In this edition
- Thank You For Attending the Annual Dinner
- Volunteer Attorneys Needed for Resume Review Workshop on Mar. 8
- AABANY Presents: Belonging: Being Out and Asian in the Legal Profession and our Communities, Mar. 14
- AABANY Co-Sponsors: “22 Lewd Chinese Women: Chy Lung v. Freeman”, Mar. 14
- AABANY Co-sponsors: #MeToo and Harassment in the Workplace: A Roundtable Discussion, Mar. 15
- AABANY co-sponsors: Know-Your-Rights Tax Training, Mar. 16
- Backpack Fundraiser on March 22 to Benefit Children with Cancer and Han Choi Scholarship Fund
- AALFNY Community Service Scholarships: Application Due March 30
- Highlight: Feb. 25
- Congratulations to Sam Lui and Pauline Yeung-Ha
- AABANY Presents: General Counsel Panel & Reception, May 17
- Renew Your NAPABA Affiliate Membership
- 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 News
- Wanted: Volunteer Attorney/Law Grads for Appellate Court Judge
- AABANY Seeks Legal Interns
- Read the New 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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On Wednesday, February 28, 2018, the Asian American Bar Association of New York hosted its Annual Dinner at Cipriani Wall Street. Our 2018 Annual Dinner drew more than 700 attorneys, judges, supporters and other business and community leaders. It is one of the signature events of the Asian Pacific American legal community. The theme for 2018 is Serving Our Community, Advancing Our Profession.
AABANY is one of the most prominent and active minority bar associations in New York with more than 1,000 members, including practicing attorneys in the private and public sectors, in-house lawyers, judges, professors and law students. READ MORE HERE.
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AABANY’s Student Outreach Committee is hosting a Resume Review Workshop on March 8 at Fordham Law School, and they need attorneys to volunteer as resume reviewers. Details below:
AABANY's Student Outreach Committee is pleased to present a Resume Review Workshop for law students. Resume will be reviewed by practicing attorneys from a variety of different fields. The workshop will be at Fordham Law School. Come have your resume reviewed, and enjoy some delicious Mediterranean food from Kashkaval Garden.
Date: March 8, 2017
Time: 7:00 - 8:30PM
Place: Room 3-03, 3rd floor, Fordham Law School, 150 W 62nd Street, New York, NY
For more information and to register go to bit.ly/resrev0308
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This diversity and inclusion panel discussion will provide various perspectives of being out as LGBT people and as Asian Americans at work, in the legal profession, our families, social media, and faith communities. This annual educational panel provides an opportunity for LGBT API members of the bar in corporate firms, in-house, government, public interest, and law school to network and learn about current issues impacting our community and profession.
When/Where:
Wednesday, March 14, 2018
7:00 to 9:00 PM
McDermott Will & Emery LLP
340 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10173-1922
For more information, click here. Please RSVP here.
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AABANY Co-Sponsors: “22 Lewd Chinese Women: Chy Lung v. Freeman” -- an historical reenactment, at Fordham Law School, 150 W 62nd Street, New York, NY, March 14, 5-7pm.
CLE credits are offered. Register by 3/13/18 5pm by emailing mimi.tsankov@gmail.com. The Reenactment begins at 5:00 and is followed by a reception.
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In this roundtable discussion, Judge Shira Scheindlin, Of Counsel to the firm Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP and former United States District Court Judge; Michelle Goldstein, Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at Time Inc.; and Maureen McLoughlin, a partner in the Litigation and Labor & Employment Practice Groups of Davis & Gilbert, share their insight on sexual harassment and various types of discrimination in the workplace, including the legal and environmental conditions that led to the abuse and what lawyers and businesses can do in the future.
Nirupama Hegde, Employment Law Counsel at NBCUniversal Media, LLC, serves as the Moderator.
When/Where:
Thursday, March 15, 2018, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
U.S. EEOC, 33 Whitehall St., NY 10004, 11th Floor
Light snacks will be provided. CLE Credits Pending. Please RSVP here if you’d like to attend.
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The AABANY Government Service & Public Interest (GSPI) and Pro Bono Committee co-sponsor Know-Your-Rights Tax Training on March 16th, at the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (CCBA), 62 Mott Street. This tax training is for community members to learn more about federal and state tax filings, especially with the new changes under the recently passed tax plan.
Read more here.
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Please Join AABANY, KALAGNY and CAPABA for a special evening:
Build a Backpack for Kids with Cancer
Backpacks to be donated to the Stephen D. Hassenfeld Children’s Center for Cancer & Blood Disorders
Proceeds to be donated to the Han C. Choi Scholarship Fund
March 22, 2018 – 6-8:30 PM @ Ichi Cellar 6 E. 32nd (bet. 5th & Madison)
Join us for a special fundraiser where we stuff backpacks with toys, arts & craft supplies, and other goodies for children with cancer. AABANY and KALAGNY will supply the bags and the goodies, while you help assemble and decorate the bags. Our goal is to assemble 100 bags for toddlers/kids, and teens.
Open bar and food will be served for participants.
Suggested donation: $50 (in advance)
$60 (at the door)
Donate here to the Han C. Choi Scholarship Fund: https://squareup.com/store/nlf/item/han-c-choi-scholarship-1
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The Asian American Law Fund of New York, Inc. (AALFNY) invites applications for its 2018 Community Service Scholarships. Up to three $5,000 scholarships will be awarded to JD students from ABA accredited law schools with a demonstrated commitment to the Asian American community and will be serving the New York Asian American community this summer through a community service or governmental organization project.
Complete information about the scholarship and the application process is available at www.asianamericanlawfund.org . The application deadline is March 30, 2018.
AALFNY is the 501(c)(3) affiliate of the Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY).
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On Sunday, February 25th, AABANY, the National Center for Law and Economic Justice (NCLEJ), and the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) co-hosted a free one-day legal DACA and Immigration Know-Your-Rights clinic. The event was held at Brooklyn Law School and was open to volunteers and attorneys of all practice areas.
READ MORE HERE.
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Congratulations to Sam Lui and Pauline Yeung-Ha
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AABANY Presents: General Counsel Panel & Reception
LIMITED TO IN-HOUSE COUNSEL
Location/Host:
Arnold & Porter (250 West 55th Street, New York, NY 10019)
Time:
6:00 - 7:30PM: Cocktail Reception w/ passed hors d'oeuvres
7:30 - 8:30PM: GC Panel
Panelists:
Lucy Fato, Executive Vice President & General Counsel - AIG
David G. Leitch, Global General Counsel – Bank of America
Sandra Leung, Executive Vice President, General Counsel – Bristol-Myers Squibb
Kelly Mahon Tullier, Executive Vice President & General Counsel – Visa
Bradford Turner, Chief Legal & Administrative Officer – Newell Brands
Moderator: Michael Wu, Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary – Carter's Inc.
For more information and to register, click here.
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If you received a notification from NAPABA recently that your membership with NAPABA expired on December 31, please note that as an AABANY member you are eligible for a FREE affiliate membership with NAPABA because of your AABANY membership. Please contact margaret.langston@aabany.org and Margaret can send you the instructions on how to renew your NAPABA affiliate membership for 2018.
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AABANY’s Issues Committee is pleased to invite you to join the newly formed 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. In the past several months, 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.
Read more 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 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:
- The AABANY Pro Bono Clinic
- Sponsor Spotlight: Paul, Weiss
- Letter from the President
- Letter from the President-Elect
- Korematsu's Legacy
- AABANY Quarterly Report
- Profile: The Hon. Doris Ling-Cohan
- NYCBA's Diversity Benchmarking Report
- In Memoriam: Hon. Charles Y.J. Liu
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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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- Mar 6: Issues Committee Meeting. For more information, click here.
- Mar 6: AABANY Presents: Solo and Small Law Firm Transactions: Avoiding Tax Pitfalls and Taxpayer Resources. For more information, click here.
- Mar 7: GSPI/Pro Bono Committee Joint Dinner. For more information, click here.
- Mar 8: AABANY Presents: Resume Review Workshop. For more information, click here.
- Mar 13: AABANY Board Meeting. For more information, click here.
- Mar 13: AABANY Tax Club Dinner. For more information, click here.
- Mar 14: AABANY Monthly Pro Bono Legal Clinic. For more information, click here.
- Mar 14: AABANY Co-Sponsors: “22 Lewd Chinese Women: Chy Lung v. Freeman” -- an historical reenactment For more information, click here.
- Mar 14: AABANY Presents: Belonging: Being Out and Asian in the Legal Profession and our Communities. For more information, click here.
- Mar 15: AABANY Co-Sponsors: #MeToo and Harassment in the Workplace: A Roundtable Discussion. For more information, click here.
- Mar 16: AABANY co-sponsors: Know-Your-Rights Tax Training. For more information, click here.
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- Mar 8: Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman & Queens Borough President Melinda Katz Charities Presentation. For more information, click here.
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- Criminal Defense Practice Staff Attorney-PRDU, The Legal Aid Society
- Affordable Housing Associate, Nixon Peabody LLP
- Criminal Enforcement and Financial Crimes Bureau - Assistant Attorney General/Unit Chief, Office of the Attorney General
- Division of Social Justice, Environmental Protection Bureau - Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Albany, NY
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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