair
- Thank You to Our Pro Bono Volunteers
- AALFNY 2017 Community Service Scholarship: Apply by Mar. 31
- Highlights: Dec. 13 to Dec. 21
- AABANY Clerkship Directory
- Discounted Membership - New York City Bar Association
- AABANY Speakers Bureau
- New Career Placement Committee Intake Form Now Available
- NAPABA News
- Federal Judicial Internships Available
- Wanted: Volunteer Attorney/Law Grads for Appellate Court Judge
- AABANY Seeks Legal Interns
- Read the New Issue of the Advocate
- This Week on WE Blog @AABANY
- Fellowship Announcements
- Upcoming Events on the AABANY Calendar
- Other Events on the AABANY Calendar
- Recent Job Postings on the AABANY Career Center
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NEW YORK – On December 22, 2016, the New York Court of Appeals held in People v. Bridgeforth that skin color-based discrimination in jury selection is prohibited under Batson v. Kentucky, the New York State Equal Protection Clause, and the New York State Civil Rights Law. While Batson has long been understood to prohibit racial discrimination, the Court concluded that its holding “extend[s] the application of Batson to challenges based on color to ensure that the jury is not used as a tool to accomplish such discrimination.” As one of many community organizations that co-signed the Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality (“Korematsu Center”) and Akin Gump’s amicus brief in support of this decision, the Asian American Bar Association of New York (“AABANY”) applauds this decision.
Click here to read the rest of the press release. Click here to read the amicus brief.
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Join the AABANY Prosecutors' Committee as they celebrate the start of a new year! Come and meet Asian American prosecutors from other New York City and Long Island offices. This event is open to all prosecutors (as well as former prosecutors) and legal interns. Appetizers will be served with Cash Bar (private room in the back). Please spread the word!
Date: Thursday, January 5, 2017
Where: Tavern on the Third
Time: 6:30-9:30 PM
Tavern On Third
380 Third Ave (between East 27th and East 28th)
New York, NY 10016
212.300.4046
RSVP not required. See you there!
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Joane Wong, Co-Chair of the AABANY Labor & Employment Law Committee, recently received a positive decision in a case that she tried on behalf of the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in January 2016. The NLRB affirmed the rulings of the Administrative Law Judge against East Village Grand Sichuan Inc. d/b/a Grand Sichuan Restaurant. The case involved allegations by one of the employees of the restaurant being discharged for engaging in protected activity, i.e., filing a suit against her employer for violating the Fair Labor Standards Act and New York Labor Law.
Congratulations to Labor & Employment Law Committee Co-Chair Joane Wong for success in her trial and having the results affirmed by the NLRB.
Click here to read more.
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AABANY’s monthly legal clinic is made possible only by our volunteers. The Pro Bono Committee would like to thank Rosie Wong, Ariana Pabalan, Amy Luo, and Joshua Veroza for serving at the last event hosted at Asian Americans for Equality!
Thanks to the hard work of our Pro Bono & Community Service Committee, AABANY started its first monthly pro bono clinic in 2015. This free legal clinic takes place the second Wednesday of every month at a new location. Stay tuned for more details.
Those interested in volunteering with our Pro Bono & Community Service Committee should contact Ariana Pabalan at ariana.a.pabalan@gmail.com. Please note that Pro Bono & Community Service Co-Chair June Lee is no longer handling volunteer intake.
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AALFNY's 2017 Community Service Scholarship: Applications are available here, and must be postmarked by March 31, 2017.
Up to three scholarships of $5,000 each will be awarded to law students with a demonstrated commitment to serving the Asian American community and who will be interning with a non-profit organization or governmental agency that is involved with the Asian American community in NY (see application for more details).
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The Judiciary Committee has created a clerkship directory to gather information about our members who may be willing to act as future resources and/or ultimately want to become a judge. If you've ever clerked for a judge, please take a minute to fill out this survey and forward to others: http://bit.ly/aabanyclerks
We appreciate your help!
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The New York City Bar Association is offering discounted membership to AABANY members. They will waive your one-time admission fee and give you 20% off your first membership dues payment. Membership dues are dependent on your earliest year of admission in any state or country.
Click here to take advantage of this great deal.
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Interested in future speaking opportunities? Join the confidential AABANY Speakers Bureau if you're open to raising your profile and sharing your expertise. Click here to access the form.
AABANY regularly receives requests from AABANY Committee Chairs and other bar associations for speakers to speak on various legal topics. This form is designed to collect information from our membership and engage those who are most interested in sharing their knowledge and expertise with various legal audiences.
We respect your privacy. All information disclosed will be treated with the utmost confidentiality. Email main@aabany.org if you have any questions.
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Interested in moving your legal career forward? Launched at the 2013 Fall Conference, the Career Placement Committee seeks to match qualified AABANY members with available legal positions.
The new Career Placement Committee Intake Form is now available. Click here to help us help you. Feel free to also email your resumes and CVs to resume@aabany.org.
All information disclosed will be treated with the utmost confidentiality. If you have any questions or comments, please contact the Career Placement Committee at careers@aabany.org.
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Judge seeks volunteer attorneys/law grads with experience in criminal, landlord-tenant or consumer debt matters. Judge presides on appellate cases and also handles some civil Supreme Court matters.
Full-time or four days per week preferred, but flexible schedule can be arranged. A wonderful learning and mentee opportunity, as well as an excellent resume-enhancer. Although not guaranteed, many of former volunteers have moved onto paying legal positions. Opportunity to enhance research/writing and oral skills.
Willing to fill out paperwork for paid fellowships, if necessary. Rolling deadline. Opportunities open year round.
Please send cover letter, resume, short writing sample, and references by email to:
Rebecca Wohl, riwohl@nycourts.gov
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Applications are now being accepted for AABANY’s 2017 Legal Internship Program. Open to college students, law students and law grads, AABANY is looking for a few talented, energetic and motivated interns to help plan and organize AABANY programs and events, provide research and administrative assistance and perform other tasks and assignments to advance and promote AABANY’s mission. Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis. For full details and information on how to apply go to bit.ly/Lgl_Intrn_Details.
Please direct any questions to Executive Director Yang Chen at yang.chen@aabany.org.
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 In this Issue:
- Judy H. Kim Makes History as First Korean American Elected to NY State Court
- 7th Annual AABANY Fall Conference Inspires and Enriches
- This Land Is Our Land: Oyama v. California
- Spotlight on AABANY's Pro Bono Clinic Volunteers
- AABANY Members Stand Out at NAPABA Convention
- Fall 2016 Highlights
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Fellowship announcements can be found on AABANY's website under Career Center, in the sub-menu item "Fellowships." To see current announcements for Fellowships, click here.
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- Jan. 5: AABANY Prosecutors Committee Happy Hour, 6:30pm-9:30pm. For more information, click here.
- Jan. 5: AABANY co-sponsors KRAV MAGA Self-Defense Seminar, 7:00pm-8:30pm. For more information, click here.
- Jan. 10: AABANY Board Meeting, 7pm-9pm. For more information, click here.
- Jan. 11: AABANY Monthly Pro Bono Legal Clinic, 6:30-8:30pm. For more information, click here.
- Jan. 12: Judiciary Committee Meeting, 7pm-9pm. For more information, click here.
- Jan. 15: AABANY Co-Hosts a Sports Outing: Brooklyn Nets vs. Houston Rockets, 6pm-10pm. For more information, click here.
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- Jan. 7: AALDEF Call for Volunteer Attorneys/Non-Attorneys/Interpreters. For more information, click here.
- Jan. 10: AALDEF Call for Volunteer Attorneys/Non-Attorneys/Interpreters. For more information, click here.
- Jan 12: The LIHBA Annual Post Holiday Season Party, 7:00-11pm. For more information, click here.
- Jan 12: The Puerto Rican Bar Association Invites You To The Induction Of Carmen A. Pacheco, Esq., 5-8pm. For more information, click here.
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- Staff Attorney, Legal Aid Society, Canton
- Staff Attorney, Legal Services NYC, New York
- Mid-level Corporate Associate, Nixon Peabody, Jericho
- Legislative Attorney, Congressional Research Service, Washington, DC
For more information on these listings and other open positions go to the AABANY Career Center. Members must be signed in to have access to the Career Center. Either search by keyword or just hit "Search" at the bottom of the form to see a complete listing of jobs.
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