NAPABA Connects
IHC Application Deadline | Wednesday, July 26
The deadline for in-house counsel to submit an application for NAPABA Connects is less than two weeks away!
NAPABA Connects, formerly known as the Pitch Sessions, provides a unique opportunity for attorneys and in-house counsel (IHC) to foster relationships between law firm lawyers and IHC through various touchpoints throughout the NAPABA Convention.
NAPABA is offering complimentary registrations to IHC who participate in two pitch sessions, as well as other incentives:
IHC will be entered into a raffle at every touchpoint they attend (except for individual pitch sessions) to win prizes.
Each company whose IHC participates in the pitch sessions and meets with at least two law firms for 30-minute sessions will receive one complimentary registration for the 2017 NAPABA Convention.
Click Here to Submit an IHC Application
Law firm application for NAPABA Connects will open on Aug. 2.
For more information on the new and improved program, click here!
Prospective Partners Program
Now Accepting Applications!
The NAPABA Prospective Partners Program (PPP) aims to increase the number of Asian Pacific American partners at major law firms through introduction, mentorship, and relationship building. Between 2010 and 2017, 78 percent of PPP participants have been promoted to partner or moved to senior in-house positions—82 percent of them within two years of participation!
Click here to read our success report.
In anticipation of the program’s eighth year, the PPP is inviting candidate applications and nominations for participation in the PPP sessions taking place at the 2017 NAPABA Convention. The application will close on Aug. 15, 2017.
Click here for more information about PPP.
Meet the Presidents of Affinity Bar Associations
Meet the Presidents of Affinity Bar Associations
In its latest article, the New York Law Journal has featured the newly elected Presidents of Affinity Bar Associations for 2017. Among them is Dwight Yoo, the current President of AABANY.
Here is a short excerpt on Dwight:
Dwight Yoo, 43, is a partner in the corporate finance and
financial institutions departments of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher
& Flom. He obtained his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law
School and began practicing in 2000.His term began on April 1.
Yoo
said that the group’s theme this year is “take charge and lead change,”
and they plan to promote Asian American talent for executive level
positions and diversify the bench at the state and federal levels.The
approximately 1,100-member group wants to help Asian Americans in need
develop a “strong and unified voice” and be able to speak up on issues
which matter to them. To that end, they will be launching a leadership
institute in the fall to train mid-level to senior Asian American
attorneys at law firms and help them gain the “knowledge and skills to
get promoted in their firms.”
Congratulations again to all newly elected Bar Presidents that are profiled!
AAIFF 2017 Volunteer Application
AAIFF 2017 Volunteer Application
The 2017 Asian American International Film Festival is looking for volunteers!
For this year, the festival will be held at the Asian Society, the Village East Cinema and Flushing Townhall. The festival will run from July 26 to August 5, and August 11-12.
All interested volunteers will need to fill the form provided in the link. To be accepted as a volunteer, you must attend one of the two volunteer orientations in the second week of July.
We look forward to meeting and working with you!
AABANY Joins 2nd Circuit Amicus Brief on Sexual Discrimination
AABANY is pleased to announce that it is a co-signatory to the amicus brief in Zarda v. Altitude Express, Inc.
In that case, Donald Zarda filed suit against his former employer, Altitude Express,
alleging that he had been terminated due to his sexual orientation, in
violation of the New York State Human Rights Law and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. The amicus brief asks the 2nd Circuit to overturn existing precedent and expand the definition of
“sex” in Title VII of the Act to include sexual orientation in employment discrimination.
The following bar associations and organizations have also signed on:
- The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York
- Anti-Defamation League
- The Association of the Bar of the City of New York
- Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom
- Hispanic National Bar Association
- Legal Aid at Work
- The National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance
- New York County Lawyers Association
- Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York
Please click here to read the amicus brief.