AALAM's activities are organized and managed by its standing Committees, which include the Community Service Committee, Law Student Outreach Committee, Advocacy Committee, Endorsement Committee, Events Committee, Communication Committee, and Membership Committee. For more information on how to join an AALAM Committee and participate in its activities, contact one of the Committee Chairs listed below:
Membership Committee
The Membership Committee is responsible for developing and providing membership services and maintaining the membership roster. The committee plans a number of social and networking events to bring AALAM members together, which include our recent AALAM Family Event at the Boston Children's Museum, the Summer Picnic, and AALAM's Sushi and Networking Event at Sakurabana, Boston.
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Communications Committee
The Communications Committee prepares the AALAM Newsletter that is distributed to AALAM members and sponsors on a semi-annual basis. It contains a message from the President, highlights activities, recognizes members that have received awards for their achievements, provides a programming guide for upcoming and past AALAM shows on the Boston Neighborhood Network, introduces new Directors appointed to the Board, and reminds members of upcoming events and opportunities. Past newsletters are available at AALAM's website.
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Community Service Committee
The Community Service Committee endeavors to partner with local community groups to provide legal educational workshops to groups who have traditionally had limited access to legal services due to language and cultural issues. Thus far, we have worked with the Chinese, Vietnamese, and Cambodian communities.
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Advocacy Committee
From time to time, AALAM is asked for its support and/or endorsement on a variety of legal issues that affect the Asian American community. The Advocacy Committee reviews and evaluates these requests and makes recommendations to the Board for its consideration and vote.
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Professional Development and Law Student Outreach Committee
This committee focuses on helping student and attorney members in developing their legal careers. Past activities have included setting up mentorship and scholarship programs.
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Endorsement Committee
The Endorsements Committee nominates candidates for various awards in the legal and professional communities. In addition, AALAM presents two annual awards - a Community Service Award at the Harry Dow Dinner in December and a Founders Award at the AALAM Banquet in April - and the Endorsements Committee helps coordinate the selection of the award recipients. The Committee has also actively supported a number of Asian-American judicial candidates by submitting endorsement letters on their behalf.
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Banquet Committee
Each year AALAM celebrates with a banquet that brings together our members and friends of AALAM, features a distinguished keynote speaker, and honors an outstanding Massachusetts attorney. The committee is responsible for planning every aspect of the banquet, including securing sponsors, coordinating a site, and coordinating the evening's flow of events.
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Partnership and Sponsorship Committee
This committee reviews requests from different organizations that request AALAM's partnership and sponsorship for events and programs throughout the year. Many of these requests involve funding.
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Finance Committee
The Finance Committee works with the treasurer and decides on financial policies of the organization. The treasurer maintains the bank accounts, receive monies, and ensures financial obligations are met.
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NAPABA 2009 Exploratory Committee
This committee is exploring the possibility for Boston to be the site of the national NAPABA conference in 2009.
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