Official blog of the Asian American Bar Association of New York
Vinoo Varghese to Moderate Accounting for Lawyers at NYCLA
AABANY Board member Vinoo Varghese informs us that he will be moderating a 3-credit CLE on Accounting for Lawyers on Tuesday, October 11, from 6 pm to 9 pm. For further details and to register click on the link in the title.
Hon. Denny Chin Talks to NYT About His Sentencing Decisions
“There’s no doubt that all of these cases shaped me,” Judge Chin said, “and shaped the way I think, and the way I respond to things.”
For Immediate Release
CONTACT: Anita Aboulafia 212 267-6646 ext. 225 aaboulafia@nycla.org
NYCLA Public Forum: Multilingual Lawyering – Challenges and Opportunities on October 12
An examination of the burgeoning need of multilingual lawyers in the global marketplace and the challenges they face.
New York, NY – October 6, 2011 – On Wednesday, October 12, at 6:30 PM, the New York County Lawyers’ Association (NYCLA) is presenting a free public forum, “Multilingual Lawyering – Challenges and Opportunities,” at the NYCLA Home of Law, 14 Vesey Street. Panelists will present an overview of: their career paths; the job opportunities and career development resources available to multilingual attorneys; the challenges that can arise when working with multilingual clients and intermediaries, such as interpreters and translators; and the interrelationship between language and cultural identity/understanding. The panelists are: Lauren Buonome, associate, Jones Day; Sandra Bryan, coordinator, Court Interpreting Services, OCA, NYS Unified Court System; and Kin Ng, director of training, Kings County District Attorney’s Office.
The event is sponsored by Transperfect, a family of companies providing global business services in over 100 languages. NYCLA’s Young Lawyers’ Section is the co-sponsor.
To register, visit: http://bit.ly/ogSdoe
About the New York County Lawyers’ Association
The New York County Lawyers’ Association (www.nycla.org) was founded in 1908 as the first major bar association in the country that admitted members without regard to race, ethnicity, religion or gender. Since its inception, it has pioneered some of the most far-reaching and tangible reforms in American jurisprudence and has continuously played an active role in legal developments and public policy.
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MWBE Conference in Albany, Oct. 13-14
DASNY MWBE (Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprises) Forum takes place in Albany, NY, at the Empire State Plaza and the Egg, on October 13 and 14. For full details click on the link in the title to visit the website.
Last week in this space we told you about the AABANY Basketball Team. Now, Will Wang has alerted us to a recreational New York City Dodge Ball League being run by Dynasty Project, “a national 501©3 non-profit organization that initiates and supports innovative programs that enrich local Asian-American communities through athletics." The season begins on Saturday, October 15, with an open gym at MLK High School on Amsterdam Avenue between 65th and 66th Streets in Manhattan. The cost to register is $500 per team. If interested, click on the link in the title for more information or contact Ren Hsieh, Executive Director of the Dynasty Project at ren@dynastyproject.org.
Reaching Out and Reaching Up: Jonathan Li
Jonathan Li, Hofstra Law Student, NAPALSA (National Asian Pacific American Law Students Association) Northeast Regional Director and President of the Inter-APALSA Council, writes on the NAPALSA website about the issues confronting Asian Americans in the workplace and what law students need to do to overcome them. Click on the link in the title to read what he has to say.
No, WE blog @AABANY did not get taken over by a spambot. This embed of the theme to “Moonlighting” has been inserted on purpose, to congratulate Susan Moon on her first blog column for Above the Law, which is called, appropriately enough, “Moonlighting." Those who follow blogs regularly might be too young to recall the show from the ‘80s as the comedy-detective show that launched the career of Bruce Willis. Yes, indeed, he did have a life before "Die Hard." I won’t even try to explain to you young whipper snappers who Cybil Shepherd or Al Jarreau are.
Anyway, read on to learn more about the life of that magical creature we all envy called "The In-House Counsel." (Click this link.) We look forward to reading more of Susan’s entries in the weeks ahead. Congratulations, Susan!
From Alex Lee, our newly elected NAPABA VP of Communications:
Dear AABANY member:
From the bottom of my heart, I would like to thank each and every one of you who supported and voted for me in this year’s NAPABA Board Elections. As the only contested race, I felt it important that the Northeast Region affiliates make a statement and I am very happy to report WE WON!
The NAPABA Nominations Committee has told me that it was a very close race and that by NAPABA standards, turnout was very high – could have very easily gone in favor of my esteemed opponent, Bijal Vakil – so every single vote mustered by all of you was extremely important.
To Andy Hahn, Linda Lin, Jean Lee, Yang Chen, Margaret Ling, James Chou, Vincent Chang, Clara Ohr, Theo Cheng, Michael Yap and the rest of the AABANY Board, I am deeply indebted to you all.
Thank you all again and I hope to see you at an AABANY event soon!
Regards,
Alex Lee
Please join us in congratulating Alex Lee on his election to the NAPABA Board as VP of Communications.
Plate by Plate: Project by Project 13th Annual Tasting Benefit
Calling all foodies: Project by Project will be holding its annual tasting benefit this year on October 14. Proceeds will go to Chinatown Youth Initiative. For details, click on the link in the title.
