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September 19, 2014

From Lawyer To Novelist: An Interview With Helen Wan, Author Of The Partner Track

How can you write a novel while holding down a demanding day job as a lawyer? How can women and minority lawyers position themselves for success in Biglaw? Author Helen Wan shares her insights.

We are pleased to announce that Helen Wan will be joining AABANY as a special guest speaker during the luncheon held at the 5th Annual Fall Conference, taking place at Morgan Lewis. We hope our attendees will take the opportunity to meet Helen and pick up a copy of her book, now out in paperback.

December 17, 2013

More Law Firms Support Typhoon Haiyan Relief Efforts

Which law firms – large and small, domestic and international – are supporting Philippine typhoon relief efforts?

David Lat of ATL noticed the recent efforts by FALANY, AABANY, APALA-NJ and APABA-PA to raise funds for Typhoon Relief. Thanks to Anna Mercado for sharing this blog entry with us, and thanks to everyone for the support. Recovery and rebuilding continues so please continue to donate if you can.

March 8, 2013

ATL: New Bar Exam in 2015

Alas, read it and groan, law students. Civ pro to join the roster of subjects being tested on the MBE, starting in Feb 2015. Click on the title for the full post, written by Elie Mystal.

December 2, 2011

ATL: Moonlighting Talks about NAPABA

Susan Moon tells us about all the wonderful programs for in-house counsel that were on offer at the recent NAPABA National Convention in Atlanta. Plenty of good ideas for programming that would be attractive to in-house lawyers.

November 22, 2011

ATL Holiday Party

Free drinks on a Wed. night? Hang out with David Lat and Elie Mystal? If you throw Susan Moon into the mix, I’m there!

September 30, 2011December 4, 2018

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!

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

August 23, 2011

ATL: Can’t Get a Job? Lacking Lawyer Skills? Try Working for Your School’s Law Firm

Among the proponents of a “law school firm” to help train and employ young lawyers is Prof. Robert Rhee of University of Maryland Law School. Is this idea half-baked or is it just what is needed now to address the problems of untrained and unemployed young lawyers?