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Newsletters
June 2011
We have a great summer lined up! This past month's highlights include a story about DiverseCity, which includes comments from FACL members in the Toronto Star, and a successful Asian and South Asian Heritage event with the Law Society of Upper Canada. Upcoming we have a call to BC lawyers, a NAPABA survey on diversity in large law firms, and a networking event. Look for a big announcement to come with FACL's summer plans! BC Lawyers? A Call To Join! FACL is looking to expand our presence in BC. FACL members will be in Vancouver this fall for a meet and greet! If you are a BC lawyer or have friends who are interested in helping out, please contact Ian Hu, VP Membership, at facl.ontario@facl.ca.
DiverseCity Report
Features FACL Member Sandra Nishikawa Congratulations to FACL member Sandra Nishikawa, Counsel, Justice Canada whose work on diversity on adjudicative administrative tribunals was cited in the recent DiverseCity Report: A Snapshot of Diverse Leadership in the GTA, 2011. See http://www.diversecitytoronto.ca
FACL President Julia
Shin Doi and Board Member Chia-Yi Chua profiled in the FACL President, Julia Shin Doi and FACL Board member, Chia-yi Chua were profiled in The Toronto Star's article on diversity in the legal profession by Nicholas Keung. Julia is quoted as saying that "A diverse background brings perspective and an understanding of the social context in advising clients." The Star reports that "Chia-yi Chua, a native of Singapore and partner at McCarthy Tétrault, a Canadian law firm known for its “competency-based” diversity recruitment, said the sector has to do a better job attracting and retaining visible minorities." The Star quotes Chia-yi: “There is no doubt in my mind,” said Chua, “that having great mentors makes the world of difference in one’s career.” See The Star article at: http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/immigration/article/1004345--visible-minorities-progress-at-snail-s-pace-in-leadership
NAPABA Survey Needs
Your Input! KWe need your help to take the NAPABA survey evaluating the advancement of Asian Pacific Americans in large law firms! In particular, we need European American / Caucasian law firm attorneys (partners and associates) to complete the survey. The NAPABA-NLF Diversity Task Force survey entitled "Experiences in Advancing in Large Law Firms" was released last year to the managing partners of the top 200 Am Law Firms in the United States. We encouraged these law firms to participate in the hope of gaining insights from personal experiences of partners and associates/other attorneys to identify patterns and trends of success as well as potential obstacles to career advancement. The survey was prompted by studies from major bar associations that revealed that Asian Pacific Americans have the lowest or among the lowest conversion rates from associate to partner compared with other ethnic groups. To access the survey, click here (for partners) or here (for associates/counsel/staff attorneys). For information about how to participate in this study, contact NAPABA Staff Assistant Melanie Robinson at Mrobinson@napaba.org. Asians Without Borders - Networking event on June 28, 2011 The group Asians Without Borders is holding a networking event on June 28, 2011. From their invitation: What is networking? Why is it so vital to our careers? What are the challenges associated with it? How do we address these challenges? Please join us in our next exciting event as we explore the Art of Networking. In this event, we are pleased to have Rose Minichiello from KWA Partners as our speaker. For her profile and information on KWA Partners, please visit http://www.kwapartners.com/en/bios.php?bio=117 This will be a great opportunity for you to get an in-depth understanding of networking. Much like our past seminar on “Making a Powerful First Impression,” this will be an interactive session for you to ask questions and practice your networking skills with other members. Please mark your calendar with the following information and sign up at http://asianswithoutborders.com/?page_id=11 Venue: Art of Networking Part I Date: Tuesday, June 28th, 2011 Time: 6:00pm Place: Metro Hall, Room 308 Important: There are only 60 spots available. If you register, please be considerate and make every effort to attend so that no spot is wasted. Please note that there are two parts to the Art of Networking, with Part II to take place in the future. AWB strongly encourage members to attend both sessions in order to obtain the full value. We encourage you to invite others who may be interested, but please ensure that they register. Please feel free to contact AWB if you have any questions and AWB looks forward to seeing you at the event. A Successful Asian and South Asian Heritage Event! Congratulations to Paul Saguil and Rudy Ticzon for organizing a very successful Asian and South Asian Heritage Month celebration at The Law Society of Upper Canada on Tuesday, May 24, 2011! This year's panel and reception attracted record attendance numbers -- over 200 people registered! Special thanks also to panel members, Gail Wong, Malliha Wilson, Andrew Pinto and Dal Bhatal for their continuing support of FACL. The Asian and South Asian Heritage Month Event co-hosted and co-organized by FACL was featured on The Law Society's website--see: http://www.lsuc.on.ca/newsarchive.aspx?id=776&cid=2147485160 CPD Credits for the Asian and South Asian Heritage Month Event The LSUC is awarding CPD credits for those who attended the event: This message is being sent to registrants of the program - Diversity and Success in the Workplace: Redefining the "right fit" - that was held at the Law Society of Upper Canada on Tuesday, May 24, 2011 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the Donald Lamont Learning Centre. Please be advised that this program can be applied towards the 9 Substantive Hours of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) required by the Law Society of Upper Canada. This program is not accredited for Professionalism hours or for the New Member Requirement. Participants are invited to enter their attendance under the Substantive Hours portion of the Continuing Professional Development Portal and not under Professionalism Hours.
Wedding and
Congratulations A happy congratulations to FACL VP Operations, Anna Wong, who was married in June! |
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