In This Edition
- AAPI Judges from the Eastern District of New York Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month
- In the News: LGBT Committee Co-Chair Glenn Magpantay Featured in Philadelphia Gay News
- In the News: AABANY SOC Co-Chair Dianna Lam Featured in Fordham Law News on Her Experience of Parenting while Attending Law School
- Press Release: Asian American Bar Association of New York Establishes Phoneline Assistance for Limited English Proficient Applicants for New York City Section 8 Voucher Waitlist Lottery and New York State Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP)
- AABANY Co-Sponsors: NYCLA Asian American Pacific Islander’s Heritage Month Celebration, June 2
- AABANY Issues Committee Presents: the NYC Democratic Mayoral Debate Watch Night, June 2
- AABANY RE Committee Presents: "Due Diligence and Ethics in the Residential Real Estate Transaction," June 3
- AABANY Presents: How to Succeed in a Virtual Summer Program, June 3
- AABANY RE Committee Presents: Hotel & Hospitality Market During COVID-19 and the Future Ahead, June 9
- AABANY Co-Sponsors: Mediation Apprenticeships, Mentorships, and Gaining That Coveted Experience!, June 10
- AABANY Presents: The Basics of EB-5 Fraud Litigation: Protecting Defrauded Investors, June 16
- AABANY Real Estate Committee Presents: The Future of Brooklyn Real Estate, June 16
- Read AABANY's 2020 Year End Report
- NAPABA Affiliate Membership Code Now Available
- Join AABANY’s Legal Referral and Information Service Panel
- Join the AABANY Community Response Task Force
- AABANY Clerkship Directory
- Discounted Membership - New York City Bar Association
- AABANY Speakers Bureau
- Career Placement Committee Intake Form Now Available
- NAPABA News
- AABANY Seeks Legal Interns
- 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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On May 25, the Asian American Judges of the Eastern District of New York celebrated Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with a presentation titled “Photographic Justice: The Retelling of Asian American History in the United States.” Through the photography of Corky Lee, the presentation chronicled Asian Americans’ involvement in U.S. history, which has mostly been omitted from American history books.
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Glenn Magpantay, Co-Chair of AABANY’s LGBT Committee and Co-Founder and Former Executive Director of the National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA), was recently featured in a May 20 article in the Philadelphia Gay News. Titled “Queer Asians speak out against discrimination and injustice,” the article featured four leaders in the LGBT Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community, who each discussed the issues individuals who identify as both AAPI and LGBT have to face.
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On May 21, Dianna Lam, AABANY Student Outreach Committee (SOC) Co-Chair and Student Leader was featured in an article published in Fordham Law News. Writer Suzi Morales interviewed Fordham Law School evening students about the struggles of being a parent, working individual, and law student at the same time. In the interview, Dianna, mother of two boys, explained that prior to the pandemic, she would work and take care of her sons during the daytime while she would study during her lunch breaks and in the evening. As a result, Dianna explained that it was difficult for her sons to understand her work and her busy life. Now with remote learning in full swing, she has been able to involve herself in other extracurricular activities such as AABANY SOC and Fordham’s Evening Division Society. In the article, Dianna also noted that because of at-home learning she has also had much more time to spend with her sons who are an inspiration for her while she works. As Dianna joked, “Sometimes, when [my sons are] playing games with their friends, I hear them saying things that I would say to them, like, ‘In a meeting right now.’” To read the full article, click here.
Please join AABANY in congratulating Dianna on appearing in Fordham Law News. We appreciate all your hard work for AABANY, on top of everything else you need to get done!
To learn more about the Student Outreach Committee, click here. To read more about AABANY’s Student Leaders click here. |
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NEW YORK -- May 28, 2021. The Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY), through its Pro Bono and Community Service Committee, Government Service and Public Interest Committee, and Student Outreach Committee, has set up a phone hotline to assist limited English proficient (LEP) applicants for the Section 8 Voucher Waitlist Lottery and the New York State Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP). Read the full press release here. |
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Starting out in your journey as a virtual summer associate? Eager to learn generally about the summer associate experience in advance for on-campus interviews? Please join AABANY SOC for the event How to Succeed in a Virtual Summer Program!
This panel discussion will not only feature specific tips on how to be a star virtual summer associate, but also on the summer associate experience in general.
The panel will feature Jeeho Lee, hiring partner at O'Melveny
& Myers and Andrew Hahn, Sr., partner and general counsel at Hawkins Delafield & Wood, as well as AABANY SOC Student Leaders Taiyee Chien and Victor Roh, 2020 (virtual) summer associates at Kirkland &
Ellis and Davis Polk & Wardwell, respectively. The discussion will be moderated by Julie Choe, Student Leader at St. John's University School of Law.
We hope to see you on Zoom for our panel on Thursday, June 3rd from 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM!
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Register Here The New York City Bar Association Presents: 
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AABANY is pleased to announce that the 2020 Year End Report has been released. The Year End Report reviews the various events and initiatives undertaken by AABANY to further the interest of APA lawyers and recognizes the accomplishments
of its members during the past year. Please click on the image below to read the report.
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One of the benefits of being an AABANY member is that you get a FREE Affiliate Membership to NAPABA. The code is now available. Please contact margaret.langston@aabany.org to get the code
and instructions to activate your Affiliate Membership. Note that NAPABA's membership follows the calendar year, i.e., January 1 to December 31, so to maximize your membership, be sure to renew now.
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Last fall, AABANY launched a legal referral and information service (“LRIS”) as a public service primarily to help the general public, and especially the Asian American community. The goals of the LRIS are to provide information and referrals,
to recommend lawyers or other resources to provide competent, ethical legal advice and representation, to educate the public about legal representation and to increase respect for the legal profession.
We are seeking qualified
and experienced lawyers to serve on the panels of lawyers eligible to receive referrals from AABANY’s LRIS.
This is a vital program for AABANY that we anticipate will greatly benefit our panelists and fellow members as
well as the public, and especially the Asian American community. If you would like to apply to be considered for the LRIS panel, please contact joinlris@aabany.org and we will send you an application
form. If you have any questions, please send them to the same address.
We hope you can join us in the launch of this important new AABANY initiative.
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| AABANY’s Issues Committee is pleased to invite you to join the AABANY Community Response Task Force! The Community Response Task Force (CRTF) is AABANY’s answer to the rapidly changing legal landscape and the need for quick, effective, and
coordinated responses to the emergent issues that affect our communities. AABANY is firmly committed to being a strong voice and steadfast advocate on behalf of the Asian-American/Pacific-Islander community. During these challenging times,
we have all been witness to sweeping changes that necessitated powerful legal responses. While there have been some great triumphs, there were often times when it was difficult to obtain information, to find ways to contribute, or to organize
a response quickly enough to be effective.
The CRTF is specifically designed to address these needs. The CRTF will serve as a central clearinghouse for information and coordination – tailoring the alerts sent to each volunteer based on that volunteer’s preferences and the needs of the community. Alerts and actions will range from emergency legal services to direct non-legal service actions and from workshops to rallies.
PLEASE NOTE that the Community Response Task Force form has been updated. Even if you have already filled out the form, we kindly ask that you resubmit your interest here.
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Did you clerk for a judge? Have you served as a court attorney? If so, please fill out our AABANY law clerk/court attorney survey!
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 here. 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 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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Applications are now being accepted for AABANY’s 2021 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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Fellowship announcements can be found on AABANY's website under Career Center, in the sub-menu item "Fellowships." The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) is now accepting applications for its 2022 Legal Fellow Sponsorship. To
see current announcements for Fellowships, click here.
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- June 2: AABANY Co-Sponsors: NYCLA Asian American Pacific Islander’s Heritage Month Celebration. For more information, click here.
- June 2: AABANY Issues Committee Presents: the NYC Democratic Mayoral Debate Watch Night. For more information, click here.
- June 3: AABANY RE Committee Presents: "Due Diligence and Ethics in the Residential Real Estate Transaction." For more information, click here.
- June 3: AABANY Presents: How to Succeed in a Virtual Summer Program. For more information, click here.
- June 4: Weekly AABANY Membership Mixer. For more information, click here.
- June 8: AABANY Board Meeting. For more information, click here.
- June 9: AABANY RE Committee Presents: Hotel & Hospitality Market During COVID-19 and the Future Ahead. For more information, click here.
- June 10: AABANY Co-Sponsors: Mediation Apprenticeships, Mentorships, and Gaining That Coveted Experience! For more information, click here.
- June 11: Weekly AABANY Membership Mixer. For more information, click here.
- June 16: AABANY Presents: The Basics of EB-5 Fraud Litigation: Protecting Defrauded Investors. For more information, click here.
- June 16: AABANY Real Estate Committee Presents: The Future of Brooklyn Real Estate. For more information, click here.
- June 18: Weekly AABANY Membership Mixer. For more information, click here.
- June 25: Weekly AABANY Membership Mixer. For more information, click here.
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- June 3: White & Case LLP Presents: A Reenactment - The Massie Cases. For more information, click here.
- June 10: New York Women's Bar Association Presents: 2021 Virtual Annual Awards and Installation Ceremony. For more information, click here.
- June 17: Franklin H. Williams Judicial Commission Presents: Achieving Equal Justice Through Jury Service. For more information, click here.
- June 24: Franklin H. Williams Judicial Commission Presents: Everything to Know About Becoming a Judge, Part 2. For more information, click here.
- June 26: MBBA Presents: Brunch & Learn with Your Elected Official - Assembly Member N. Nick Perry. For more information, click here.
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- Supervisory Trial Attorney (Assistant Director-Criminal Trial Coordinator), Civil Division, Washington, D.C.
- Chief Counsel, Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces, Washington, D.C.
- Attorney Advisor, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Falls Church, VA
- Assistant Deputy Attorney General, New York State Office of the Attorney General, White Plains, NY
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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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