Justice Karen Lin, a longtime member of AABANY and former Co-Chair of the Pro Bono and Community Service Committee (PBCS), has been appointed to the Appellate Term for the Second Department of the New York State Supreme Court. This appointment
marks a historic milestone as Justice Lin is the first Asian American woman to serve in this role. As a lifelong public servant and sitting Second Department Justice, she brings decades of experience and a deep commitment to justice
to one of the most impactful appellate tribunals for everyday New Yorkers.
Looking for an easy way to connect with other AABANY members? The new AABANY CIRC Program brings members together in small pods to connect, stay involved, and engage AABANY as a group.
Pods earn points for things like meeting up, attending events, recruiting new members, sharing AABANY on social media, and more! Each month, top pods are eligible for prizes (plus bragging rights).
The program is open to everyone—new and longtime members alike.
AABANY's 2026 Fall Conference will take place on Saturday, September 26, at Fordham University School of Law. Please save the date in your calendar. The theme for this year’s conference is “Rising Up to Meet the Future: Cultivating Tomorrow’s
Leaders Today.”
Program proposals are now being accepted and may be submitted at this link.
We invite all AABANY Committees as well as other bar associations, law firms, and other groups to submit programs. The deadline is April 30.
The basic items that the form calls for are:
1. Program title and description, and how it aligns with AABANY's theme this year; 2. CLE category
3. Speakers’ names and the moderator's name; and
4. Sponsor names, if any.
Please submit a program for consideration and complete the form by the April 30 deadline.
With regard to speaker names, moderator names, and potential sponsors, you can submit names even if they are not yet confirmed. We will follow up with you soon after the April 30 submission deadline to lock down those details.
After April 30, the Selection Committee will decide on the programs that will be included in this year's Fall Conference, and we will notify the Program Chairs about the decision by mid-May.
The Asian American
Bar Association of New York's Annual Dinner 2026 will take place on May 28th at Cipriani Wall Street. This year's theme, "Rising Up to Meet the Future: Cultivating Tomorrow's Leaders Today," celebrates our commitment to empowering
the next generation of Asian American legal professionals. Connect with colleagues, honor outstanding achievements, and be part of shaping the future of our legal community.
We are pleased to announce our honorees this year:
Alvina Lo, Head of Advice, Planning and Fiduciary Services, BNY Wealth, for the Industry Leadership Award; and
Hon. L. Austin D'Souza, Supervising Judge, New York City Civil Court (New York County), for the Public Service Award.
Join us in congratulating these honorees for their distinguished accomplishments!
The Sponsorship Package for AABANY's 2026 Annual Dinner has been released! Click here to access the sponsorship package and check out the different
levels of support. If your firm is interested, sign up early as certain levels of sponsorship have limited spots. Please also feel free to share the sponsorship package to your networks! Early bird pricing for sponsorships ends April 10, 2026.
Save the date, and make plans to join us for one of the premier events in the New York legal community. Visit the Annual Dinner website here.
General Counsels who have accepted our invitation to attend the AABANY GC Reception have been added to the 2026 Annual Dinner website. Go here to see the list, in formation. These GCs represent a broad spectrum of industries, encompassing finance, pharmaceutical, retail, technology, among others. Last year we were joined by approximately 40 GCs, and this year we hope to exceed that number. Thank you to our General Counsel Reception Sponsor: Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone LLP.
The GC Reception takes place at the 2026 Annual Dinner on May 28 at Cipriani Wall Street. It is by invite only, and open to GCs and sponsors. If you are a GC and wish to attend or learn more, please contactad26@aabany.org. To learn more about sponsorship opportunities, go here.
AABANY is proud to announce that nominations are now open for the 2026 AABANY Law Firm Leadership Award, which honors a law firm that demonstrates exceptional leadership in cultivating
talent for all attorneys, regardless of their backgrounds, while providing equal opportunity for all to advance and succeed.
This year’s award continues AABANY’s tradition of recognizing excellence by focusing on law firms
that have made meaningful strides in developing future leaders, fostering mentorship, and creating pathways for growth and leadership opportunities across all levels of the firm and the legal profession.
The 2026 AABANY
Law Firm Leadership Award will be presented at AABANY’s Annual Dinner on May 28, 2026, during AANHPI Heritage Month.
We encourage you to share how your firm is demonstrating leadership in cultivating legal talent, providing equal opportunity, and empowering attorneys to excel.
If you have any questions, please contact AABANY Executive Director Yang Chen at yang.chen@aabany.org.
A number of AABANY Committees are currently looking for Co-Chairs to spearhead their programming for the upcoming fiscal year (FY27), which runs from April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027.
Committees that seek Co-Chairs include but are not limited to:
Academic
Immigration
Litigation
Women's
Interested in learning more about the role? A recording of the information session held on March 11 is available to watch through this link.
To express your interest, please submit your resume and a statement of interest to main@aabany.org by no later than April 20th. Please
also direct any questions you may have to that email address.
AABANY is seeking a bilingual Intake Coordinator (part-time or full-time) for this opportunity who can work remotely in a private and professional setting to respond to requests for legal information and assistance from attorneys and members of the public, especially from the AAPI community. For the full description, please clickhere (LinkedIn). Please help us share widely.
To Apply: Please send a cover letter and resume via email tomain@aabany.org and include the words “Intake Coordinator” in the subject line. Please indicate in your cover letter if you are seeking a part-time or full-time position and confirm that you have the requisite language skills for this position.
Where: One Vanderbilt Avenue, New York, New York 10017
AABANY's Mentorship Committee will be hosting a mixer for its members on April 9, 2026. This event is a rescheduled event from February 25th, which was canceled due to inclement weather. Come join us to meaningfully engage over hors d’oeuvres
and libations, and to make new connections across the Mentorship Program!
If you are a mentor or mentee who wishes to attend the event at the new date, please email main@aabany.org and we will forward your request to the Mentorship Committee Co-Chairs. Mentors/mentees
who were registered for the February 25th event have received an email and do not need to re-register. If you have any questions, email main@aabany.org.
When: Saturday April 11, 2026, 11:00 AM Where: Chinatown
Join the AABANY Pro Bono & Community Service Committee for an afternoon of community outreach! We will visit stores, public centers, and businesses to spread the word about our free Monthly Legal Clinics.
After distributing
flyers, volunteers will be invited to eat delicious Dim Sum.
For more information, and to register by April 9, click the flyer below.
When: Sunday, April 12, 2026, 11am Where: Start at Bedford Ave (L); End at Canal St. & Chrystie St.
Join us for weekly warm-up runs leading up to the AAPI 5K! We will start in Williamsburg
at the Bedford Avenue L stop, run over the Williamsburg Bridge, and end in Chinatown.
Pace: There will be two groups. A 12-minute run group and a walk group. No one will be left behind. Lunch will be after.
For
more details, as well as steps to register with Team AABANY for the AAPI 5K, click here.
Where: JAMS, 620 8th Avenue, 34th Floor, New York, New York 10018
Join the Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY), the South Asian Bar Association of New York (SABANY), and JAMS at JAMS’ state-of-the-art New York Resolution Center as a distinguished panel of ADR professionals including former
jurists and seasoned practitioners focus on how to maximize settlement opportunities and avoid impasse in mediation.
Where: Schwartz Sladkus Reich Greenberg Atlas, 444 Madison Ave., 6th Floor, New York, New York 10022
Join us as we discuss this month's book: No. 10 Doyers Street with the author Radha Vatsal. Refreshments will be provided.
No. 10 Doyers Street is a historical crime novel set in New York City's Chinatown in 1907. The novel explores themes of immigration, gentrification, and race through a unique pan-Asian lens, and has been praised by Kirkus Reviews,
Foreword Reviews, and the Historical Novel Society, among others.
For more details and to register by April 19, click here.
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.
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.
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!
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.
Applications are now being accepted for AABANY’s 2026 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.
AABANY is thrilled to announce a member benefit: discounts with Working Advantage! Enjoy up to 60% off movie tickets, Broadway and local shows, theme parks, sporting events, hotels, car rentals, electronics, and more.
To access your discounts: Sign in to your AABANY account to view our Member ID code on this page, or email main@aabany.org to receive it directly.
Then visit www.WorkingAdvantage.com, enter your email and create your free account using the AABANY code to start saving immediately. (The reference on the page to "Employee Discounts"
applies to AABANY's members.)
Members of AABANY are eligible to receive a 50% discount on their NAPABA membership! NOTE that this discount is a change from prior years, and the Affiliate Membership is no longer free, as it had been in the past.
As NAPABA
grows and broadens its offerings, it has adopted an updated membership model that aligns with national best practices and strengthens the long-term sustainability of the programs and services our community relies on.
Even
with this update, members of AABANY continue to enjoy significant savings and full access to NAPABA’s robust suite of benefits—including complimentary and discounted CLEs; more than 30 practice committees and affinity networks; national
visibility and leadership pathways; structured mentorship and leadership development programs; access to NAPABA’s national advocacy infrastructure; preferred pricing and stipends for key events; nationwide community and networking
opportunities; career advancement tools and resources; and continued investment in strengthening the AANHPI legal community.
If you wish to redeem this benefit, contact main@aabany.org to
get the discount code. You will be prompted to enter this code when you join or renew your membership with NAPABA.
PLEASE NOTE: NAPABA's membership works on the calendar year, meaning that it runs from Jan. 1, 2026 and ends
on December 31, 2026. To maximize your benefit, consider joining or renewing your NAPABA Affiliate Membership now.
For assistance or questions regarding your NAPABA membership, please contact membership@napaba.org.
April 9: AABANY Mentorship Program Kickoff Mixer. Mentors/mentees who registered for this event when it was on February 25th have received an email, and do not need to re-register. If you
are a mentor or mentee who wishes to register for this new rescheduled date, please email main@aabany.org.
April 11: AABANY Presents: Pro Bono Clinic Flyer Distribution & Dim Sum. For more details, and to register by April 9, click here.
April 12:AAPI 5K - Sunday Run Day. For more details, click here.
April 14: AABANY Board Meeting. For more details and to register by April 10, click here.
April 15: AABANY Monthly Manhattan Pro Bono Legal Clinic. For more details and to register by April 13, click here.
April 16: AABANY Co-Sponsors: The Mediation Process: What Works, What Fails, and Why? For more details and to register, click here.
April 19: AAPI 5K - Sunday Run Day. For more details, click here.
April 21: AABANY Book Club Presents: No. 10 Doyers Street. For more details and to register by April 19, click here.
April 26: AAPI 5K - Sunday Run Day. For more details, click here.
April 30: [DEADLINE] Call for Program Submissions - Fall Conference 2026. For more information, and to submit a program proposal, click here.
Supervising Attorney, Queens Tenant Defense - The Legal Aid Society
Staff Attorney - Family/Domestic Violence Unit - The Legal Aid Society
Senior Staff Attorney / Staff Attorney - New York Civil Liberties Union Foundation
Labor Law Associate - Cohen, Weiss and Simon LLP
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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