In This Edition
- Nominations Due December 11 for AABANY 2019 Elections
- Please Support AABANY's Pro Bono Clinic
- Volunteer for Pro Bono Clinic on Dec. 12
- Join AABANY’s Academic Committee for Holiday Lunch, Dec. 12
- AABANY Co-hosts: Asians Afterwork Holiday Mixer at Yoon, Dec. 12
- Capacity is Full for AABANY Holiday Party, Dec. 13
- Prosecutors’ Committee Celebrates 10th Anniversary Reception, Dec. 18
- Volunteer with AABANY’s Young Lawyers Committee at Xavier Soup Kitchen, Jan. 6
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Join the AABANY Community Response Task Force
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AABANY Clerkship Directory
- Discounted Membership - New York City Bar Association
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AABANY Speakers Bureau
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Career Placement Committee Intake Form Now Available
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NAPABA News
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Wanted: Volunteer Attorney/Law Grads for Appellate Court Judge
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AABANY Seeks Legal Interns
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Read the Current Issue of the Advocate
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This Week on WE Blog @AABANY
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Fellowship Announcements
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Upcoming Events on the AABANY Calendar
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Other Events on the AABANY Calendar
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Recent Job Postings on the AABANY Career Center
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AABANY's Annual Meeting is taking place on Feb. 13, 2019. We hope to see you there! At our Annual Meeting, elections will be conducted to elect several Board Directors and 7 AABANY Officers for the coming year. The Officer positions include:
President-Elect,
Vice President of Programs and Operations - 2 Positions,
Director of Development,
Treasurer,
Secretary, and
Membership Director.
The Nominations Committee welcomes applications to fill the vacancies immediately. The Nominations Committee will select a slate of candidates to be included on a ballot form that will be sent out to the membership a month before the Annual Meeting. The Nominations Committee plans to interview candidates during the week of December 17.
You may submit your nomination by regular mail, e-mail, or fax by December 11, 2018 at 5:30 P.M.
For full details go to https://www.aabany.org/events/event_details.asp?legacy=1&id=1170849
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In this season of giving, we count among our blessings being part of the great community that is the Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY). Our strongest asset is you, our members, and we are writing now to appeal to you for support of AABANY’s Monthly Pro Bono Clinic.
From its beginning, AABANY has sought to serve the community and to advocate for it. In that spirit, AABANY started the Monthly Pro Bono Legal Advice and Referral Clinic. By leveraging expertise and language skills of AABANY’s active and diverse membership, the Clinic effectively expands access to justice and provides the Asian American community a way to receive high-quality legal services that are also culturally sensitive and linguistically competent.
The Clinic can only operate with the generosity of donors and volunteers. During this holiday season, please consider supporting this vital project that is close to our hearts by donating to the Clinic. The Clinic has grown in the last year to the point that we are sometimes seeing nearly 50 clients in a short two-hour span. Your donations will help to pay for much needed administrative support and supplies that currently come out of the limited budget allocated to the Pro Bono and Community Service Committee that is charged with running the Clinic.
AABANY’s 501(c)(3) affiliate, the Asian American Law Fund of New York (AALFNY), is accepting charitable donations and can issue a tax receipt to you for your generous support. Any amount, large or small, would help, but if you can spare $25, $50, $100 or more, it would go a long way. The community members coming to the Clinic will greatly appreciate it!
When you go to the AALFNY website to make your donation, please be sure to indicate in the memo field that you are donating to the Pro Bono Clinic. Please take a moment today to visit this link and make a donation:
https://www.asianamericanlawfund.org/donate/
Read more here: https://blog2.aabany.org/2018/12/10/please-support-aabanys-monthly-pro-bono-clinic/
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The AABANY Legal Advice Clinic offers members the opportunity to volunteer and provide valuable advice to community members. We are seeking volunteers for our next clinic on December 12th, 2018.
If you plan to volunteer at the clinic, please email the Volunteer Coordinator, Asako, to register by the end of Tuesday, December 11th. We need a headcount for seating arrangements, ordering dinner and checking your membership status for professional liability insurance coverage. Your advance registration will be essential for our smooth clinic operation. Please do NOT depend on your friends/colleagues to register for you.
Our legal advice clinic will be held at Chinese Chamber of Commerce of NY, Inc., 3 Bowery Street, New York, NY 10002 (NOT 33 Bowery Street).
If you have any questions, please contact Asako at Asako.Aiba@aabany.org.
We look forward to seeing you at the clinic!
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Are you a Crazy not-so-Rich Asian Professor (or would like to be)? Join the Academic Committee and celebrate the holidays as Nick and Rachel would have at Tea and Sympathy in Greenwich Village, 108 Greenwich Avenue. Free with AABANY membership (if not a member, join here). RSVP and confirmation is required, register/rsvp here. Seating is limited. All guests must arrive promptly at 12:30 PM for the whole party to be seated.
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AABANY is pleased to extend an invitation from Asian Ivy and Asians Afterwork to Yoon NYC for a happy hour! Enjoy complimentary open bar and join us to mix and mingle with NYC's Asian community. Please register by going to https://www.aabany.org/events/event_details.asp?legacy=1&id=1176416
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Capacity has been reached for the AABANY Holiday Party taking place on December 13 at rent24. If you wish to register for the waitlist go to https://www.aabany.org/events/JoinWaitlist.aspx?id=1173162. If space opens up, preference will be given to AABANY members to fill any open slots.
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When: 12/18/2018, 6:00pm
Where: NYCLA,14 Vesey Street (between Broadway and Church Street), New York, New York
Honoring: Bridget G. Brennan, Special Narcotics Prosecutor for the City of New York
Jesse J. Sligh, Executive Assistant District Attorney, Queens County District Attorney's Office
Special Tribute in Memory of Helen Ahn
Co-Chair, AABANY Prosecutors Committee, Assistant District Attorney, DANY
Online registration is available until: 12/14/2018
Register at: https://www.aabany.org/events/event_details.asp?legacy=1&id=1166037
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After spending the holidays with family and friends, what better way to kick-off the new year than by giving back to the community? Please join the Young Lawyers Committee on Sunday, January 6, 2019 for our winter community service event, where we will serve hot meals to hungry New Yorkers at Xavier Mission Chelsea. After our shift, we will head to a nearby restaurant for a late lunch. All are welcome!
When: January 6, 2019, 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Where: Xavier Mission, 55 West 15th Street, New York, NY 10011
If you’re interested in volunteering or just joining us for lunch, please register by clicking on the "Register" button above, so we can know how many people to expect.
Register at: https://www.aabany.org/events/event_details.asp?legacy=1&id=1178590
Thank you and happy holidays!Online registration is available until: 1/3/2019
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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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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. Emailmain@aabany.orgif 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 toresume@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 atcareers@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 2018 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:
- AABANY Celebrates APA Heritage Month
- Sponsor Spotlight: Waterfall Mansion and Gallery
- Letter from the President
- Here to Stay: the Asian American Immigrant Experience
- AABANY Activity Report
- AABANY's Leadership Development Program
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The Council of Urban Professionals is looking for early-mid career professionals of color to apply to their CUP Fellows Program. For more information, read our blog post here. Click here to apply.
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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- December 11: Call For AABANY Board Nominations: Open Meeting. For more information, click here.
- December 12: Monthly Pro Bono Clinic. For more information, click here.
- December 12: Academic Committee Holiday Lunch. For more information, click here.
- December 12: AABANY Co-hosts: Asians Afterwork Holiday Mixer at Yoon. For more information, click here.
- December 13: AABANY Holiday Party. For more information, click here.
- December 18: AABANY Presents: Prosecutors' Committee's 10th Anniversary Reception. For more information, click here.
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- December 10: Network of Bar Leaders End of Year Sushi Party. For more information, click here.
- December 11: Annual Ethics CLE: Most Common Mistakes Made by Attorneys in 2017. For more information, click here.
- December 11: Diversity & the Multigenerational Workplace: Exploring the Importance of Intergenerational Dialogue. For more information, click here.
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Staff Attorney-Conflict Public Defender, Warren County, Legal Aid Society, NYC
- Civil Practice Staff Attorney-H/ARP #17-302, The Legal Aid Society, NYC
- Civil Practice Temporary Staff Attorney DV/Consumer #18-303, Legal Aid Society, Kew Gardens NY
- Complex Commercial Disputes Associates, Nixon Peabody LLP, Rochester 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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