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Albany Law School: Diversity and Inclusion Newsletter, Issue 1

16 Tuesday May 2017

Posted by Pershia M. Wilkins in Alumni in the news, Blogroll, Careers, Diversity Internships on CSM, Faculty Diversity Committee, Job Fairs, Law School, Law Student Summer Jobs, LGBTQ+, Local Albany Activities, Pipeline Efforts, Prospective Students Information, Race and Ethnicity, Resources, Scholarship, University At Albany Event, Women's Issues

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Published by members of the Law School’s Faculty Diversity Committee.
Website:
http://www.albanylaw.edu/diversity 

Roundup: Albany Law School in the News, First week of April 2017

08 Saturday Apr 2017

Posted by Pershia M. Wilkins in Alumni in the news, Blogroll, Careers, Faculty Diversity Committee, Human Rights, Law School, Resources, Women's Issues

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The big news this week was Justice Sotomayor’s visit to campus.

  • Monday night’s event was covered by the Times Union, Daily Gazette, CBS 6, News 10 ABC, NewsChannel 13, Spectrum News, and The Associated Press. The Daily Gazette also published a photo gallery.
  • The AP’s story was syndicated to news outlets nationwide: ABC News, Washington Post, New York Times, New York Law Journal, U.S. News, CBS New York, and many others.
  • U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer tweeted: “Excited that @AlbanyLaw students get to hear from this brilliant legal mind & #SCOTUS justice tonight!”
  • Associate Dean Queenan was featured in UAlbany’s article “Five Questions with Rosemary Queenan.”

President & Dean Ouellette’s op-ed “Funding legal services for the poor benefits all of society” was published by the Times Union. (Paywall – see text below.)   

Professor Bonventre spoke with KJZZ radio in Phoenix about the U.S. Supreme Court and Judge Neil Gorsuch. (Airing today, Friday, sometime between noon-2 p.m.)

Professors Bonventre and Gottlieb discussed the Supreme Court and Judge Gorsuch on WAMC’s “Vox Pop.”   Continue reading →

Roundup: Albany Law School in the news & faculty achievements

03 Friday Mar 2017

Posted by Pershia M. Wilkins in Alumni in the news, Distinquished Professor of Law, Entertainment, Faculty Diversity Committee, Human Rights, Law School, Resources, Scholarship

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This week, News10 ABC, the Times Union, Daily Gazette, and Spotlight News covered the announcement of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s upcoming visit. POLITICO NY included the news in its education e-newsletter, and tweets were sent from media including TWC News and WAMC. Continue reading →

Attention 2L & 3L: Fall 2016 ACBA Diversity Internships with $1,800/semester stipend: Apply on CSM by August 19th.

16 Tuesday Aug 2016

Posted by Pershia M. Wilkins in Careers, Faculty Diversity Committee, Human Rights, Jobs, Law School, Networking Event, Race and Ethnicity, Resources, Women's Issues

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There are still paid large law firm internships available!
Application deadline has been extended to  Friday, August 19th.
APPLY ASAP!!   
$1,800/ Semester Stipend.

Selected Fall 2016 interns will have the opportunity to work with the following Albany employers: 

  • Bond Schoeneck & King
  • Carter, Conboy, Case, Blackmore, Maloney & Laird
  • Nixon Peabody LLP
  • Pitney Bowes, Inc.
  • Whiteman Osterman & Hanna, LLP
  • Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker, LLP

The Albany County Bar Association (ACBA) Fall 2016 Diversity Internship Program:
In the years since the program’s inception, hundreds of law students have received paid internship opportunities at law firms in the Capital Region. The Albany County Bar Association (ACBA) Diversity Internship Program commenced in September of 2000 in an effort to broaden the opportunities for minority law students to be exposed to practice in a private law firm setting. Students from underrepresented groups within the legal profession are encouraged to apply.

Internship Program Highlights: 

  • Paid, semester long internship ($1,800 stipend)
  • Internships open to Albany Law School 2Ls (Class of 2018) and 3Ls (Class of 2017)
  • Meaningful work experience with assignments equivalent to a junior associate’s actual work situation
  • Supervised by a partner or senior attorney
  • 10 week commitment (100 hours; minimum of ten hours per week)
  • Many past interns have subsequently obtained full-time law firm employment and now are members of the Albany County Bar.
  • The goal of the program is to increase the representation of students of color in law firms in the Capital District, and to provide students with a private sector experience.

 

Eligibility/Hiring Criteria:  Continue reading →

Coffee Break in Celebration of Cinco de Mayo!!! 8am – 11am

03 Sunday May 2015

Posted by Pershia M. Wilkins in Entertainment, Faculty Diversity Committee, Law School, Networking Event

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Please join the Faculty Diversity Committee members as we host a Study Break event for students.  We have extended the time to 11 a.m.
Learn the History behind Cinco De Mayo, By clicking HERE  
COFFEEBREAKSign552015 Continue reading →

25 Motivational Quotes – How to make a difference in the world

05 Sunday Apr 2015

Posted by Pershia M. Wilkins in Blogroll, Faculty Diversity Committee, Human Rights, Misc., Women's Issues

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Sharing!
From:  Dr. Artika Tyner’s BLOG (April 1, 2015 – published on LinkedIn Pulse):

“Our daily challenge is to pick up our mantles of leadership and leave the world a better place than how we found it. This begins with the recognition that leaders have the power of influence. The influence to lift your voice for justice, change laws & policies, and cultivate people power.  Continue reading →

Black Law Students Association (BLSA) presents a Black History Month event, Feb. 17th @ 5:30 p.m.

05 Thursday Feb 2015

Posted by Pershia M. Wilkins in Careers, Distinquished Professor of Law, Entertainment, Faculty Diversity Committee, Human Rights, Law School, Networking Event, Prospective Students Information, Race and Ethnicity, Resources

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Thursday, 2/5/2015, BLSA news from:  Lakeshia McCloud, ’15, President of Albany Law School’s BLSA Chapter
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For Black History Facts: 
Learn more by Clicking: HERE
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CDWBA’s presents a forum on: “Diversity – How to acknowledge our bias…”

20 Tuesday Jan 2015

Posted by Pershia M. Wilkins in Alumni in the news, Careers, Faculty Diversity Committee, Human Rights, Law School, Local Albany Activities, Networking Event, Race and Ethnicity, Women's Issues

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SAVE THE DATE:  The Capital District Women’s Bar Association invites you to attend a FREE CLE program on how our unknown bias and inadvertent discrimination impacts our ability to zealously represent our clients and how to overcome such obstacles being presented by Lillian Moy, Esq., Laurie Shanks, Esq. and Joseph C. Berger, Esq.

Please RSVP to Heather-Liz Copps at administrator@cdwba.org.

WHAT: Diversity – How to Acknowledge Our Bias, Address Our Differences and Avoid Discrimination in the Workplace to Enable Us to Become Better Attorneys

 WHERE: Albany Law School, 80 New Scotland Ave, Albany, NY 12208

WHEN: 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Monday, February 23, 2015

A tribute to Albany Law School’s Emeritus Professor David D. Siegel

10 Friday Oct 2014

Posted by Pershia M. Wilkins in Careers, Distinquished Professor of Law, Faculty Diversity Committee, Law School, Prospective Students Information, Scholarship

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The Albany Law School community is deeply saddened by the loss of Distinguished Professor Emeritus David D. Siegel, a beloved member of the Albany Law School faculty for more than four decades and a titan in the field of New York Practice.   “Professor Siegel’s work since the 1970’s had a huge impact on New York law, as well as on the law school’s reputation,” said Dean Penelope (Penny) Andrews. “We will dearly miss him.”

“We will remember him with fondness and as a wonderful friend and colleague whose impact was pervasive and deep.  His incredible imprint still informs the work we do at the Law School.”

Albany Law School’s alumni and the NYLJ remembers our dear friend and colleague:

David Siegel, Author of New York Practice, Dies at 82
By Tania Karas, New York Law Journal, October 10, 2014

http://www.newyorklawjournal.com/id=1202672969553/David-Siegel-Author-of-New-York-Practice-Dies-at-82

David Siegel, a longtime Albany Law School professor who was considered the state’s foremost authority on New York civil practice, died Thursday at home in North Egremont, Mass., after years of declining health. He was 82.

Siegel was best known as the author of “New York Practice,” a treatise on civil procedure known to every lawyer who practices in New York. Originally published in 1978, the book is now in its fifth edition. For 37 years, Siegel wrote and edited the New York State Bar Association’s New York State Law Digest, which reports on notable Court of Appeals opinions, and authored numerous commentaries on civil and federal practice.

Beginning in 1993 he published “Siegel’s Practice Review,” a four-page monthly newsletter that summarized developments in New York civil practice. Its last issue ran in March 2014.

Siegel was also one of the longest-standing members and former chairman of the Unified Court System’s Advisory Committee on Civil Practice, which recommends changes to civil procedure for adoption by the state Legislature.  Continue reading →

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Save the Date: Ninth Annual CUNY BMI Conference, Friday October 3

02 Tuesday Sep 2014

SAVE THE DATE - Ninth Annual CUNY BMI Conference - Friday October 3 2014 - Baruch College The City University of New York - July 28 2014

Posted by Pershia M. Wilkins | Filed under Faculty Diversity Committee, Networking Event, Race and Ethnicity

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