In This Edition
- AABANY SOC Presents: Inter-APALSA Pre-OCI Mock Interview Workshop Event, January 4
- AABANY Virtual Gala 2021: Save the Date!
- AABANY 2021 Law Firm Diversity Award - Applications Now Open
- SABANY, AABANY, and MuBANY Presents: Fireside Chat with Hon. Shahabuddeen Ally, January 20
- AABANY Hosts Weekly Membership Mixer on December 18 to Bid Farewell to 2020
- Highlights from Recent Events
- Don H. Liu Scholars Program: Application Deadline Coming Up on December 31
- Join AABANY’s Legal Referral and Information Service Panel
- Read AABANY's 2019 Year End Report
- 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
- AABANY Seeks Legal Interns
- 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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The Student Outreach Committee is excited to announce its Inter-APALSA Pre-OCI Mock Interview Workshop in collaboration with Columbia APALSA! *The deadline to register for this event is Wednesday, December 30, at 5 PM* Students: Our AABANY attorney volunteers are from different practice areas and they will help you polish your interviewing skills through 1-1 sessions. Please join us and learn tips on how to build strong interview techniques and gain insights on what employers look for! The workshop will begin promptly at 6:00 PM. The first 30 minutes will discuss interview techniques, dos and don'ts, and Zoom appropriate attire. Mock interviews will be held promptly between 6:30 PM and 8:00 PM with your respective assigned attorney and designated time slot. Students RSVP HERE. Volunteer Attorneys: Due to extraordinary circumstances and the unstable market, it is now more important than ever to give back to our students. We cordially invite you to join us as attorney volunteers in mock interviewing students in preparation for the delayed recruiting season. Your help at the workshop often provides the key difference for our students as they fine-tune their interviewing skills, as many do not otherwise have any attorney mentors in their networks or families. Should you be unable to participate for the entire 6:30 - 8:00 PM time slot, your availability for one session (20-30 minutes) would still be extremely valuable. We would like to welcome any interested volunteers and invite you to sign up at our registration link below. Volunteer Attorneys RSVP HERE.
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AABANY's Annual Dinner is going virtual and will take place on February 24, 2021. Please save the date and make plans to join us there to celebrate 33 years of AABANY's advocacy for APA legal professionals and the APA community in New
York. For more information go to https://www.aabany.org/events/event_details.asp?legacy=1&id=1452739.
Sponsors welcome! Download the sponsorship package here.
Volunteers are needed immediately to help plan the virtual event. AABANY relies on the support of volunteers to help ensure the success of the Virtual Gala. If you would like to help with planning this year's event, please let us know
by emailing ad21@aabany.org. You can also direct any questions you might have to that address.
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Since 2014, AABANY has sought to recognize one law firm each year for its extraordinary efforts to improve the diversity of our profession by presenting AABANY’s Law Firm Diversity Award. The 2021 AABANY Law Firm Diversity Award will be
presented at the Virtual Gala on February 24, 2021.
Nominees should be a law firm that has achieved significant success in the areas of recruiting, retaining and promoting women and diverse attorneys while also demonstrating
a commitment to raising awareness of, and influencing the legal community to address, the challenges faced by women and diverse attorneys in the legal industry.
For more information and to access the submission form, go
to https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.aabany.org/resource/resmgr/pdfs/
LFDA_2021_SUBMISSION_FORM_fi.pdf
Deadline: January 8, 2021.
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Please see flyer for details and click on it to register. 
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On December 18, 2020, the Membership Committee hosted their weekly virtual Membership Mixer, with 22 participants in attendance. This week, AABANY celebrated the end of 2020 on Zoom.
Participants were asked: “What was the best thing that happened to you in 2020 and what is your 2021 Resolution?” Participants reported that the best thing that happened to them in 2020 were cutting their commutes to have more time to themselves, spending time with family, exercising more, and learning to cook. As for New Year’s Resolutions, members said their goals were to be more active, take the COVID-19 vaccine, and find new jobs. Read more here. |
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The Asian American Bar Association of New York (“AABANY”) is proud to announce that applications for the Don H. Liu Scholars Program (“DHL Program”) are now open. The DHL Program was founded in 2014 by two past presidents of AABANY and
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 and will have access to prominent mentors, including Don H. Liu, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Risk Officer of Target Corporation. The DHL
Program will also provide assistance in OCI (on campus interview) bidding strategy, professional and soft-skills development and networking opportunities, including identifying potential internships. Details and more information about
the DHL Program can be found at http://www.donhliuscholars.org/.
To be eligible for the scholarship, the applicant must (i) be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident of Asian descent;
(ii) be enrolled full-time as a 1L in a J.D. program at an ABA-accredited and approved law school in the U.S.; (iii) demonstrate exceptional academic accomplishments and leadership; (iv) demonstrate financial need; and (v) intend to
practice in the private sector in the New York City metropolitan area following graduation. For more details on the application process and eligibility requirements, please find the application package here: http://www.donhliuscholars.org/application/.
Application materials are due by 11:59pm (Eastern Standard Time), December 31, 2020.
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This fall, AABANY launched a legal referral and information service (“LRIS”) as a public service primarily to help the general public, and especially the Asian American community. The goals of the LRIS are to provide information and
referrals, to recommend lawyers or other resources to provide competent, ethical legal advice and representation, to educate the public about legal representation and to increase respect for the legal profession.
We are
seeking qualified and experienced lawyers to serve on the panels of lawyers eligible to receive referrals from AABANY’s LRIS.
This
is a vital program for AABANY that we anticipate will greatly benefit our panelists and fellow members as well as the public, and especially the Asian American community. If you would like to apply to be considered for the LRIS panel,
please contact joinlris@aabany.org and we will send you an application form. If you have any questions, please send them to the same address.
We hope you can join us in the launch of this
important new AABANY initiative.
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The Year End Report reviews the various events and initiatives undertaken by AABANY to further the interests of APA lawyers and recognizes the accomplishments of its members during the past year. Please click on the image below to read
the report.
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| AABANY’s Issues Committee is pleased to invite you to join the 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. During these challenging times,
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.
PLEASE NOTE that the Community Response Task Force form has been updated. Even if you have already filled out the form, we kindly ask that you resubmit your interest 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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Applications are now being accepted for AABANY’s 2021 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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Fellowship announcements can be found on AABANY's website under Career Center, in the sub-menu item "Fellowships." The Social Enterprise & Nonprofit Law Clinic at Georgetown University Law Center is now accepting applications for its two-year Graduate Teaching Fellowship in Washington, D.C. To
see this and other current announcements for Fellowships, click here.
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- January 4: AABANY SOC Presents: Inter-APALSA Pre-OCI Mock Interview Workshop Event. For more information, students click here and attorneys
click here.
- January 12: AABANY Board Meeting. For more information, click here.
- January 20: SABANY, AABANY, and MuBANY Presents: Fireside Chat with Hon. Shahabuddeen Ally. For more information, click here.
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- December 23: WCBA Presents: Mindfulness for Lawyers: Stress Reduction. For more information, click here.
- December 30: WCBA Presents: Mindfulness for Lawyers: Stress Reduction. For more information, click here.
- January 7: Brooklyn Women's Bar Association Presents: Courtroom Basics 101 CLE. For more information, click here.
- January 7: BBA Presents: Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program and Refinancing Student Loans. For more information, click here.
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- Labor & Employment Associate, Nixon Peabody, Rochester, NY
- Deputy Attorney General 4, Department of Law & Public Safety, Trenton, NJ
- Director of Intake and Case Evaluation, Innocence Project, NYC
- General Attorney, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Fort Worth, TX
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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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