Official blog of the Asian American Bar Association of New York
We’re so pleased that Yang Chen of Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY), Catherine Reach of The Chicago Bar Association will be joining us for the ABA Bar Leadership Institute panel on social media basics for bar leaders.
ABA Reports Just Over Half of 2011 Class Found F/T Jobs
As another class of young lawyers graduates, the ABA releases employment figures showing that only 55% of the class of 2011 secured full-time legal employment. Law school continues to prove to be not such a great educational investment. And the article does not offer any light at the end of the tunnel. Good luck to all the job seekers out there. Try to take advantage of networking opportunities offered by bar associations – whether or not you are currently employed. You never know where those contacts might lead you.
ABA 2012 Diversity Clerkship for Business Law
The Business Law Section of the ABA has announced its 2012 Diversity Clerkship to promote diversity in the area of business law. This program provides a great chance for law students of color to obtain judicial and other clerkship opportunities in a variety of jurisdictions. Deadline to apply is December 30. For more details, click the link in the title.
Assuming you’re a fully paid-up member of the Asian American Bar Association of New York, I invite you to register for our new eight-week, sixteen-hour continuing legal education course on real estate bankruptcy. As usual, tuition is free (in part due to the support of the ABA’s Real Property Trust and Estate Law Section and First American Title Insurance Company of New York).
We start on Monday evening, January 9, 2012 at 6:30 PM. We’ll continue on Monday evenings from 6:30 PM through 8:55 PM, but we won’t meet on January 16, 2012 (Dr. M. L. King Day) or February 20, 2012 (Presidents’ Day).
The course is designed to help you open the door to new opportunities. If you think you’re not ready to represent owners and tenants of distressed property and lenders holding mortgages on distressed property, we’d like to help you get there. With foreclosed properties proliferating in New York’s diverse communities, the need for lawyers with a working knowledge of real estate as well as the Bankruptcy Code is bound to expand. Yet, despite the impact of bad economic times, many of you have told me that you shy away from bankruptcy-related matters. By teaching you the basic tools you need to get started, we hope to help you build your practice and serve the communities.
I urge you to reserve a seat quickly. Our last five courses were oversubscribed in one week. So, if you’re ready to commit yourself to attend at least six of our eight sessions, please act quickly. All you need to do is send me an e-mail message (emanuelhalper@gmail.com) with your contact info.
If you attend all eight sessions, we anticipate that you’ll earn 19.2 CLE credits.
Our classroom will be the Village Room at First American Title Insurance Company of New York. The address is 633 Third Avenue. It’s between 40th and 41st Streets.
Here’s table listing the sessions and the topic for each.
Session/Date/Topic
1) January 9, 2012 The Structure of the Bankruptcy Code
2) January 23, 2012 Pre-Bankruptcy Planning and Commencement of a Case
3) January 30, 2012 Rights of Mortgagors and Mortgagees Under Chapter 7
4) February 6, 2012 How Chapter 13 Works
5) February 13, 2012 Rights of Mortgagors and Mortgagees Under Chapter 11
6) February 27, 2012 Avoidance Actions and Bankruptcy Remote Structuring
7) March 5, 2012 Unexpired Leases and Executory Contracts
8) March 12, 2012 Wrap-Up, Review, and Student PanelEach session will include a networking coffee break to allow you to meet and get to know your fellow students. We’ll use this time to eat, gossip, and exchange business cards. By the way, the coffee and snacks are free also. We will provide written materials for each session (without charge) and send them to you by e-mail. Reading them before class will enhance your knowledge and enjoyment.