In This Edition
- Congratulations to All the NAPABA Honorees
- Celebrate with AABANY at the NAPABA National Convention in November
- AABANY Co-Sponsors: Understanding Diversity and Inclusion in Our Everyday World, Oct. 2
- AABANY Oktoberfest, Oct. 11
- Congratulations on a Successful First Pro Bono Clinic in Brooklyn
- Text to Donate in Support of the Pro Bono Clinic
- AALDEF Theater Party – “Soft Power”
- Highlight: AABANY September Membership Mixer
- Applications are now being Accepted for the 2019-2020 Don H. Liu Scholars Program
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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 AABANY's 2018 Year End Report
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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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NAPABA has released its official announcement of all the honorees at this year's NAPABA Annual Convention, taking place in November in Austin, Texas. To read the full announcements go here: https://blog.aabany.org/2019/09/30/napaba-announces-2019-award-winners/. AABANY is excited and honored to be named Affiliate of the Year. We last received this honor in 2008, and we are proud to be recognized with this award this year. We thank NAPABA for the recognition, and we thank all our members, leaders, sponsors, friends and supporters that have made this award possible. Your participation, involvement and commitment to AABANY over the last 30 years has helped to make it the strong community that it is today.
AABANY congratulates all the honorees, and we hope to see everyone in Austin in November.
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We plan to celebrate the 30th anniversary of AABANY’s founding at the NAPABA National Convetion in Austin, Texas, in November. We also announced at the Northeast Regional/Fall Conference that AABANY will be receiving the Affiliate of the Year Award at the convention. We now have another great reason to celebrate, so we hope all AABANY members are making plans to join us in Austin in November. To facilitate communicating with each other in Austin, Membership Director Beatrice Leong has started a WhatsApp group, and to join it, we ask that you email us your name and phone number, so that we can get you added to the WhatsApp group. Send the email to main@aabany.org and we will pass along the information to Beatrice. Hope to you can come celebrate with us in Austin!
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Presented by:
Flushing Bank, Big Apple Abstract Corp., Real Estate Committee of Asian American Bar Association of New York and KALAGNY
One (1) CLE Credit in Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias Networking and Light Refreshments to be served
Guest Speakers:
William H. Ng, Esq., Shareholder - Littler
Sanjay Nair, Esq., Associate - Littler
Margaret T. Ling, Esq., Senior Counsel - Big Apple Abstract Corp.
Wednesday, October 2nd, 2019 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
For more information, click here.
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AABANY’s Membership Committee is hosting a mixer in Queens. Please come out to Forest Hills and meet AABANY members and prospective members who live or work in Queens.
To register, click here.
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AABANY’s Pro Bono Committee organized and held its first ever Brooklyn Pro Bono Clinic was held on Thursday, September 26, 2019 at A Plus Academy located at 6802 8th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY and it was quite the successful event. With a total of 30 volunteers in attendance, including attorneys, interpreters and a benefits counselor, we were able to provide legal assistance and referrals to 27 clients from the New York community.
The Brooklyn Pro Bono Clinic has allowed AABANY’s Pro Bono Committee to service a new community in need of pro bono legal services and indicates our efforts to grow and expand these services to more New Yorkers in need. Clients local to Brooklyn were able to attend, but clients traveling from Queens and other surrounding areas also made the trip in, with some clients stating that they traveled an hour or more just to receive the help they have been looking for.
We thank our volunteers for making our first Pro Bono Clinic in Brooklyn a very successful one.
To read more, click here.
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During the cocktail reception at the Northeast Regional/Fall Conference, we announced that the Pro Bono Clinic has set a fundraising goal of $25,000 to support its growing operations. To make it easier for our members and our community to donate to the Pro Bono Clinic, we have set up a page on Give Lively where you can make a donation by texting APAPROBONO to 44321. It takes seconds to donate, and we hope you will take a moment today to support the Pro Bono Clinic and help it meet its fundraising goal. Through the generosity of those who gave at the cocktail reception at the Fall Conference, we already have collected more than $1300. Just $23,700 more to go! Please donate today.
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The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund is excited to host its next theater party on Saturday, October 5, 2019.
Join AALDEF for a performance of “Soft Power,” the new musical by playwright David Henry Hwang, a 1987 AALDEF Justice in Action Award recipient, at the Public Theatre.
For AALDEF ticket holders, David will do a post-show talkback after the performance.
For more information, click here.
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On September 25, 2019, the Academic, Military and Veterans and Membership Committees had a mixer at Atwood restaurant. Non-members learned about AABANY events and committees and how to join!
To learn more, click here.
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AABANY is proud to announce that applications for the Don H. Liu Scholars Program are now open. The Program was founded in 2014 by two past presidents of AABANY. The Program seeks to identify and cultivate future Asian American leaders in the legal community to address the single most important reality facing Asian American professionals today: the barrier to advancement. This year, the Selection Committee will select up to three scholars. Each scholar will be awarded $15,000 each and have access to prominent mentors, including Don H. Liu, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Risk Officer of Target Corporation. The Program will also provide assistance in career development, including identifying potential internships.
Details and more information about the Program can be found at http://www.donhliuscholars.org.
For more details on the application process and eligibility requirements, please find the application package here: http://www.donhliuscholars.org/application/. To read AABANY's full press release, click here.
Application materials are due by 11:59pm (Eastern Standard Time), November 1, 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. 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 Susanna Lee, slee1@nycourts.gov.
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Applications are now being accepted for AABANY’s 2019 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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The Year End Report reviews the various events and initiatives undertaken by AABANY to further the interest of APA lawyers and recognizes the accomplishments of its members during the past year. Please click here to read the report.
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A new fellowship opportunity has been added for Fall 2020 Legal Fellowships - Bronx Legal Services NYC. 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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- October 1: AABANY Co-Sponsors: Dealing With Chinese Parties: Opportunities In The Era of the Trade War. For more information, click here.
- October 2: NAPABA Affiliate Best Practice Webinar. For more information, click here.
- October 2: AABANY Co-Sponsors: Understanding Diversity and Inclusion in Our Everyday World. For more information, click here.
- October 3: NAPABA Webinar: AcceptU: Inside the College Admissions Office. For more information, click here.
- October 8: AABANY Board Meeting. For more information, click here.
- October 9: Monthly Pro Bono Clinic. For more information, click here.
- October 9: NAPABA Webinar: Canadian Employment Law: Key Concepts and Current Hot Topics. For more information, click here.
- October 11: AABANY Oktoberfest. For more information, click here.
- October 22: AABANY Co-Sponsors: Information Session on Going In-House at AmEx. For more information, click here.
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- October 1: SABANY 12th Annual Leadership Awards Gala. For more information, click here.
- October 2: FBA SDNY Annual Board Induction Ceremony. For more information, click here.
- October 16: NYSBA presents the The Haywood Burns Memorial Award.For more information, click here.
- October 17: NYSBA – Corporate Counsel Institute 2019 CLE. For more information, click here.
- October 23: SABANY Hosts Pathways to Success: Career Panel & Reception. For more information, click here.
- October 24: Brandeis Association Annual Installation Dinner. For more information, click here.
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- Assistant Attorney General - Rochester Regional Office, NYS Office of the Attorney General, Rochester, NY
- Staff Attorney, National Employment Law Project (NELP), Washington or New York
- E-Discovery Document Review Manager, NYS Office of the Attorney General, NYC
- Section Chief of Federal Inmate Litigation Section, NYS Office of the Attorney General, 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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