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In This Edition - DEADLINE: Call for 2022 Fall Conference Program Submissions
- Member Profile: Karen King Wins Unanimous Victory before the U.S. Supreme Court in Domestic Violence and International Custody Dispute Case
- In the News: Jennifer Wu and Lawrence Wee Featured by Bloomberg Law for Anti-Asian Violence Work
- In the News: Elaine Chiu's Special Interview About Hate Crimes against Asian Americans in the U.S.
- NAPABA Co-Sponsors: Unity March in Washington, D.C.
- AABANY In-House Counsel Committee Presents: Summer Soiree, June 29
- AABANY Releases Second Report on Anti-Asian Hate and Violence in New York City, Entitled Endless Tide: The Continuing Struggle to Overcome Anti-Asian Hate in New York
- AABANY's Litigation, Prosecutors' and Labor & Employment Committees Present: Litigators' Happy Hour, June 21
- AABANY ADR Committee Kickoff Event, June 23
- AABANY PBCS + AAFE Present: Queens Pro Bono Legal Clinic, June 25
- AABANY's Student Outreach Committee Presents: Pre-OCI Series: How to Navigate Biglaw Firms, July 5
- T3 Project: Stand Together with AABANY and AALFNY in Turning the Tide Against Anti-Asian Hate and Violence
- Read AABANY's 2020 Year End Report
- Join AABANY’s Legal Referral and Information Service Panel
- AABANY Clerkship Directory
- Discounted Membership - New York City Bar Association
- AABANY Speakers Bureau
- Career Placement Committee Intake Form Now Available
- NAPABA 2022 Affiliate Membership Code Now Available
- AABANY Seeks Legal Interns
- NAPABA News
- 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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The 2022 AABANY Fall Conference is taking place in-person at Fordham Law School on Saturday, September 24. The Fall Conference offers a full day of CLE programs, presentations and networking opportunities for everyone from law students to seasoned practitioners.
If you are planning to submit a program for the Fall Conference or know of anyone interested in doing so, Friday, July 15, is the last day to submit. We will be taking program submissions via Google Form, at this link. For additional information and submission details, please visit the AABANY website here. |
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On March 22, 2022, AABANY member Karen King argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in Golan v. Saada (20-1034), a case involving the interpretation of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of Child Abduction. Karen is a Partner at Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello, Co-Chair of AABANY’s Pro Bono and Community Service Committee, and an active member of AABANY’s Anti-Asian Violence Task Force. She sat down with AABANY to share reflections on the oral argument, diversity among litigators, and the importance of pro bono work. Read more here. |
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On June 10, 2022 AABANY Women’s Committee Co-Chair and AABANY Anti-Asian Violence Task Force member Jennifer Wu and AABANY Board Director Lawrence (“Larry”) Wee were recognized by Bloomberg Law in an article entitled “Why Paul, Weiss Is the Pro Bono Go-To for Victims of Asian Hate.” Jennifer and Larry, both partners at Paul, Weiss, have represented some of the most high profile cases, including the families of GuiYing Ma, a grandmother who died after being bashed with a rock; Yao Pan Ma, an elderly man who was struck and kicked to death while collecting cans; and Zhiwen Yan, a deliveryman who was shot to death. Read more here. |
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On June 6, 2022, Elaine Chiu, Academic Committee Co-Chair, and member of the Anti-Asian Violence Task Force at AABANY was interviewed by Morning Wave In Busan, a Korean Radio Show discussing how hate crimes have affected Asian Americans in the United States. Read more about Prof. Chiu's interview here. |
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 NAPABA is a proud co-sponsor of the first-ever Unity March, an Asian American multicultural event to advance socioeconomic and cultural equity, racial justice, and solidarity. The Washington, D.C., mobilization aims to bring together the diverse Asian American and Pacific Islander diaspora with multicultural partners across the LGBTQ+, Muslim, disability communities, Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and Arab American communities. The goal is to gather more than 25,000 advocates and allies to the National Mall and we need your help to form a robust NAPABA contingent! Read more here. |
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For the first time since 2019, the In-House Counsel Committee will present its marquee event, the Summer Soiree, in person. This by invitation only event brings together in-house counsel and law firm attorneys to network and build professional relationships. The Summer Soiree is open to in-house counsel and AABANY sponsors. If you are interested in sponsoring, or would like more information, please send an email to soiree@aabany.org. 
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On May 31, 2022, AABANY released its second report on anti-Asian hate and violence in New York City, entitled Endless Tide: The Continuing Struggle to Overcome Anti-Asian Hate in New York. The report examines the increased incidents of violence against Asian Americans in 2021 and proposes solutions to combat the lack of justice. Endless Tide is dedicated to the memory of Vincent Chin, a Chinese American autoworker murdered 40 years ago in an act of racial violence outside of Detroit. Endless Tide has received widespread coverage in the media since its release. The report has been cited by more than a dozen different publications to date, including CNN, CBS News, NBC News, and the New York Law Journal. Read more about the report's press coverage here. To read the report, click on the image below. 
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For more details and registration, please click on the flyer below. 
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Volunteers needed. The deadline for volunteers to sign up for the June clinic is 12 pm EDT on June 22, 2022. All volunteers must be AABANY members for professional liability coverage purposes. For more details and the link to register as a volunteer, please click on the flyer below. 
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Join the SOC Pre-OCI Series: How to Navigate Biglaw Firms to learn from panelists who have successfully navigated their OCI journeys. The panel will feature Charlene Hong (Summer Associate, Wachtell Lipton), Victor Roh (Consultant, Boston Consulting Group; former Associate, Davis Polk), and Sharon Yang (Summer Associate, O’Melveny & Myers), and will be moderated by Long Dang (Summer Associate ’21, Cleary Gottlieb). For more details and the link to register, please click on the flyer below. 
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AABANY, in partnership with the Asian American Law Fund of New York (AALFNY), is pleased to announce the Turning the Tide (T3) Project. Following the February 10, 2021 publication of AABANY and Paul, Weiss’ report, A Rising Tide of Hate
and Violence against Asian Americans in New York During COVID-19: Impact, Causes, Solutions, AABANY established an Anti-Asian Violence Task Force to advance the proposals outlined in the report and consider other solutions to address
the surge of anti-Asian hate and violence in the community. The Task Force advances the T3 project, which aims to incorporate a three-pronged approach encompassing education and communication, advocacy, and research, to address anti-Asian
hate and violence.
Please stand together with AABANY and AALFNY in turning the tide against anti-Asian hate and violence. We are now accepting donations to support the T3 Project. Donations can be made to AALFNY and will
be tax deductible to the extent permitted by applicable law.
For more details about the T3 Project, please click here.
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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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In Fall 2020, 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.
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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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One of the benefits of being an AABANY member is that you get a FREE Affiliate Membership with 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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Applications are now being accepted for AABANY’s 2022 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 please click here.
Please direct any questions to Executive Director Yang Chen at yang.chen@aabany.org.
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[NEW] Legal Fellow Sponsorship Opportunity Appellate - Fall 2023
The Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center’s Supreme Court & Appellate Program invites rising third-year law students and recent graduates to apply for sponsorship for externally-funded legal fellowships. Selected applicants will work together with MJC attorneys to develop and submit proposals for public interest law fellowships, such as Equal Justice Works, Justice Catalyst, and law school-specific fellowships. For this and other fellowship opportunities, please check the Fellowship Announcements page here.
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- June 21: AABANY's Litigation, Prosecutors' and Labor & Employment Committees Present: Litigators' Happy Hour. For more information and to register, click here.
- June 23: AABANY ADR Committee Kickoff Event. For more information and to register, click here.
- June 25: AABANY PBCS + AAFE Present: Queens Pro Bono Legal Clinic. For more information and to register, click here.
- June 29: The AABANY In-House Counsel Committee Presents: Summer Soiree 2022. For more information click here.
- June 30: DEADLINE TO SIGN-UP: AABANY AAPI Heritage Month Reciprocal KALAGNY/SABANY Membership Drive. For more information, click here.
- July 5: AABANY's Student Outreach Committee Presents: Pre-OCI Series: How to Navigate Biglaw Firms. For more information and to register, click here.
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- June 21: Queens County Women's Bar Association Installation Dinner 2022. For more information, click here.
- June 21: NYC Bar Association Presents: A Summer Party for Solos and Small Firms. For more information, click here.
- June 21: NYC Bar Association Membership Open House. For more information, click here.
- June 22: NYSBA Presents: Emoticons, Emojis, Smileys and Stickers, Oh My! What Is An Attorney To Do? CLE. Co-Chair of AABANY's Real Estate Committee Margaret T. Ling will be speaking. For more information, click here.
- June 22: NY County Lawyers Association Presents: Understanding the War in Ukraine CLE. For more information, click here.
- June 22: Dominican Bar Association Presents: Redistricting: The Dangers and Benefits to Local Communities. For more information, click here.
- June 23: NY County Lawyers Association Presents: CLE on Commercial Lease Disputes: To Litigate or Arbitrate. Co-Chair of AABANY's Real Estate Committee Margaret T. Ling is a Program Chair and Faculty member for this program. For more information, click here.
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- Section Chief - Litigation Bureau, Office of the Attorney General, New York, NY
- Regional Managing Attorney, Legal Services of Central New York, Inc., Utica, NY
- Executive Agency Counsel, Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, New York, NY
- Assistant Attorney General, New York State Office of the Attorney General, Westchester, 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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