Puerto Rican Bar Association (PRBA) Scholarship: Apply by September 15, 2017.

THE PRBA SCHOLARSHIP FUND APPLICATION, to learn more about this scholarship for law students, visit:  www.prbasf.org   

NEW DEADLINE:  SEPTEMBER 15, 2017 

(EXTENDED FROM: JULY 31, 2017)

For complete application materials (9 pages) click on link:  2017 NEW Amended Scholarship Application – Deadline 9-15-17.pdf

The Puerto Rican Bar Association Scholarship Fund, Inc. (“Scholarship Fund”) is now accepting applications for its annual scholarship. The Scholarship Fund was established to promote diversity within the legal profession by providing scholarships to students of Puerto Rican and Latino descent attending ABA-accredited law schools in New York State. Applicants must be enrolled during the 2017-2018 academic year.

For the first time the Puerto Rican Bar Association will be awarding legacy scholarships in celebration of its 2017 Puerto Rican Bar Association Diamond Jubilee. Each scholarship recipient will receive Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) yearly until graduation. The scholar will receive Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) per semester. To receive the award, the scholarship recipient must remain in good standing and enrolled full time at an accredited American Bar Association Law School in New York state.

Diversity Opportunities! Upcoming deadlines for Fall ’17 & Summer ’18 jobs

Throughout the year, various Diversity opportunities are posted online in ALBANYLAW LINK.  To search for these opportunities, log into your account and select the “JOBS (Non-OCR)” tab. Next, click on “Advanced Search” and scroll down to find the “Position Type” field. Click on “Diversity Opportunities” and then select “Search” to find all of the opportunities with this designation. You can also search by the Job ID # in the search field at the top of the page. Review each posting carefully for eligibility, required application materials and process and due dates.  Note registration fees for some national career fairs and events.

NOTE: 2L: Class of 2019 and 3L: Class of 2018

Please reach out to your assigned career counselor in Albany Law School’s Career & Professional Development Center if you have any questions or are seeking  assistance with your job search.  

Diversity Internships, Career Fairs and Scholarships:  

2L Summer 2018 Associate and Diversity Scholarship (2L)	22164	Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC – Diversity Scholarship Program	7/31/17
2018 Summer Associate (2L)	22171	Helsell Fetterman LLP (Seattle, WA)	8/7/17
ACBA Fall 2017 Diversity Internship (2L & 3L)	22238	Albany County Bar Association (ACBA) (Albany, NY)	8/10/17
Roscoe Trimmier Jr. Diversity Scholarship (2L)	22050	Ropes & Gray LLP (Boston, MA)	8/31/17
Vinson & Elkins Diversity Fellowship (2L)	22244	Vinson & Elkins	8/31/17

 

2017 Lavender Law Conference and Career Fair: August 2-4, 2017 (1L, 2L, 3L & recent grads)

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Lavender Law Conference and Career Fair – National LGBT Bar Association (Hyatt Regency, San Francisco, CA)

7/19/17

Albany Law School: Diversity and Inclusion Newsletter, Issue 1

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

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.”  

Dominican Bar Association Women’s Committee: “A Conversation with Latinas in Government” May 3rd @ 6pm, NYC Office of Chadbourne & Parke, LLP

 

Dominican Bar Association Women’s Committee: A Conversation with Latinas in Government
Wednesday, May 3;
Time: 6pm – 8:30pm
Location: Law Offices of Chadbourne & Parke LLP
1301 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY

Please join The Dominican Bar Association Women’s Committee: Las Mariposas for the next Let’s Chat series event: A Conversation with Latinas in Government.   Speakers include: Laura Acosta, Deputy Chief of Staff at New York City Public Advocate; Vilda Vera Mayuga, Chairperson, New York State Industrial Board of Appeals; Lilliam A. Perez, Senior Advisor/Deputy Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, Office of New York State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman; and Julisaa Reynoso, Partner, Chadbourne & Parke LLP, Former United States Ambassador to Uruguay.

You can RSVP here.

 

Save the Date: The Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Distinguished Lecture on Women and the Law, May 8th @ NYCBA

 Save the Date: The Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Distinguished Lecture on Women and the Law
Monday, May 8;  6:00-8:30pm; NYC Bar Association
$100 Members | $50 Government/Nonprofit Members | $175 Non Members | $125 Government/Nonprofit Non Members

Please join us as Patricia Bell-Scott, Author and Professor Emerita of Women’s Studies and Human Development and Family Science, University of Georgia delivers the Annual Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Distinguished Lecture on Women and the Law.

Welcome by: John S. Kiernan, President, New York City Bar

Introduction by: Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court of the United States

All requests for cancellations & refunds must be received no later than May 1, 2017. Registration is necessary. For more information please contact ginsburglecture@nycbar.org.

For more information, please click here: http://bit.ly/2mZaaBi

 

The Theodore T. Jones, JR Undergraduate Intercultural Moot Court Competition, Saturday, April 8 (Albany Law School)

Featured Story: http://www.albany.edu/news/78067.php

Sponsored by the University at Albany and Albany Law School Venture Fund  

In memory of the Honorable Theodore T. Jones, Jr.  Associate Justice, N.Y. Court of Appeals

Theodore Theopolis Jones, Jr. was the fourth African American appointed to serve on New York State’s highest court. He was nominated to the Court of Appeals by the then-newly elected Governor Eliot Spitzer in January 2007 and confirmed by the State Senate in February 2007. Sadly, Judge Jones’s time on the Court was cut short when he passed away unexpectedly on November 6, 2012 at the age of 68.   Learn more about Judge Jones:  http://www.nycourts.gov/history/legal-history-new-york/history-legal-bench-court-appeals.html?http://www.nycourts.gov/history/legal-history-new-york/luminaries-court-appeals/jones-theodore.html

Theodore T. Jones, Jr. Undergraduate Intercultural Moot Court Competition:

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Held on Saturday, April 8, 2017
No registration fee
(21 undergraduate students from the University at Albany will be competing)  

Albany Law School,  80 New Scotland Ave.
Dean Alexander Moot Courtroom (Room 421), Time: 9am – 3pm

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• 21 U Albany students will compete for gift certificates!
• The competition is based on oral argument
• Register on a first-come basis
• Sign up solo or as a team of two
• Work with law students, professors, lawyers and judges during the competition
• The competition is open to all students who are enrolled in undergraduate programs

  Questions, you may contact: Associate Dean for Student Affairs, Rosemary Queenan at rquee@albanylaw.edu 

Articles of Interest

Here are a few articles that you may or may not have read but we thought you may find interesting: 

 Diversity Doesn’t Stick Without Inclusion by Laura Sherbin and Ripa Rashid

Study: Millennials Deeply Confused about their Politics, Finances and Culture by Derek Thompson

The women of 1969 Unboxed:  Watch Video: http://www.wmht.org/womenof69/
Women’s journeys through the eyes of one feisty fascinating class that graduated in 1969.

 

 

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month

In the United States April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). The goal of SAAM is to raise public awareness about sexual violence and to educate communities on how to prevent it.  Sexual violence is a major public health, human rights and social justice issue.
We need everyone’s help to end it. Thank you for getting involved and for supporting SAAM efforts.

Learn more about support for survivors: http://www.nsvrc.org/saam/saam-history

VOLUNTEER Locally! Click Below to learn how to help: http://www.albanycounty.com/Government/Departments/CrimeVictimandSexualViolenceCenter/CVSVCVolunteer.aspx

After the Silence Supportline: http://www.aftersilence.org/

Since 2001, NSVRC supports SAAM organizers with resources, tools, and training.
You can ask us questions about sexual violence, prevention, or planning a campaign.

 

Delta Mu Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., 2017 Women’s Conference, Albany Law School, March 25th

On Saturday, March 25, 2017, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Delta Mu Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa  Alpha Sorority, Incorporated will host its….

3rd  Annual Women’s  Conference, “What Now? The Role of Today’s Woman in a Changing Society”

Held on Albany Law School’s campus at 80 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, NY 12208.

This year the conference will be devoted to sharing information about  how women leaders who deliver services within the Capital Region  effectively network; how to develop strategies for resolving  challenges; and how women create a positive brand that resonates  within the community. The conference will workshops on Women in Politics, Equality in the Classroom and Tools for Effective Parenting.

The members of Delta Mu Omega Chapter look forward to your  participation as we further our goal to empower women within the  Capital Region. Please let them know at your convenience if you will be  able to join us for the event.  What Now? The Role of Today’s Woman in a Changing Society