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In This Edition
- Asian American Bar Association of New York Congratulates Asim Rehman on Being Sworn in as the First South Asian and Muslim Chief Administrative Law Judge of the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings
- Fall Conference Date Change to October 8
- In the News: NYCLA President Vince Chang Speaks on New York’s Conceal Carry Regulations in Light of the Supreme Court Decision in NYSRPA v. Bruen Case
- AABANY's Litigation and Student Outreach Committees Co-Present: Careers in Litigation, July 19
- AABANY Co-Sponsors: Fordham Law Center on Asian Amer. and the Law Teaching Workshop, July 20
- AABANY's AAVTF and Paul, Weiss Co-Sponsor: HEART Volunteer Training, July 22
- AABANY SOC Committee Presents: Pre-OCI Series - How to Get a Small/Mid-Sized Firm Job, July 20
- AABANY SOC & In-House Committees Present: Pre-OCI Series - How to Get an In-House Job, July 21
- AABANY PBCS + AAFE Present: Queens Pro Bono Legal Clinic, July 23
- AABANY's Labor & Employment Committee Presents: Kick-off Mixer, July 26
- AABANY Presents: Legal Referral and Information Service Information Session, July 26
- AABANY Membership Committee Presents: #RestaurantSeries ft. the Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, July 27
- AABANY Membership Open House, July 28
- 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
- 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 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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NEW YORK - July 12, 2022 - The Asian American Bar Association of New York (“AABANY”) congratulates its longtime member Asim Rehman for his historic appointment as New York City’s Commissioner and Chief Administrative Law Judge to the Office
of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH). Commissioner Rehman was sworn in to the position in a ceremony held by Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday, July 6, 2022. Commissioner Rehman will be the first Muslim American and the first person
of South Asian descent to lead the office. Read the full press release here.
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To avoid a direct conflict with the National Conference of Vietnamese American Attorneys being held this year in New York City from Sept. 23-25, we have decided to move AABANY's Fall Conference to Saturday, Oct. 8, at Fordham Law School.
Given the date change, we are extending the date for program proposals from July 15 to July 29. Thanks to those who have already submitted proposals. If you wish submit modified proposals please let us know first at main@aabany.org. If you missed the original deadline and wish to submit a new proposal, go ahead and do so here: https://forms.gle/rHJ7agAeo1hn5fSu7.
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| In the News: NYCLA President Vince Chang Speaks on New York’s Conceal Carry Regulations in Light of the Supreme Court Decision in NYSRPA v. Bruen Case |
On June 30, 2022, New York Law Journal published an article interviewing New York County Lawyers Association (NYCLA) President, Vince Chang (a former AABANY President (2007)), on his insights about New York’s conceal-carry regulations. Chang suggests there’s a limited number of places where permit holders can conceal-carry their guns in New York. Click here to read the full blog post. |
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Join us to learn about the diverse range of career paths in litigation. See the flyer for more information. To register, click here.
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Please see the flyer below for more information, and please find the agenda linked here.
Register through the Google Forms linked here.
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The AABANY Anti-Asian Violence Task Force (AAVTF) and Paul, Weiss invite anyone who is interested in serving as a HEART volunteer to attend a training at 11 am on Friday, July 22nd. Jennifer Wu, Karen Kithan Yau and members of the AAVTF
will focus on the nuts of bolts of how we assist victims of anti-Asian hate: building trust and cultivating relationships with the families; dealing with trusts and estates, probate, wrongful death issues, as well as accepting financial
help, and navigating hospitalization issues. In-person attendance is encouraged but there will also be a remote option. Note: folks who volunteered in the past year are also invited.
HEART stands for Hate Eradication
Active Response Team and is a project of the AAVTF that recruits volunteers from AABANY's membership to serve as guides and navigators to assist victims and survivors of anti-Asian hate and violence seek available resources for justice
and recovery from incidents and attacks. For more details see https://www.aabany.org/page/1016
For more information and registration, please click here.
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Are you recruiting for a small- to mid-sized firm? Have you ever wondered what it’s like working in a small to mid-sized law firm and how they operate? Do you want insights from distinguished lawyers on what you should be expecting
and how to best prepare for your interview? Please join AABANY SOC for a discussion featuring panelists: Carolynn Beck, Partner at Eisner, LLP; James Lee, Associate at Littler Mendelson P.C.; Keli Liu,
Senior Associate at Greenwald Doherty LLP; and Richard Sui, Associate at Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP. The panel will be held over Zoom on Wednesday, July 20th, 6:30-7:30 PM ET.
Please
click on the flyer below for more information and to register.
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Curious about what a career as an in-house counsel looks like? Interested in learning more about how to secure an in-house job? Please join AABANY Student Outreach Committee and the In-House Counsel Committee for the Pre-OCI Series - How to Get an In-House Job event.
The panel will feature Michael J. Eng (MassMutual), Kelly Koyama-Garcia (Louis Vuitton), Madhu Goel Southworth (AMC), and Jeff Tang (BlackRock), and will be moderated by Vivian Lee and Sharon Yang. All students are welcome!
The panel will be on Thursday, July 21 2022, from 5- 6 PM ET. Registration deadline is July 20, 2022.
For more information and to register, click on the image below.
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Volunteers needed. The deadline for volunteers to sign up for the July clinic is 12 pm EDT on July 20, 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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AABANY’s Labor & Employment Committee is delighted to invite you to our 2022 committee kick-off meeting!
This marks our first in-person event in YEARS, so we are inviting all of our colleagues and friends to join us for an evening of Korean food, drinks, and networking! L&E attorneys from all sectors (law firms, in-house, government,
etc.) will gather to discuss ideas for the L&E Committee and catch up. Law students are welcome! There is no cost to attend the event. Register by July 22, 2022 and learn more by clicking here.
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Please see the flyer below. For more information and to register, please click here.
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Join fellow members on July 27, for a delicious dinner of modern Chinese cuisine at August Gatherings. Support a local Asian restaurant while learning more about the newly formed Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee from ADR Committee
Chair and AABANY Director, Chris Kwok. Dinner includes shared appetizers and entrees.
For more information and registration, please click here.
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AABANY is a nationally recognized leader among diverse bar associations and, with over 1500 paid members, AABANY is the largest diverse bar association in the country. Come join us at our Membership Open House and speak with Board Members
and Committee Chairs to learn about all the work that we do and how you can get plugged in. With free dinner and drinks being served, this is an event you don't want to miss! For more information, please click here. 
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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] Franklin H. Williams Judicial Commission Legal Fellows Program
The New York State Unified Court System is offering a one-year Legal Fellowship to recent law school graduates interested in pursuing a legal
career in public service. Legal Fellows are assigned to work in judicial offices, assisting with legal research and writing. Assignments offer valuable professional legal experience to new attorneys and expose them to judicial decision
making and court operations.
For this and other fellowship opportunities, please check the Fellowship Announcements page here.
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- July 19: AABANY's Litigation and Student Outreach Committees Co-Present: Careers in Litigation. For more information, click here.
- July 20: AABANY Co-Sponsors: Fordham Law Center on Asian Amer. and the Law Teaching Workshop. For more information, click here.
- July 20: AABANY SOC Committee Presents: Pre-OCI Series - How to Get a Small/Mid-Sized Firm Job. For more information, and to register, click here.
- July 21: AABANY SOC & In-House Committees Present: Pre-OCI Series - How to Get an In-House Job. For more information, and to register, click here.
- July 22: AABANY's AAVTF and Paul, Weiss Co-Sponsor: HEART Volunteer Training. For more information, click here.
- July 23: AABANY PBCS + AAFE Present: Queens Pro Bono Legal Clinic. For more information, click here.
- July 26: AABANY's Labor & Employment Committee Presents: Kick-off Mixer. For more information, click here.
- July 27: AABANY Membership Committee Presents: #RestaurantSeries ft. the Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee. For more information, click here.
- July 28: Committee Chairs In-Person Meeting FY23 Second Quarter. For more information, click here.
- July 28: AABANY Membership Open House. For more information, click here.
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- July 19: Advantage Title Presents: Cybersecurity & Real Estate Fraud Lessons To Be Learned CLE. For more information, click here.
- July 19: The Network of Bar Leaders Presents: Network Meeting with Mayor's Advisory Committee on Judiciary. For more information, click here.
- July 20: QCBA Presents: When Hackers Attack Your Practice, Will You Be Prepared? CLE. For more information, click here.
- July 20: Columbian Lawyers Association Co-Sponsors: Critical Issues Facing Senior Clients CLE. For more information, click here.
- July 26: Small Claims Arbitrators Association Presents: Third Golf Outing & Paint n' Sip Event. For more information, click here.
- July 28: New York City Bar Association Presents: How to Become an Assistant District Attorney. For more information, click here.
- August 4: New York City Bar Association Presents: Careers in Cyber Security & Data Privacy Law. For more information, click here.
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- Assistant Attorney General (Section Chief), Department of Law and Public Safety, Trenton, NJ
- Deputy Commissioner, Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, New York, NY
- Housing Stability Law Assistant, Legal Services of Central New York, Inc., Binghamton, 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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