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Annual Mock Interviews & Hiring & Interviewing Skills Panel For Law Students of Color

Date: Tuesday, July 26th 2:45 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Location: Weil, 42 West 44th Street Between 5th & 6th Avenues

Come and learn how to present yourself at an interview in the most effective and successful manner. This workshop is designed to help law students of color prepare for the fall recruiting season by identifying key factors legal employers look and listen for during interviews for positions as summer associates, interns and clerks.  Participants will have the opportunity to participate in two mock interviews and receive critical feedback from practicing attorneys on their interviewing skills.   

Event Timeline: 2:45 pm – 3:00 pm 

Student Check-In 3:00 pm – 4:15 pm 

Hiring and Interviewing Skills Panel 4:30 pm – 5:10 pm 

Student Interview  #1 5:15 pm – 5:55 pm 

Student Interview  #2 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm 

Cocktail Reception 

Students please review the FAQ document link

PALS Mock Interview FAQ’s

1. Students must arrive promptly at 2:45 pm in business attire.
2. Students are required to RSVP, and interview matches are assigned in  advance on a rolling basis.
3. Students must attend the entire hiring/interviewing skills panel to participate in the interviews.
4. Each student should bring several copies of his/her resume and transcript to the workshop.

REGISTER TODAY
Register today and invite your fellow colleagues/classmates.
Event registration will end on Wednesday, July 20th.

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NAPABA Affiliate Dinner | San Francisco| Friday, Aug 5th, 2016

Join NAPABA in San Francisco! NAPABA would like to invite you to join NAPABA and NAPABA Law Foundation leadership at the affiliate dinner. The cost to attend the dinner is $55/person. Guests are welcome, but must be registered. Space is limited.

Click here to register by Aug. 1. Online payment must be received in advance of the dinner.

NAPABA Affiliate Dinner | 7-10 p.m.
Fang Restaurant
660 Howard St.

Looking forward to seeing you in San Francisco!

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Hooligan Sparrow, Opening Night with Asia Catalyst

Hooligan Sparrow, Opening Night with Asia Catalyst

Come out to the movies for a special New York opening night screening of Hooligan Sparrow and a short Q & A with filmmaker Nanfu Wang and Asia Catalyst.

Friday July 22nd, 7:05 pm

Cinema Village,
22 East 12th Street,
New York, New York

Hooligan Sparrow follows the incredible story of a group of Chinese activists, including Ye Haiyan, or “Hooligan Sparrow,” who risked their lives to protest against the sexual abuse of school girls by their principal.

Tickets purchased from Asia Catalyst are $20 and include a supplementary donation to Asia Catalyst. Use the link in the title to pre-purchase tickets.

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Franklin H. Williams Judicial Commission – Newsletter June 2016

Franklin H. Williams Judicial Commission – Newsletter June 2016

Check out the June 2016 Franklin H.Williams Judicial Commission Newsletter, particularly the following articles:

  • “New York State Bar Association Examines Judicial Diversity”: The program considered the advantages of a diverse judiciary and provided useful advice when aspiring to all levels of the judiciary within the court system. AABANY was a co-sponsor of this April 2016 panel.
  • “Commission Member Highlight” featuring Hon. Doris Ling-Cohan, who was on the first AABANY Board and is a long-time member of AABANY. She serves as an Associate Justice of the Appellate Term, First Department.
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PALS Proudly Announces the Establishment of the PALS Young Leadership Board

PALS is pleased to announce the launch of its first Young Leadership Board (YLB), designed to provide early career attorneys with an opportunity to serve PALS in a meaningful role, develop their leadership skills and increase their civic involvement.  

This inaugural class of YLB members will collaborate with the PALS Board of Directors and PALS Executive Director to assist in the planning of PALS’ strategic development and support the programming, fundraising, mentoring, branding and advocacy efforts of PALS.  

PALS is looking for excited and committed attorneys who believe in the PALS mission and are willing to devote their time and resources to further develop the PALS program. In return, PALS will provide each YLB member ongoing board training, significant networking opportunities and preparation for future non-profit board service.  

To learn more about this amazing opportunity please visit PALS’  SITE for the full description and application.

The application period is NOW OPEN and concludes on Sunday, August 21, 2016. Applications will be reviewed and decided on a rolling basis, attorneys are encouraged to apply early.

Should you have any questions regarding the PALS Young Leadership Board, please email the Executive Director of PALS, Paula Brown Donaldson, Esq. at executivedirector@palsprogram.org.

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2016 Presidential Town Hall & Voter Protection Training

Join NAPABA and its partners to elevate the voices of the Asian Pacific American community and protect voting rights. Be a part of the 2016 National Asian American and Pacific Islanders Presidential Town Hall in Las Vegas and learn how you and your affiliate can host voter protection trainings and monitor elections.

1)      2016 Presidential Town Hall | Aug. 12 | Las Vegas

Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote and the Asian American Journalists Association are co-hosting the 2016 Presidential Town Hall, which NAPABA is joining as a National Partner.

  • Since 2008, the Town Hall has served as a non-partisan forum for Asian Pacific  Americans to discuss issues relevant to our communities and ensure that our concerns are addressed and by campaigns and the media. By giving presidential candidates a forum to directly address AAPI community members, leaders, and organizers, the Town Hall has become one of the few spaces that allows candidates to speak directly to AAPIs, about AAPIs.
  • Reserve your seat, book a room, and learn more HERE.

2)      NAPABA Voter Protection Training (CLE) | Aug. 13 | Las Vegas

As part of the 2016 Presidential Town Hall community programming, NAPABA will be offering a CLE about non-partisan voter protection and poll monitoring. Participants will learn from experts from the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) and Asian Americans Advancing Justice – LA  about how to monitor elections for compliance with the federal Voting Rights Act, including ensuring language access, and how to prepare other attorneys to engage in voter protection work. The CLE is free and open to the public.

  • When: Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016 | 2-5 p.m. PDT
  • Registration information coming soon.

3)      Host a Voter Protection Training

Teach your members how to protect the rights of voters, including individuals who are limited English proficient, on election day. NAPABA affiliates interested in hosting voter protection trainings in their communities may apply for Affiliate Grant programs to help cover costs associated with the trainings. Partner with advocacy organizations such as AALDEF and Asian Americans Advancing Justice affiliates (AAJC, ALC, Atlanta, Chicago, and Los Angeles) to help provide technical assistance to voters.

  • Apply for an Affiliate Grant and learn about partner organizations HERE.
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CKA National Summit & Gala, October 14-15, 2016

Council of Korean Americans will hold their National Summit & Gala at Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C. on October 14 & 15, 2016. 

Judge Lucy H. Koh (first female Korean American federal judge and nominee for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit) and Gideon Yu (tech entrepreneur and co-owner of the San Francisco 49ers) will be the honored guests this year. During this 2-day event, CKA will host briefings at the White House and on Capitol Hill with senior Obama Administration officials and members of Congress. CKA will also celebrate the contributions of Korean Americans from various fields and convene conversations on issues of importance to the Korean American community. 

Last year, the CKA inaugural national summit & gala drew more than 400 people from 17 states and 4 countries. 

The event is co-chaired by Esther C. Lee and Jinhee Ahn Kim.
Registration will open in July. Sign up for updates at councilka.org/summit.
For inquiry or suggestions about the event: summit @counsilka.org / 202-930-3252

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Asian American International Film Festival Presents: THE OPPOSITE OF A FAIRY TALE

We are happy to partner with the Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF) in presenting the following film! To take advantage of AABANY’S 25% discount rate for any film showing at AAIFF (excluding the Opening, Centerpiece, and Closing Night films), go to http://aaiff.org/2016/schedule and enter the promo code AABANYaaiff16 after you’ve added your desired ticket(s) to your Shopping Cart.

AAIFF is the first and longest running festival in the country devoted to films by and about Asians and Asian Americans. This year, AAIFF will run from July 21 through July 30, 2016.  Please visit http://aaiff.org/2016 for more information. 

THE OPPOSITE OF A FAIRY TALE in the MADE IN NY Shorts Program + Q&A | 7:00pm, Sat., July 23 | Village East Cinema, 181-189 2nd Ave., New York, NY 10003

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THE OPPOSITE OF A FAIRY TALE is a short film in the MADE IN NY Shorts Program, and focuses on a kind social worker who befriends an elderly patient in a nursing home.  The social worker soon discovers that the patient is subject to elder abuse.  After the screening of the shorts program, there will be a Q&A Panel that includes Jennifer Betit Yen, the writer/producer of THE OPPOSITE OF A FAIRY TALE.

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