In this edition
- Mentorship Program Spring Reception, Apr. 18
- AABANY co-sponsors: New York Diversity Forum, Apr. 28
- Co-Chairs Needed
- AABANY Co-sponsors: Discussion with Acting U.S. Atty. Joon Kim, Hon. Denny Chin, and Rep. Grace Meng, May 30
- Congratulations to Glenn Lau-Kee
- Congratulations to Connie Montoya and Julie Ko
- Congratulations to Calvin Woo
- AABANY Clerkship Directory
- Discounted Membership - New York City Bar Association
- AABANY Speakers Bureau
- New Career Placement Committee Intake Form Now Available
- NAPABA News
- Wanted: Volunteer Attorney/Law Grads for Appellate Court Judge
- AABANY Seeks Legal Interns
- Read the Current Issue of the Advocate
- 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 Spring 2017 reception of AABANY’s 2016-2017 Mentorship Program will be held on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm at the offices of Baker & McKenzie LLP, which is graciously supporting AABANY as exclusive sponsor of this year’s Mentorship Program.
We ask that mentors please reach out to their mentees in advance of the event and encourage all to attend. Please register here.
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Friday, April 28, 2017, 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. U.S. District Courthouse, 225 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn, New York Central Jury Room
The New York Diversity Forum will consist of a series of sessions that will address key issues impacting traditionally unrepresented and marginalized groups and will provide a unique opportunity for cross‐cultural collaboration among community leaders. The forum has been structured to allow partnering organizations to address issues critical to their members with the goal of promoting greater understanding and enabling a constructive dialogue between community/identity interest groups, bar associations and members of the community.
The forum is being presented by the following organizations, with the support of United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York:
- Federal Bar Association LGBT Section
- Muslim Bar Association of New York
- National Hispanic Bar Association
- Puerto Rican Bar Association
- FBA EDNY Chapter
- Dominican Bar Association
- Long Island Hispanic Bar Association
- Latino Lawyers of Queens County
- Latino Judges Association
- International Cultic Studies Association
- Asian American Bar Association of New York
This program is suitable for both practitioners and non‐practitioners. For more information, click here.
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AABANY's Mentorship Program and Student Outreach Committee have vacancies for co-chair positions in Fiscal Year 2017 which begins on April 1. If you are interested in applying, please send your CV or resume to main@aabany.org. Below are descriptions of the Mentorship Program and Student Outreach Committee.
AABANY’s Student Outreach Committee seeks to equip APA students with concrete skills to excel academically and professionally. In addition, the Committee acts as a bridge between law students and attorneys, encouraging APA students to be active in the APA legal community. To achieve these goals, the Committee sponsors career programs, networking events, and social activities. Currently, there are more than 300 APA law student members in AABANY, and the Committee works with approximately 18 law schools in the tri-state region.
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Susan L. Shin, Immediate Past President of AABANY and Partner at Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, moderates a discussion from three prominent APAs serving in the Federal government, in the executive, judicial and legislative branches. Hear from these trailblazers what they do, how they got there and how you can also Take Charge and Lead Change by working for the public good.
The event is free but registration is required. Capacity is limited. Preference will be given to AABANY members and APKS attorneys. For more information, click here.
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On April 6, at Joy Luck Palace on Mott Street, the Museum of Chinese in America held its 6th Annual Celebration of Community Heroes, at which Glenn Lau-Kee, Partner, Kee & Lau-Kee, PLLC and past AABANY and NYSBA President, was honored. MOCA recognized Glenn for his immeasurable contributions “to the Chinese American community, the legal community, and the world around him. … [T]hose who know him consider Glenn’s middle name to be ‘community.’ We consider his middle name to be ‘hero.’” Read more here.
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On Friday, April 7, Brooklyn Law School APALSA held its 2017 Alumni and Friends Dinner at the Forchelli Center at Brooklyn Law School. The gathering brought together nearly 100 law students, alumni and friends. AABANY leaders Chris Kwok, Issues Committee Co-Chair, Francis Chin (who is an administrator at Brooklyn Law School), Professional Development Committee Chair, and Executive Director Yang Chen joined in the celebration. Also present were KALAGNY President Bridgette Ahn and past FALA (Filipino American Lawyers Association)-New York President Rio Guerrero. Read more here.
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Congratulations to Calvin Woo, AABANY member, Partner at Verrill Dana, who recently joined the Connecticut Bar Foundation Board of Directors! From the firm's official press release:
WESTPORT, Conn. (April 7, 2017) – Verrill Dana partner Calvin Woo has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Connecticut Bar Foundation, a non-profit organization that works to ensure equal access to legal services for all, regardless of power or resources.
With more than 15 years of experience, Woo focuses his law practice on commercial and employment litigation, and white collar criminal defense matters. He serves on Verrill Dana’s Diversity Committee and on the Board of Directors of the Connecticut Asian Pacific American Bar Association, where he previously served as president. Woo is also a member of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association’s Partners Committee and Government Enforcement and Compliance Committee.
Read the full press release here.
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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: http://bit.ly/aabanyclerks
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 new 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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Judge seeks volunteer attorneys/law grads with experience in criminal, landlord-tenant or consumer debt matters. Judge presides on appellate cases and also handles some civil Supreme Court matters.
Full-time or four days per week preferred, but flexible schedule can be arranged. A wonderful learning and mentee opportunity, as well as an excellent resume-enhancer. Although not guaranteed, many of former volunteers have moved onto paying legal positions. Opportunity to enhance research/writing and oral skills.
Willing to fill out paperwork for paid fellowships, if necessary. Rolling deadline. Opportunities open year round.
Please send cover letter, resume, short writing sample, and references by email to:
Rebecca Wohl, riwohl@nycourts.gov
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Applications are now being accepted for AABANY’s 2017 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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 In this Issue:
- Breaking Barriers: Kin Ng, First APA to Lead Major Trial Bureau in NYC Prosecutors’ Office
- Practicing Immigration Law in the Age of Trump
- Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the U.S. Executive Order: What It Means for the Crimmigation Lawyer
- Immigration Executive Orders Signed in January 2017
- The Day-to-Day Immigration Practice Under Trump
- Letter from Outgoing President Susan Shin
- Letter from Incoming President Dwight Yoo
- 2017 AABANY Law Firm Diversity Award Winner Spotlight: White & Case
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Fellowship announcements can be found on AABANY's website under Career Center, in the sub-menu item "Fellowships." To see current announcements for Fellowships, click here.
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- Apr. 18: Mentorship Program Spring Reception, 6:30-8:30pm. For more information, click here.
- Apr. 19: First Board Meeting FY2017, 7:00-9:00pm. For more information, click here.
- Apr. 19: AABANY co-sponsors "Police Reform: What's Working?", 6:30-8:30pm. For more information, click here.
- Apr. 20: Committee Chairs Orientation Meeting, 6:00PM-8:00PM. For more information, click here.
- Apr. 24: AABANY Co-Sponsors: Book Presentation - A Short & Happy Guide to Networking, 6:00pm. For more information, click here.
- April 26: AABANY Judiciary Commitee Meeting, 7:00-9:00pm. For more information, click here.
- Apr. 28: AABANY co-sponsors: New York Diversity Forum, 9:30am-4:00pm. For more information, click here.
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- Apr. 13: Male Breast Cancer: Not for Women Only, 5:30pm. For more information, click here.
- Apr. 19: Asian Women in Business Presents: Raising the Bar - Creating a Legal Path, 5:30PM-8:00PM. For more information, click here.
- Apr. 25: Tax Panel - Navigating Federal, State, and Local Taxes in the ESL Community, 6:30-8:30pm. For more information, click here.
- April 26: 2017 PRBA Flor De Maga Awards, 6:00-8:30pm. For more information, click here.
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- Attorney/Technology and Commercial Transactions, New York Life Insurance, NYC
- Civil Practice Staff Atty., Legal Hand and NYCHA Specialist, Legal Aid Society, NYC
- Associate General Counsel, New York Presbyterian Hospital, NYC
- Tax Counsel, Audits, March & McLennan, Hoboken NJ
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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