AABANY was founded in 1989 -- thirty years ago -- and if you are planning to attend the NAPABA National Convention in Austin, we invite you to join us for a 30th Birthday Celebration to mark this milestone.
Come out to Cooper's, a short walk from the JW Marriott where the NAPABA Convention is taking place, and have some drinks and Texas style BBQ with your fellow members and friends from AABANY, NAPABA's Affiliate of the Year (2008 and 2019)!
Free for AABANY members, but please register so that we know to expect you. And for any non-AABANY members out there, the cost is just $20 per person, payable in advance on our website.
NOTE: Non-New York attorneys can join AABANY as Associate Members for just $50/yr. Consider becoming an AABANY member and celebrate our 30th birthday as a member!
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.organd we will pass along the information to Beatrice. Hope to you can come celebrate with us in Austin!
Every year NAPABA at its national convention, strives to bring to the forefront vital issues of importance to the Asian Pacific American legal community. This year, NAPABA will feature two luncheon plenaries, a reenactment of Fred Korematsu’s fight for justice, and a panel discussion on the current issues facing the LGBTQ community in light of the ongoing debates in Texas and before the Supreme Court. Join us at the 2019 NAPABA Convention in Austin, TX as we explore these issues and many more.
AABANY is excited to announce that it will be presenting the lunch plenary session at the NAPABA Convention titled "Fred Korematsu’s Fight for Justice: A Reenactment of Korematsu v. United States" on Friday, November 8, 2019.
AABANY is also excited to announce that Glenn Magpantay, AABANY LGBT Committee Co-Chair, is slated as a speaker at the lunch plenary session titled "Beyond Marriage Equality: The Next Stage of Inclusion" on Saturday, November 9, 2019.
You must be registered for the 2019 NAPABA Convention to attend these events. Please remember the advance rate deadline is October 28 at 11:59 p.m. CT.
We are excited to let you know that the 2020 AABANY Annual Dinner is scheduled for February 26th. Volunteers are needed to help plan and execute the event. As you know, it is our volunteers that help ensure the success of our Annual Dinner. If you would like to help with the evening's festivities, please let us know by emailing main@aabany.org. You can also direct any questions you might have to that address. We are planning our first Volunteer meeting in mid-November so please respond by November 10th.
AABANY’s Student Outreach Committee is excited to launch a group membership rate for law students at local Asian Pacific American Law Student Associations (APALSAs). For a group rate of $150, AABANY will offer up to 20 APALSA members free one-year memberships. This group rate covers all AABANY events, including CLE and non-CLE programs, networking events, AABANY’s Mentorship Program and AABANY’s Annual Fall Conference.
Please note that the current group rate covers up to 20 law students per law school. If the APALSA will have more than 20 participants, please email main@aabany.orgto discuss pricing options for groups larger than 20.
This group rate represents a huge discount given that the regular rate for law students is $15 per person. For APALSA members who are already dues-paying members, participation in this group rate will extend current memberships by another year. If you are a member of an APALSA at a New York area law school and interested in participating, please have one representative from your APALSA reach out to main@aabany.orgfor further instructions.
This law student group rate offer will remain in effect until Friday, December 6, 2019.
Anchin, Capital One, AABANY's Real Estate Committee, KALAGNY, Big Apple Abstract Corp.,and Ingram Yuzek Gainen Carroll & Bertolotti LLP
1.5 CLE Credits in Ethics
1.5 CPE Credits in Advisory Services
Guest Speakers:
Margaret T. Ling, Esq., Senior Counsel - Big Apple Abstract Corp.
Jason A. Ganfer, Esq., Counsel, Ganfer Shore Leeds & Zauderer LLP
Daniel Jacoby, Managing Director, SDL Brokerage, Inc.
Russell Safirstein, Partner in Charge, Anchin Digital Risk Solutions
Join the AABANY LGBT Commmittee, along with NQAPIA and SABANY for our annual LGBT Asian/ South Asian Attorney Networking Reception
This reception celebrates the great diversity within our profession and provides peer-support for LGBT Asian American and South Asian attorneys in corporate, commercial, government, and public interest practice.
On Wednesday, November 6, join KALAGNY and a distinguished panel at Fordham Law School, Moot Court Room, for a workshop and discussion designed for practicing litigators seeking to develop their critical writing skills. After a short reception at 6:30 p.m., the distinguished panelists will guide participants through the topics presented in the workshop materials. Topics will include common pitfalls and helpful tips for composing briefs, memos, letters, e-mails, and more.
Distinguished Panelists:
Judge Denny Chin, United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Professor Fred Neustadt, Legal Writing Professor and Associate Director of Legal Writing at Fordham Law School
AUSA Won Shin, Deputy Chief of Appeals, Criminal Division of the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York
Co-Sponsoring Bar Associations: Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY); New York County Lawyers Association (NYCLA) Asian Practice Committee.
Join the NYSBA International Section as it explores Tokyo, Japan for its Global Conference November 5-8, 2019
The Conference will be held at:
Hilton Tokyo
6-6-2 Nishi-Shinjuku
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan 160-0023
20.0 TOTAL MCLE Credits: Up to 14.0 credits in Areas of Professional Practice, 3.0 in Skills, 2.5 in Ethics and .5 in Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias | Non-transitional
This program will satisfy up to 20.0 NY MCLE credit hours. This program will not qualify for newly admitted attorneys because it is not a basic practical skills program.
View the Program Brochure with plenary, panels, rates and conference detail by clicking here.
AABANY is a promotional co-sponsor of the conference.
AABANY members are eligible for early bird rate until October 18th. The early bird rate is $1,095 for NYSBA members and $1,195 for non-members.
To register for the early bird rate, email or fax the registration form, which is the last page of the program brochure, to Dana Alamia with an indication on the form of AABANY membership. Dana’s email address is dalamia@nysba.org and the fax number is 1-518-463-5993.
Through its Pro Bono & Community Service Committee, AABANY conducts a monthly free legal advice and referral clinic in the Community Room at 33 Bowery Street (Confucius Plaza) from 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM. Those needing legal assistance should bring all documents pertaining to their legal issues to the clinic location, no earlier than 6:00 PM on the given day.
Attorney volunteers do not need to be specialists or have expertise in a specific area of law. Attorney volunteers will only be rendering legal advice and will not take on any legal representation. All volunteers must be AABANY members for professional liability coverage purposes. Volunteers may sign up here to become an AABANY member or can do so at the Pro Bono Clinic.
Volunteers - attorneys and interpreters - should bring open ears, patience, and compassion. All volunteers should arrive by 6:15 PM and will be given an orientation before the start of the clinic.
Attorneys and interpreters interested in volunteering for the Pro Bono Clinic should contact Asako.Aiba@aabany.org.
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.
AABANY's Pro Bono & Community Service Committee will conduct its 2nd Legal Advice & Referral Pro Bono Clinic in Brooklyn, NY on Thursday, November 21, 2019 from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM. The clinic will be held at A+ Academy, 6802 8th Ave, Brooklyn, New York 11220.
Since the inauguration of AABANY's monthly pro bono clinic in 2015, hundreds of low-income community members have received thoughtful advice and appropriate legal referrals from AABANY members.
The Pro Bono Committee is seeking volunteer attorneys and language interpreters for the Pro Bono Clinic in Brooklyn. Attorney volunteers do not need to be specialists or have expertise in a specific area of law, but should have experience in client intake and consultation. Attorney volunteers will only be rendering legal advice and will not take on any legal representation. All attorney volunteers must be AABANY members for professional liability coverage purposes. Volunteers may sign up here to become an AABANY member or can do so at the Pro Bono Clinic. Interpreter volunteers should be fluent in English and at least one of the following languages: Cantonese Chinese, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, or other Asian languages or dialects.
Volunteers - attorneys and interpreters - should bring open ears, patience, and compassion. All volunteers should arrive by 5:45 PM and will be given an orientation before the start of the clinic. Attorneys and interpreters interested in volunteering for the Pro Bono Clinic, and those who need certifications of pro bono hours for bar admission purposes, should contact Asako.Aiba@aabany.org.
AABANY's Brooklyn Pro Bono Clinic is conducted in collaboration with: NYS Assemblyman, Peter J. Abbate Jr., NYS Senator, Andrew Gounardes, and NYC Councilman, Justin Brannan. Special thanks to our sponsors: A+ Academy, Chinese-American Planning Council (CPC), Chinese American Social Services Center (CASS), Homecrest Community Services, Academy of Medical & Public Health Services (AMPHS), Brooklyn Community Improvement Association (BCIA), Parent Child Relationship Association, and the United Chinese Association of Brooklyn (UCA).
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Spring 2020 Legal/Graduate Intern, Advocacy Department - Legislative, American Civil Liberties Union, New York, 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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