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Last update: 2.17.2010
Endorsements for 2010-2011 American Bar Association Appointments NAPABA will be recommending candidates for appointments to committees, commissions, and other ABA entities for the upcoming bar year. In order to apply for an appointment, you must be an active member of the ABA and you should apply online at www.abanet.org/appointments by March 1, 2010. That ABA link also includes suggestions for individuals interested in an appointment. If you would like to get NAPABA's support for an appointment (or if you would like more information about the process), please email assistant@napaba.org by February 15, 2010, with "ABA Appointments" in the subject line, and your request/inquiry will be forwarded to the appropriate person.
An Opportunity to Be a Representative for the MBA's House of Delegates AALAM seeks a current member to serve on the Massachusetts Bar Association ("MBA") House of Delegates as AALAM's representative. The House of Delegates is the governing body of the MBA. Responsibilities include attending the monthly meetings of the House of Delegates and reporting to the AALAM Board. Any interested members should contact Joel Buenaventura at jb2446@comcast.net or (617) 750-2512. AALAM in MA Lawyers Weekly Download a scan of the 2/15/2010 article here. Download a scan of the 2/1/2010 article here. MBA Seeks Nominations for 2010-11 Officer & Delegate Positions The Massachusetts Bar Association is currently accepting nominations for officer and delegate positions for the 2010-11 membership year. Nominees must submit a letter of intent and a current resume to MBA Secretary Jeffrey N. Catalano by 5 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 29, 2010, to be eligible. To submit a nomination, mail or hand deliver the information to: If you have any questions about the nomination process, call MBA Acting Executive Director Martin W. Healy at (617) 988-4777. NAPABA 2009 Convention in Boston The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association ("NAPABA") Convention "NAPABA at 21: The Revolution Continues" was an enormous success! AALAM hosted the convention at the Westin Copley from November 18-22, 2009. Twelve hundred (1200) attendees Ð a NAPABA Convention record Ð participated in the seminars and events throughout the weekend. The success of the convention is due in large part the enormous effort of the host committee, particularly Victor Diune, Peggy Ho, Emily Yu, and Jeff Hsi! Congratulations to the host committee and all the AALAM members who helped raise funds and plan incredible programs for the convention! Congratulations also to AALAM President Charlotte Kim, who was presented with a "Best Lawyers Under 40" Award at the NAPABA Convention Banquet on November 21. She is part of the small group of attorneys nationwide that NAPABA has recognized as exceptional members of the Asian Pacific American legal community. Charlotte is a partner at Choate Hall & Stewart in the finance and restructuring group and co-author of an article on climate change in the book Energizing China: Reconciling Environmental Protection and Economic Growth. Charlotte receives this well-deserved award not only for her outstanding accomplishments, but also for her continuing commitment to furthering diversity and inclusion in the legal community and beyond. Previous winners of this prestigious award include leading lawyers at major firms, counsel for prominent companies such as National Grid, Allstate, Prudential, General Mills, AT&T Wireless and Oracle, prominent judges and community leaders from across the nation. Want to be an Administrative Law Judge? The Office of Personnel Management ("OPM") Register for Administrative Law Judges will open in the next few days, and will probably only be open for about 48 hours. It is the ONLY opportunity for individuals to be considered for ALJ positions. The register is rarely opened, and often only insiders know of this opportunity. In order to be considered to be an Administrative Law Judge, you must first get on the Register maintained by the Office of Personnel Management. http://www.opm.gov If you are on the register, an agency, who wishes to hire, requests a list from OPM and hires from the lists. The Register is currently closed, but OPM will be opening it very shortly to take new applications. [Go to OPM web site and look for announcement of October 28 under "What's New" on the left side.] Once the Register is actually opened, it will only accept the first X (number not known today) of applications and then the Register will be closed to applications. In the past when the number has been 1000, they have received that number within 48 hours. It is doubtful that the number will be more than 1000 and may be less. An interested applicant should take the following steps ASAP. Go to USAJobs www.usajobs.gov. Check to see if the announcement of the Register opening has been posted and if it has follow directions. If it has not, then go to "My USAJOBS" and establish an account. (There is no cost.) Sign up for the automated job alert for ALJ's. Look up the ALJ minimum qualifications and prepare a Resume on MY USAJOBS so that you may act quickly. Gather together all the information you need. When you receive the automated job alert, submit a complete application immediately. There is very little diversity among the ALJ's and very few bilingual ALJ's. There will be at least 140 Social Security Administration ALJ's hired next Spring from the new Register. Ricesticks and Tea - Donations for the Holidays Ricesticks and Tea ("RST") serves low-income, non- or limited-English speaking immigrants, and provides culturally appropriate food staples and linguistically appropriate services. Food items distributed include jasmine rice, cooking oil, dried red beans and bean curd, and Asian noodles. Families rely on RST to supplement their food purchases. RST benefits up to 120 families each month, who represent over 300 children, adults and elderly people. The program is run entirely by volunteers. On December 12, RST will host its annual holiday party. To ensure that each family receives a small holiday gift to lift their spirits, RST is asking for people to help 1) adopt a family, child (or children), or elderly person or couple; 2) donate money so that RST can buy the gifts or other supplies needed for the holiday party (and rest of the year); or 3) donate a gift. Details about gifts:
If you would like to adopt a family, please email sdong@tuftsmedicalcenter.org or call Sherry Dong at 617-636-1628. RST will provide you with the details of your family (first name, age, gender) so you can buy an appropriate gift and drop off sites at that time. RST would like to receive the gifts by December 10th (volunteers are also always welcome!). New Asian-American Judge Appointed to Quincy District Court We are very proud and delighted that Paul Yee, a longtime AALAM supporter, has been unanimously approved by the Governor's Council to serve as judge on the Quincy District Court. He is highly qualified for the position. Paul Yee has run his own law practice since 1986, and has worked at the Boston Housing Authority and as a mediator in Suffolk and Norfolk Superior Courts. Congratulations to Paul Yee on such a well-deserved and important appointment! 2009 NAPABA Law Foundation Sweepstakes 2009 NAPABA Law Foundation SweepstakesÉto Serve APA Attorneys, Students and Communities. Winner gets a choice of either a 2010 Mercedes-Benz SLK300 Roadster or a 2010 GLK 350 4MATIC! Winner need not be present to win. Suggested donation: $25 per ticket/$100 for 5 tickets. Complete rules available at www.napaba.org. All proceeds from the sweepstakes go to benefit the NAPABA Law Foundation, a non-profit organization that gives out scholarships and fellowships and supports other educational activities each year. As you may know, Vivian Hsu was the source of the winning ticket last year. Please contact her know if you are interested in a ticket - or several: Download this ZIP archive for some additional rules. Attention LinkedIn AALAM Members AALAM now has its own LinkedIn group - join now at linkedin.com and tell others so that we can connect and network through the AALAM online community! MA SJC - Judicial Evaluation The Supreme Judicial Court seeks your assistance in communicating to your members or staff the importance of responding to the questionnaires being sent to attorneys to evaluate the performance of Trial Court judges in Massachusetts. The purpose of the SJC's Judicial Performance Evaluation program is to enhance judicial performance and the quality of the judicial branch. Crucial to this effort is the full participation of the bar. Judges of Middlesex County in the District, Juvenile, Housing, and Probate and Family Courts will be evaluated starting October 21 by attorneys, court employees and jurors. The Court asks you to remind your members (via newsletter, website, or e-mail, for example) that any attorney that receives a questionnaire should take the time to complete it, as the more responses received, the more accurate the judicial evaluations will be. The Supreme Judicial Court's evaluation program is the best opportunity for attorneys to voice their opinions of the members of the judiciary. Attorneys who have appeared repeatedly in these courts in the last two years, according to computerized court records, will receive questionnaires. Attorneys will either receive a copy of the questionnaire in the mail, or if we have their email address, an email instructing them to log-in to our website to complete the evaluation on-line. As required by statute, the evaluations are confidential and anonymous. The results will be transmitted to the judge, the Chief Justice of Superior Court, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, and the Chief Justice of Administration and Management. Please call if you have any questions or if I can help you in any way at 617-557-1156 or Mona.Hochberg@sjc.state.ma.us. The Court is most grateful for your efforts. AALAM in MA Lawyers Weekly Download a scan of the article here. MCCA and Lexis-Nexis Martindale-Hubbell Combine to Offer $15,000 for Winners of Special Fellowship Attention 3rd year law students - Apply now for a $15,000 Fellowship - Deadline: October 9, 2009. The Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) has partnered with LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell (LNMH) to celebrate the launch of the MCCA Community on Martindale-Hubbell Connected by offering two special LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell Connected Fellowship Awards. Based upon a competitive selection process, MCCA and LNMH will choose two recipients who will each receive a $15,000 fellowship funded through the generosity of LNMH to assist in furthering the educational and professional objectives of two third-year law students (1 male and 1 female) who anticipate graduating from law school in Spring 2010. The two $15,000 awards will be presented at the MCCA Diversity Dinner, which will take place in New York City at the Marriott Marquis on November 11, 2009. Applications are due on or before October 9, 2009. Click here for the application form. Review the rules, selection criteria, and if you will be a third-year law student (or equivalent in the case of part-time/evening) who anticipates receiving your law degree (J.D. only, LLM candidates are not eligible to apply) in Spring 2010, you are eligible to apply! Complete applications will be accepted via hard copy sent by mail or courier only. No applications will be accepted by email or fax. Only those who anticipate graduating from law school in Spring 2010 are eligible to apply. Application deadline: October 9, 2009. If you are not eligible, please feel free to pass this along to a third year law student who is eligible. Get your application form here! Special 25th Anniversary Edition of the AALAM Newsletter Dear AALAM Members Here's to the start of another great AALAM year and hosting the NAPABA Convention here this November! Cheers and best regards, |
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