Announcements

19th Annual AEF Benefit Dinner

The Asian Pacific American Bar Association Educational Fund is proud to announce that its Annual Benefit Dinner will be held on Thursday, March 8, 2012 at the National Press Club.

Location: National Press Club (529 14th Street NW, Washington, DC 20045)

6:00 pm - Cocktail Reception & Silent Auction

7:00 pm - Dinner


(Dress Attire: Business)

Please RSVP here then please pay online below.

AEF Volunteer Event - Jan. 21, 2012 @ CAFB or SOME

AEF invites law students and attorneys to join AEF and volunteer at the Capital Area Food Bank or SOME (So Others Might Eat) on Saturday, January 21, 2012.

Capital Area Food Bank is located at 645 Taylor Street NE, Washington, DC 20017 (near the Brookland/CUA Metro Station).  The event will be from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm.

S.O.M.E. (So Others Might Eat) is located at 71 O Street NW, Washington, DC 20001 (near the New York Avenue Metro Station).  The event will be from 10:45 am to 1:30 pm.

Space is limited!  Please register by January 14, 2012.

Please RSVP here.

Fifth Annual Career Planning Seminar - Jan. 26, 2012

AEF is hosting their fifth annual career planning seminar on Thursday, January 26, 2012 from 6:30-8:30 pm, located at K&L Gates (1601 K St. NW - Farragut North/Farragut West Metro Stations).

Come hear from a panel of legal recruiters about what law firms, the federal government, and the public interest community are looking for in job candidates.  Stay and have your resume reviewed by a professional recruiter.

Please RSVP here.

AEF Basketball Tournament - Saturday, February 4, 2012

On February 4, 2012, AEF tips off its second annual five-on-five basketball tournament to raise funds for its scholarship and grant programs. Local attorneys, law students, and other member of the community can support the tournament by sponsoring teams from their law firms, government agencies, law schools, and Bar Associations, and by donating raffle prizes such as sporting event tickets, gift certificates, or other items.

AEF hopes to recruit teams from area law firms, law schools, government agencies, and public interest organizations. The tournament will include a consolation bracket to guarantee that all teams play at least two games. Registration fees will raise the bulk of the funds for AEF’s scholarship programs ($450 for law firm teams, $350 for government and public interest teams, and $150 for law school teams). AEF will also sell raffle tickets to award prizes during halftime of the championship game.

Team registration begins December 2011 at www.aefdc.com. For more information about the tournament, or to donate raffle prizes, please contact philolaya@gmail.com.

Please register here.

REGISTRATION WILL BE LIMITED TO THE FIRST TWELVE TEAMS.  AEF reserves the right to limit the number of law school teams.  Registration is not complete until the entry fees are paid.

You can check out and pay for your registration here:

AEF Speed Networking Reception @ Finnegan

20101109 AEF Speed Networking 2010

The 5th Annual AEF Speed Networking Reception will be again hosted by Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP.

Thursday, November 3, 2011
6:30 to 8:30 pm

Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
901 New York Avenue N.W.
Washington, DC 20001
Closest Metro Stops: Gallery Place/Chinatown or Metro center

Please RSVP by Monday October 31, 2011

Post-Fall Recruiting Career Panel

The Asian Pacific American Bar Association Educational Fund invites all local APALSAs and law students to a:

Post-Fall Recruiting Career Panel

Co-sponsored by Georgetown APALSA

Thursday, October 13, 2011

6:30-8:00 pm

Georgetown Law (600 New Jersey Avenue, NW)

Room: McDonough 207

Closest metro: Union Station/Judiciary Square

Looking for options beyond fall on-campus recruiting? Need some ideas on where to go next? Come to a panel discussion featuring speakers who ventured out beyond on-campus interviews to find their jobs. Panelists will discuss where to look, how to market yourself, and what to expect in your job search. Light hors d’oeuvres will be served.

Sign up for AEF’s Mentor/Mentee Program

The goal of the AEF Mentorship Program is to afford both the attorney-mentor and the law student-mentee with a mutually rewarding personal and professional relationship. We will try to the best of our ability to match individuals in a personalized manner.

If you have any questions, please e-mail us at aefboard@gmail.com

Deadline: September 30, 2011.

AEF Mentor Application

AEF Mentee Application

Wine & Cheese Rooftop Welcome Reception - September 15, 2011

The Asian Pacific American Bar Association Educational Fund invites all the local APALSAs and APA attorneys in the DC area for a Wine and Cheese Welcome Reception to kick off the new academic year

Wine & Cheese Rooftop Welcome Reception

Hosted by: Jenner & Block

Thursday, September 15, 2010

6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

1099 New York Ave. NW, Suite 900

[Metro Center/Gallery Place Metros]

Rain or Shine - Rain Location: Jenner & Block - Top Floor Conference Room 

  • Win a $1500 BARBRI credit toward any bar course in the country!
  • Find out what the DC Metro APA Legal Community can offer you.
  • Come and meet fellow APA lawyers and law students
  • Sign-up for an attorney mentor/student mentee for the school year.

Please RSVP Here

The Asian Pacific American Bar Association Educational Fund (AEF) is a not-for-profit, tax-exempt corporation established by the Asian Pacific American Bar Association (APABA) of the Greater Washington, DC Area in 1993 to engage exclusively in charitable and educational activities. For more information about AEF, visit www.aefdc.org.

AEF Announces 2011-2012 Board Directors

The Asian Pacific American Bar Association Educational Fund (AEF) is pleased to announce its 2010-2011 Board of Directors:

Nguyen T. Vu, President
Joanne Chan, Vice President
Andrew Wone, Treasurer
Shiwali Patel, Secretary
Benjamin Huh, Director
Philip Olaya, Director
Jeffrey Sun, Director
Ashutosh Upreti, Director
Carol Wong, Director

AEF would like to thank everyone that applied to be on the 2011-2012 AEF Board and to encourage everyone that applied to stay involved and apply again next year. We would like to thank all of the current Board members who will be rolling off of the AEF Board- Ada Loo, Ben Bahk, Palak Sheth, Lauren Sun and Kelu Sullivan.

We look forward to a great new year and are happy to welcome Benjamin, Joanne, Andrew, Shiwali and Ashutosh to the AEF Board family.

Upcoming Event: Law Students Know Thy Career Options

Please The Law Students Know Thy Career Options Event, co-sponsored by APABA-DC and SABA will be hosted by Jones Day.

Event Program
Registration & Reception: 5:45 – 6:20
Greetings/Opening Remarks: 6:20 – 6:30
Panel Discussion: 6:30 – 7:15
Break‐out Sessions: 7:15 – 8:00

Panelists
Vaishali Udupa, IP Litigation Manager, Hewlett-Packard
John Truong, Assistant U.S. Attorney
Ritu Singh, Associate, Jones Day
Lawurence Liu, Senior Counsel, Congressional-Executive Commission on China

Wednesday, July 13, 2011
5:45pm to 8:00pm
51 Lousiana Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
Closest Metro Stations: Judiciary Square and Union Station

Refreshments and hors d’ouevres will be served.

Please RSVP to Rudhir Patel, President-Elect of APABA-DC by July 8th.