In This Edition
- In the News: Press Coverage on AABANY and Paul, Weiss’ Report on Anti-Asian Violence Continues
- Just Released: Third Episode of The Whole Lawyer Project Featuring Karen Yau
- In the News: Incoming President-Elect William Ng Quoted in Law360 Article About Ways Employers Can Help Asian Workers Amid Anti-Asian Violence
- In the News: Law360 Interviews Jane Jeong, host of AABANY’s The Whole Lawyer Project
- AABANY Hosts Virtual Tour of Famous Japanese Mountains at the March 5, 2021 Weekly Membership Mixer
- AABANY Co-Sponsors: NYC Council District 1 Candidate Forum, March 10
- AABANY, KALAGNY, and NYU APALSA Present: Lunar New Year Event 2021, March 11
- AABANY Litigation Committee Presents: "Trial by Zoom: Effective Advocacy for Remote Trials," March 15
- AABANY Real Estate Committee Presents: Manhattan - Vacancies, Investment, Development and the Future, March 16
- Weekly AABANY Membership Mixer Featuring the Judiciary Committee, March 19
- AABANY Real Estate Committee Presents: "Get Cash Now: Paycheck Protection Program—Part 2," March 24
- AABANY Real Estate Committee Presents: "Growing Nassau County Real Estate," March 25
- Weekly AABANY Membership Mixer Featuring Founders of AABANY, March 26
- NAPABA Affiliate Membership Code Now Available
- 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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Since the release of AABANY and Paul, Weiss’ Report, A Rising Tide of Hate and Violence against Asian Americans in New York During COVID-19: Impact, Causes, Solutions on February 11, there has been ongoing widespread press attention in print and on air. Chris Kwok, Co-Executive Editor of the report and AABANY Board Director, has been interviewed by various news outlets on the reports’ findings including a segment on CNN Tonight, on Spectrum News NY1, and a City & State New York Ask the Experts article along with Taiyee Chien, one of AABANY’s Student Leaders. The report was also recently cited on the March 1st broadcast of the Brian Lehrer show.
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 | For our third episode of The Whole Lawyer Project, we are honored to have Karen Kithan Yau, who shares her inspiring and authentic journey as a public interest lawyer, a former community organizer, a former professor, and a proud wife and mother of two multiracial children. Now an Of Counsel at Kakalec Law in New York who fights for employees, workers, and immigrants, Karen shares her personal story as the daughter of two garment workers who grew up in public housing projects in Hong Kong and a one-bedroom Brooklyn apartment with her family.
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William Ng, incoming President-Elect at AABANY, was recently interviewed for a Law360 article published on February 26, 2021 titled “3 Ways Employers Can Help Asian Workers As Attacks Surge.” Law360 asked legal experts for tips they could share with employers on how they can create a safe environment for their Asian American employees at work during the rise of anti-Asian violence.
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 | On March 1, 2021, Law360 published an interview with Jane Jeong, a member of AABANY’s Young Lawyers Committee and the host of its new podcast, The Whole Lawyer Project. Diverging from your typical legal podcast, The Whole Lawyer Project spotlights successful Asian American attorneys and the human side of their profession. As Marco Poggio of Law360 writes, “It tells the life stories that won’t be found on the bio page of a law firm’s website.” Poggio’s interview with Jane centers on how her personal and professional experiences inspired this latest creative venture.
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On March 5, 2021, the Membership Committee hosted their weekly virtual Membership Mixer, with 17 participants in attendance. This week participants were treated to a virtual escape to the famous mountains of Japan. An experienced tour guide, Kenji, called in from Osaka, Japan and provided attendees with historical background, film footage, video tours and trivia about Japan. 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. Please join us this week March 12 on Remo, March 19 with the Judiciary Committee and March 26 with the Founders of AABANY. Registration deadline is Thursday night for each of the mixers. |
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RSVP by clicking on the flyer below. There will be Cantonese interpretation and Mandarin language interpretation at the forum. 
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AABANY, KALAGNY and NYU APALSA cordially invite you to their annual Lunar New Year event, to be held March 11, 2021 (Thursday), 6:30PM-8:30PM EST virtually over Remo! Must RSVP by March 9 (12PM EST) at the following link. All are welcome! AABANY, KALAGNY and NYU students will be prioritized for reimbursing dinner expenses. Come out and celebrate with us the year of the ox, meet students from other APALSAs, and connect with practitioners from AABANY and KALAGNY! 
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Please see flyer for details and click on it to register. 
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Please see flyer for details and click on it to register. 
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Please see flyer for details and click on it to register. 
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Please see flyer for details and click on it to register. 
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Please see flyer for details and click on it to register. 
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Please see flyer for details and click on it to register. 
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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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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." To
see current announcements for Fellowships, click here.
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- March 9: AABANY Board Meeting. For more information, click here.
- March 10: AABANY Co-Sponsors: NYC Council District 1 Candidate Forum. For more information, click here.
- March 11: AABANY, KALAGNY, and NYU APALSA Present: Lunar New Year Event 2021. For more information, click here.
- March 12: Weekly AABANY Membership Mixer on Remo. For more information, click here.
- March 15: AABANY Litigation Committee Presents: "Trial by Zoom: Effective Advocacy for Remote Trials." For more information, click here.
- March 16: AABANY Real Estate Committee Presents: Manhattan - Vacancies, Investment, Development and the Future. For more information, click here.
- March 19: Weekly AABANY Membership Mixer Featuring the Judiciary Committee. For more information, click here.
- March 24: AABANY Real Estate Committee Presents: "Get Cash Now: Paycheck Protection Program—Part 2." For more information, click here.
- March 25: AABANY Real Estate Committee Presents: "Growing Nassau County Real Estate." For more information, click here.
- March 26: Weekly AABANY Membership Mixer Featuring Founders of AABANY. For more information, click here.
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- March 9: NYCBA Presents: Diversity, Inclusion, and Elimination of Bias: Practice Pointers for Pro Bono. For more information, click here.
- March 10: Seton Hall APALSA Presents: A Virtual Conversation with Theo Cheng. For more information, click here.
- March 12: WCBA Presents: Business Succession Planning: How to Navigate Legal, Tax and Family/Fairness Issues. For more information, click here.
- March 17: WCBA Presents: Learn How to Level Up Your Legal Writing, Tech, and Practice Skills with Write.law. For more information, click here.
- March 17: New York City Bar Presents: How to Become an Assistant United States Attorney. For more information, click here.
- March 18: BWBA Presents: Making History and Paving the Way: A Clerk for the First Female Supreme Court Justice. For more information, click here.
- March 18: ACBA Presents: The Upstate Experience: The Latin Bench - Why their presence matters! For more information, click here.
- March 25: NAWJ Presents: The Role of Women’s Organizations in Shattering Glass Ceilings. For more information, click here.
- March 26: Legal Services Clinic Presents: Franklin H. Williams Bust Unveiling Ceremony. For more information, click here.
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- Director of the James Tricarico Jr. Institute for the Business of Law and In-House Counsel, New York Law School, NYC
- Assistant United States Attorney, USAO District of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ
- Trial Attorney (Special Matters Unit), Criminal Division, Washington, D.C.
- Law Clerk Intern (Summer 2021), USAO Northern District of Indiana, South Bend, IN
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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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