In This Edition
- Annual Dinner 2019 Page has been Posted
- Save the Date: AABANY Fall Conference on September 21, 2019
- AABANY Co-Sponsors: Asian Americans and Higher Education: An End to Affirmative Action?
- Congratulations to Glenn Magpantay, Honoree at the Brooklyn Law School Public Service Awards Ceremony
- Join AABANY to Support Portrait Project 2.0
- AABANY Co-Sponsors: Trial Reenactment of Korematsu v. U.S. on April 3
- AABANY Co-Sponsors: Selling and Purchasing Real Property from an Estate on April 3
- DEADLINE TO APPLY: Collaborative Bar Leadership Academy on April 5
- Highlights: March 27 and March 28
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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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The AABANY website has been updated to include the page for the 2019 Annual Dinner featuring lists of sponsors, VIPs, and dignitaries, along with links to videos and photos from our 30th anniversary celebration. A copy of the dinner program is available for review and download. Check it out at https://www.aabany.org/?page=838
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AABANY is pleased to announce that the 2019 Fall Conference will take place on Saturday, Sept. 21, at Fordham Law School, and we are excited that it will also be the NAPABA Northeast Regional Conference. Further details are forthcoming, but in the meantime we ask that you save the date and make plans to join us there. If you have any questions, email us at fall.conference@aabany.org.
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On Tuesday, April 30, 2019, please join AABANY and the Asia Society for a discussion about the current and future state of affirmative action.
As the main focus of the lawsuit brought against Harvard, Asian Americans and affirmative action have once again become a point of contention in contemporary political debate, and within the Asian American community itself. A grassroots Asian American conservative movement has emerged in an attempt to end affirmative action, asserting that discrimination in the name of diversity is wrong. Asian American liberals believe that conservative Asian Americans are being used as cover to abolish affirmative action, and fear a defeat of affirmative action means a loss for diversity in all of higher education.
Chris Kwok, AABANY Director and Chair of the Issues Committee, will be moderating a panel of speakers from all sides of the issue. Special discount code available for AABANY members.
For more details, go to https://www.aabany.org/events/event_details.asp?legacy=1&id=1220292
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On April 9, 2019, Brooklyn Law School Public Service Law Center will host the Public Service Awards Ceremony in Forchelli Conference Center, Feil Hall, where Glenn Magpantay will receive a Faculty Award for Excellence in Public Service in recognition for his outstanding contributions to public service.
To learn more, click here.
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Asian Americans are a growing presence in all sectors of the legal profession. They work in BigLaw and in smaller firms and solo practice, and as government attorneys, corporate counsel, prosecutors, public defenders, judges, and more. But they fall short in attaining leadership positions and have the highest attrition rates from major law firms. Research has not substantially studied the myriad ways in which Asian American lawyers and law students struggle and thrive, and the unique incentives and constraints that shape their career paths.
The first stage of the 2017 Portrait Project study, supported by Yale Law School and the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA), published a widely-circulated report that revealed that while Asian Americans have entered every facet of the legal profession, they are underrepresented in top leadership positions across all sectors.
The second phase of this research project moves beyond asking the “what” questions to probing “why” these trends occur and “how” we can address them.
AABANY will match up to $5,000 in donations from its members for the Portrait Project Fund. All donations will be given to the American Bar Foundation (ABF), a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, and every donor will receive a charitable contribution letter from ABF reflecting their individual donation. The challenge will officially end on September 21, 2019 at the Annual Fall Conference.
Find out more at https://www.aabany.org/page/PortraitProject20
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On Wednesday, April 3, 2019, AABANY, the Federal Bar Association, and the Fordham APALSA will present a trial reenactment of Korematsu v. U.S.
Korematsu v. U.S. concerned the constitutionality of Executive Order 9066, which ordered Japanese Americans into internment camps during World War II.
Judge Denny Chin, Second Circuit Court of Appeals, will be presiding over the reenactment.
For more information, click here.
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On Wednesday, April 3, 2019, please join us at Flushing Bank, 31-16 30th Avenue, Astoria, from 5:30-8:00 p.m. for a CLE on selling and purchasing real property from an estate.
Presented by:
AABANY’s Real Estate Committee, Solo and Small Firm Committee, and KALAGNY
Speaker:
Margaret T. Ling, Esq., Senior Underwriting Counsel, Big Apple Abstract Corp.
For more information, click here.
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Apply for the seventh annual Collaborative Bar Leadership Academy (CBLA) in Denver, Colorado from June 23 to 25, 2019. The CBLA is a collaborative effort among the American Bar Association, Hispanic National Bar Association, National Bar Association, National Native American Bar Association, and NAPABA. The CBLA will strengthen the pipeline of diverse bar association leaders through leadership training and professional development programs.
The CBLA is intended for up-and-coming bar leaders who have been in practice for 5-15 years and have served as officers of a NAPABA affiliate and/or chair/co-chair of a NAPABA committee.
Deadline | Apply by Friday, April 5 at 4 p.m. CST
- The application can be accessed here.
- Applicants will be asked to submit a brief essay of 250-500 words, a CV/resume, and two letters of recommendation.
To apply, click here.
Questions?
More information about the program can be found on the CBLA website. Please contact CBLA Steering Committee members Gary Zhao (gzhao@salawus.com), Greg Schwartz (gschwartz@billionarmitage.com), Kristin Haugen (kc@kchaugenlaw.com) and Marianne Chow Newman (mwchow@hearst.com) with any questions.
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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.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 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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- Letter from the Executive Director
- Collaborative Bar Leadership Academy
- Hon. Lillian Wan
- Helen Ahn, In Memoriam
- NAPIPA Dinner
- Biannual Report
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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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- April 8: AABANY Co-Sponsors: Legal Market and Career Development in Greater China for US Law Practitioners. For more information, click here.
- April 11: AABANY Co-Sponsors: Trends in Long Island Real Estate Development. For more information, click here.
- April 24: AABANY Co-Sponsors: Real Estate Fraud and Cyber Security. For more information, click here.
- April 30: AABANY Co-Sponsors: Asian Americans and Higher Education: An End to Affirmative Action? For more information, click here.
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- April 9: Queens County Bar Association CLE: Summary Jury Trials-Queens Supreme. For more information, click here.
- April 10: New Rochelle Bar Association 12th Annual Court of Appeals Dinner - The Surf Club. For more information, click here.
- April 10-13: ABA Dispute Resolution Section Conference, For more information, click here.
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- Visiting Assistant Professor at Suffolk University Law School, Boston, MA
- Assistant Attorney General, CARE Section, The Litigation Bureau, NYSOAG, NYC
- Supervising Attorney, Tenants Rights Unit, New York Legal Assistance Group, NYC
- Paralegal, Immigration Protection Unit, New York Legal Assistance Group, NYC
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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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