When: May 17, 7pm-9pm Where: Lee Anav Chung White & Kim LLP, 156 5th Ave #303, New York, NY 10010
The Young Lawyers Committee will have its first meeting of the 2016-2017 year on May 17, 2016 at Lee Anav Chung White & Kim LLP. Meet your new co-chairs, discuss potential events for the year, and network with other young lawyers. Food will be provided.
Join AABANY and SABANY for a night of cocktails, drinks and delicious appetizers at the K2 Lounge in the Rubin Museum.
AABANY members can sign up to join SABANY and SABANY members can sign up to join AABANY for half-price! Take this opportunity to become a member of two great bar associations!
Happy hour specials are available from 6pm-7pm. The museum is open late so you can roam around the Rubin and enjoy their collection of beautiful art from the Himalayas and surrounding regions, including India.
Click here to RSVP. Bring a friend -- we'll see you there!
On May 31 from 6pm-8pm, White & Case LLP will present Race, Color, and Citizenship: Ozawa and Thind in the 1920s.
When, by law, only “free white persons” and “persons of African descent” could be naturalized, the Supreme Court addresses where Asians fit in. For more information on this reenactment, click here.
On June 1, the Government Service & Public Interest Committee and Pro Bono & Community Service Committee will hold a Joint Meeting at Manhattan Legal Services. Please join them to discuss community service initiatives and planning for the upcoming year. The agenda will be circulated by GSPI and PBCS Committee Co-Chairs prior to the meeting.
On June 9 at 5:30pm, at the New York County Lawyers' Association at 14 Vesey Street, the Prosecutors' Committee is holding its 8th Annual Reception, honoring:
Justice Alexander Jeong
Justice of the New York State Court of Claims
Deputy Administrative Judge
New York City Criminal Court
Diane Gujarati
Deputy Chief, Criminal Division
United States Attorney's Office, S.D.N.Y
The theatrical premiere of Seoul Searching, an indie film by Benson Lee, will be held at the AMC Empire 25 theatre at Times Square on June 17, 2016. The movie will be followed by a brief Q&A with the cast members and filmmakers. If you're interested in joining us, let us know by answering this survey. Cost of tickets will be $15-20 per person.
The ensemble cast is made up of Cha In Pyo (“Mr. Kim), Justin Chon (“Sid Park), Teo Yoo (“Klaus Kim”), Esteban Ahn (“Sergio”), Hee Jun Han (“Chow), Jessika Van (“Grace Park”), Rosalina Leigh (“Kris Schwartz”), Sue Son (“Sara Han”) and Crystal Kay (“Jamie Choi”) along with Executive Producer, Ken Jeong.
Attendees of this special screening are also invited to attend an after-party with cast members for free, from 9:30pm to midnight. Location TBD.
Congratulations to AABANY Advisory Committee Member Dennis Hopkins! He has been named one of New York City Bar Association’s 2016 Diversity & Inclusion Champion Award Winners, along with Justice Rosalyn Richter, Conway S. Ekpo, and Joseph A. Tillman.
The award recognizes the critical role individual attorneys have played in initiating and sustaining change within their organizations and the overall New York legal community. The award recipients embody the New York City Bar Association’s Statement of Diversity Principles, which defines diversity as an inclusive concept, encompassing race, color, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, religion, nationality, age, disability and marital and parental status.
The awards will be presented at the Diversity and Inclusion Celebration Dinner on June 22nd. For more information, click here.
Please join us in congratulating Dennis in this wonderful honor.
Help AABANY’s Career Placement Committee help you. Launched at the 2013 Fall Conference, the Career Placement Committee seeks to match qualified AABANY members with available legal positions. AABANY members who are actively seeking or are considering seeking a new position are encouraged to complete the Career Placement Committee Intake Form at http://bit.ly/cpc_intake2015 and email resumes/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.
Seeking hard-working volunteers to work on appellate matters. Great resume builder, as position entails researching and writing memos/draft opinions on civil and/or criminal matters. Part or Full-time. Willing to fill out forms for law school fellowship, if applicant is eligible.
Please send resume and short writing sample:
c/o Rebecca I Wohl,
Court Attorney to Justice Doris Ling-Cohan
Associate Justice of the Appellate Term, First Dept.
by email to:
Rebecca I Wohl
riwohl@nycourts.gov
Immediate openings, and availability is open ended. Applications accepted year-round.
Applications are now being accepted for AABANY’s 2016 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.
The Community Development Project of the Urban Justice Center announces the opportunity to apply for sponsorship for post-graduate legal fellowships starting in the fall of 2017 (applications due fall 2016). Fellowship announcements can be found on AABANY's website under Resources, in the sub-menu item "Fellowships." To see current announcements for Fellowships go to http://bit.ly/aabany_flwshps.
Term Position Attorney, Criminal Enforcement & Financial Crimes, Office of the New York State Attorney General, New York
Staff Attorney - Rural STEHP, Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York, Albany
Consumer & Class Action Litigation Associate, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, New York
Pharmaceutical & Medical Device Patent Litigation Associate, Schiff Hardin LLP, Chicago
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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On May 31 from 6pm-8pm, White & Case LLP will present Race, Color, and Citizenship: Ozawa and Thind in the 1920s. 
