In This Edition
- Please Complete Your Proxy Ballot and Help AABANY Reach Quorum for the Annual Meeting
- AABANY Virtual Gala 2021: Please Join Us!
- Press Release: Rent Relief Program for New Yorkers Reopened and Expanded
- NAPABA Affiliate Membership Code Now Available
- AABANY Hosts Weekly Membership Mixer Featuring the Academic Committee on January 22
- AABANY Co-Sponsors: Our Story: Asian American Judges Share Their Path to the Bench, Diversity, and Thoughts of the Future, January 26
- AABANY Legal Referral and Information Service Presents: New York's Chinatown Transformed, January 26
- AABANY Presents: How to Be a Star Associate, and Other Tips on Navigating Law Firms, During COVID-19, January 27
- AABANY SSFPC Presents: Trends in Legal Malpractice, January 27
- AABANY Real Estate Committee Presents: "CTC: Are We Cleared to Close?," January 28
- AABANY SOC and M&VA Committee Present: Joining the JAG Corps, January 28
- Weekly AABANY Membership Mixer, January 29
- 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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AABANY's Annual Meeting of Members will be held on February 9, 2021 at 7:00 pm ET on Remo.
All Active Members as of January 13 (the Record Date for the Election) should all have received an online proxy ballot. Please follow the instructions in that email and cast your vote by February 4, 2021. If you did not receive an email with voting instructions, please contact main@aabany.org.
At the Annual Meeting, there are two proposals scheduled to be voted on:
- Proposal 1 – To elect the officers identified on the online ballot to serve a one-year term for the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2021 and ending March 31, 2022 (the “2022 Fiscal Year”); and
- Proposal 2 – To elect 8 directors from the 8 nominees identified on the online ballot to serve two-year terms beginning on the first day of the 2022 Fiscal Year.
Every Active Member in good standing (as defined in AABANY’s by-laws) as of the Record Date of January 13, 2021 shall be entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.
Your vote is very important. We need a quorum of 100 to conduct the Election at the Annual Meeting, and your proxy ballot will help us attain the necessary quorum. Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, we encourage you to complete the online ballot by Feb. 4. If you would prefer to receive the proxy ballot in hard copy, please contact main@aabany.org.
If you plan to attend the Annual Meeting on Remo, register at https://www.aabany.org/events/event_details.asp?legacy=1&id=1469604 |
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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. Deadline extended to Jan. 31.
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The COVID Rent Relief Program has reopened for all eligible New Yorkers with expanded eligibility criteria to serve more individuals and families who may not have had an opportunity to apply when the program was initially opened or those who may have been previously ineligible. New applications are being accepted now through Monday, February 1, 2021, by online submission only.
The Office of State Senator Brian Kavanagh, Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY), Good Old Lower East Side (GOLES), and Chinatown Community Land Trust (CLT) have joined forces to offer multilingual assistance to applicants virtually by phone from now until the February 1st application deadline. Read the full press release here. Please see below for other press releases AABANY issued towards the end of last year: |
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One of the benefits of being an AABANY member is that you get a FREE Affiliate Membership to NAPABA. The code is now available. Please contact margaret.langston@aabany.org to get the code and instructions to activate your Affiliate Membership. Note that NAPABA's membership follows the calendar year, i.e., January 1 to December 31, so to maximize your membership, be sure to renew now. |
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On January 22, 2021, the Membership Committee hosted their weekly virtual Membership Mixer, with 20 participants in attendance. This week AABANY featured the Academic Committee represented by Co-Chairs Elaine Chiu, James Cho, Suzanne Kim, and Donna Lee. They shared with the group their career paths from being practitioners to professors, gave tips on how to become adjunct professors, and took questions about careers in academia.
This week, the ice breaker question to participants was: “What was your favorite law school class?” Participants responded that their favorite classes were property, criminal law, corporations, evidence, civil procedure, constitutional law, critical race theory, international human rights, law of international development, civil rights, and law and the movies.
The Membership Committee previously hosted Monthly Mixers at bars, ballparks, stadiums, operas, etc, but due to COVID, we have moved online to offer members a weekly outlet to share their feelings, see old friends, and make new connections. Mixers start at 6:30pm on Friday and the main event ends at 7:30pm but many often stay on after 7:30pm for smaller breakout groups.
Membership Committee will continue to host weekly virtual mixers until it is safe to gather together again in person.
We are giving away door prizes at some of the mixers. In order to win, you must be a member and must RSVP on the calendar entry on the AABANY website to get a raffle number. Non-members can join the mixer but won’t be eligible to win a prize.
Congratulations to Dianna Lam for winning this week’s prize: a full HD 1080p webcam with microphone and ring light! May your online courses at Fordham go smoothly, and your classmates and professors see and hear you in the best light!
Please join us on January 29, 2021 for our Meet the Board series, featuring Andy Yoo. Register by Thursday, Jan. 28, at https://www.aabany.org/events/event_details.asp?legacy=1&id=1468892. |
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Please see flyer for details. Call 212-382-6663 to register. 
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Please see flyer for details and click on it to register. 
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Join the Young Lawyers Committee for the first part in a series of conversations throughout the year about young lawyers navigating their careers in law firms and finding their place in the legal profession during COVID-19. If the path to success in law firms was formidable before, the unique challenges and issues presented to young attorneys in law firms during COVID-19 may have made it all the more uncertain. This panel will kick off the year by discussing the various challenges that young attorneys in law firms may be facing during the pandemic and feature a candid conversation with experienced practitioners on how to navigate those issues toward professional development and success in law firms. The panel will address, among other topics, developing connections and adding value as an associate while working remotely; networking and building one’s professional brand while social distancing and/or quarantining; preparing for associate evaluations and tips for making positive impressions, both internally within the firm and externally on clients; and maintaining balance, perspective and momentum in the new norm of working from home. Please register by clicking on the flyer.
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Roger Gill, SVP of Lockton Companies will address current trends in legal malpractice and offer tips on what steps to take to avoid having your practice suffer an avalanche! The meeting is scheduled for 5pm on Wednesday, January 27, 2021. Please register by clicking on the flyer below. 
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Curious about exploring a career as a military lawyer? The Student Outreach Committee and the Military & Veterans Affairs Committee are excited to host a panel for law students on joining the JAG Corps! We have invited distinguished panelists who have served and practiced law in international and domestic locations. Their experiences include serving in the U.S. Army Reserves, U.S. Air Force Reserves, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Coast Guard. Come join us for a discussion where the panelists will offer their insights into the challenges and opportunities in joining the JAG program. Make sure to save the date and join us on January 28th from 6:30PM - 7:45PM! Question submissions for the Q&A can be emailed in advance to: ckim@kmllp.com. Please register by clicking on the flyer below. 
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Please see flyer for details and click on it to register. 
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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 Office of General Counsel at New York University is now accepting applications for its one-year OGC Meloy Law Fellowship. To
see this and other current announcements for Fellowships, click here.
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- January 26: AABANY Legal Referral and Information Service Presents: New York's Chinatown Transformed. For more information, click here.
- January 26: AABANY Co-Sponsors: Our Story: Asian American Judges Share Their Path to the Bench, Diversity, and Thoughts of the Future. For more information, click here.
- January 27: AABANY Presents: How to Be a Star Associate, and Other Tips on Navigating Law Firms, During COVID-19. For more information, click here.
- January 27: AABANY SSFPC Presents: Trends in Legal Malpractice. For more information, click here.
- January 28: AABANY Real Estate Committee Presents: "CTC: Are We Cleared to Close?" For more information, click here.
- January 28: AABANY Pro Bono Committee Presents: Remote Pro Bono Clinic and Caravan Info Session. For more information, click here.
- January 28: AABANY SOC and M&VA Committee Present: Joining the JAG Corps. For more information, click here.
- January 29: Weekly AABANY Membership Mixer. For more information, click here.
- February 3: Bankruptcy Committee Meeting. For more information, click here.
- February 9: AABANY Board Meeting. For more information, click here.
- February 9: AABANY Annual Meeting. For more information, click here.
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- January 26: WCBA Presents: “Bar Association Trivia Night Challenge.” For more information, click here.
- January 26: New York Law School Presents: Annual Symposium on "ADR and Diversity." For more information, click here.
- January 27: WCBA Presents: “Does Video Conferencing Work for You?” For more information, click here.
- January 28: WCBA, HVHBA, and CAN Present: “Best Practices for Virtual Trials.” For more information, click here.
- January 28: BWBA Presents: Judiciary Night. For more information, click here.
- January 28: Axiom Presents: How to Bolster Your Legal Team as Business and Talent Leaders. For more information, click here.
- February 2: QCBA Presents: Remote Depositions: Reflections on What Works and What Does Not. For more information, click here.
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- Assistant Attorney General, New York State Office of the Attorney General, White Plains, NY
- Senior Associate Attorney, Fintech - Perkins Coie LLP, NYC
- Legal Intern, QBE North America, NYC
- Assistant Attorney General, New York State 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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