SABA GREATER BOSTON

SABA GB is a bar association serving primarily South Asian attorneys and law students in Boston and its suburbs and surrounding counties.

Sunday, September 12

SABA GB Brunch with Community Leaders

Gaslight Brasserie du Coin

560 Harrison Avenue, Boston
Time: 10AM.

www.sabagb.org

Cordially invites you to join us for a community brunch at

Come munch & mingle with SABA GB and other community leaders at this tasty, trendy restaurant in Boston’s Historic South End

When:

Sunday, September 12th, 2010 at 11 a.m.

Where:

Gaslight Brasseire du Coin
560 Harrison Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts
**Free Parking Available in the Adjacent Lot**

Cost:

$15/per person for freshly-squeezed juice, coffee or tea with your choice of one of the following delectable entrees: Truffled scrambled egg tartine with grilled asparagus or Omelette with roasted vegetables and feta cheese or Vanilla French toast stuffed with sweet fromage blanc & maple syrup or Caramelized Banana crepes with almond cream.

RSVP no later than September 7th by emailing

Anita.Patel@dlapiper.com

Wednesday, September 29

SABA GB Student Mentorship Program Kickoff

WilmerHale, 60 Street Street, Boston
Time: 10AM.

SOUTH ASIAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF GREATER BOSTON
STUDENT MENTORSHIP PROGRAM KICKOFF

Join us for the Seventh Annual Student Mentorship Program Kickoff Event on

Wednesday September 29, 2010 at 6:00pm at
WilmerHale, 60 State Street, Boston, MA 02109

Continuing the tradition of our highly successful Kickoff events, we are pleased to welcome you to join us for this year’s event. As in the past, this Kickoff event will have plenty of food, drinks and fun. If you would like to join our Student Mentorship Program, please follow the instructions below:

Law Students: If you would like a mentor, please fill out the attached Mentee Form and send it back to Shahzia shahzia.rahman@wilmerhale.com so we can match you with a mentor.

Attorneys - we are seeking mentors: Navigating law school is tough in the best of years, but with the current state of the economy, law students need all the support we can give them. If you are willing to act as a mentor to a law student, please email Shahzia shahzia.rahman@wilmerhale.com with the following information so we can match you with a mentee:

1. Name:
2. Contact information (including email):
3. Law School Alma Mater:
4. Employer:
5. Practice Area(s):

Even if you are not participating in the program, we'll have plenty of attorneys in a variety of practice areas in attendance, so we encourage you to come to the Kickoff and get to know the Greater Boston South Asian legal community.

We look forward to seeing you there!

SABA GB Launches Referral Directory!

In response to the numerous requests we receive from both the legal community and the South Asian community at large, SABA GB is excited to launch our Referral Directory. As members of SABA GB, we request you to please register through a short survey at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/W8BQRPM.

Your participation in this survey will allow us to refer potential clients in need of legal services to you. This is a great way to generate business for you while serving our community.
Being listed in our Referral Directory is free and is open to both SABA GB members and non-members, so please encourage your colleagues to register as well. Please feel free to forward the registration link above to any other attorneys you know who may be interested in being listed.

We thank you in advance for your participation. If you have any questions, please contact Neetu Sehgal at Nsehgal@ugl-unicco.com.

The South Asian Bar Association of Greater Boston Builds on Success of Seventh Annual NASABA Convention.

After showcasing Boston’s legal community as well as the great strides that the South Asian Bar Association of Greater Boston (“SABA GB”) has made since it was founded in 2004, lots of exciting programming is on the way. Join SABA GB to make sure you don’t miss any of the outstanding programming!

The SABA GB calendar for the fall and through the end of the year is packed with exciting events. Now that our membership and Boston’s legal community are energized and inspired from their participation in the Convention in late June, we know that our events will be more popular than ever.

SABA GB Launches 2010 Mentoring Program

This year, in addition to our successful law student mentoring, SABA GB will launch its first annual attorney mentoring program.

Third Annual Joint Affinity Bar Diversity Event

Join the Massachusetts Affinity Bar Associations for a discussion about Diversity. This year’s topic will be “Strategic Xenophobia: How our differences are highlighted in the courtroom and in the practice of law”?

Co-Sponsored by the South Asian Bar Association of Greater Boston, Asian American Lawyers of Massachusetts, Massachusetts Lesbian and Gay Bar Association, Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association, and the Massachusetts Association of Hispanic Attorneys.

Chai Chats

This fall will see the launch of a series of “Chai Chats” which will be small discussions on current topics with experts in the field. Given the talent, resources and wisdom that was showcased at Convention, these small group discussions will be an excellent chance to network with leaders in the law and to get information straight from the experts on topics that include:

How to Effectively Transition in Your Legal Career

Non-Law Firm Careers for Attorneys : Public Service, Academia, Business & Beyond.

Immigration Reform: The Politics and Practicalities

Small Firm and Solo Practice

Partnership with New England Muslim Bar Association to discuss the challenges of Islam in the United States

August 13, 2009

Annapoorni R. Sankaran Selected as one of Boston Business Journal’s 40 Under 40

The South Asian Bar Association of Greater Boston ("SABA GB"), a chapter of the North American South Asian Bar Association ("NASABA"), proudly congratulates SABA GB past President,Annapoorni R. Sankaran, for being selected one of Boston Business Journal’s “40 Under 40” honorees in 2009.

Each year, the Boston Business Journal selects 40 business professionals under the age of 40 that it considers to be part of the next generation of business leaders and innovators. This highly
competitive award recognizes outstanding Boston-area professionals for their business success and contributions to the community. Ms. Sankaran will be honored at a reception to be held on October 1st.

As a shareholder at Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Ms. Sankaran has established herself not only as an outstanding lawyer, but as a leader in improving diversity in the legal profession. As the President of SABA GB from 2004-2007 and currently the President-Elect of NASABA, Ms. Sankaran is an active mentor to countless minority attorneys. She has made a tangible impact on diversity in the legal profession in Boston and around the United States.

In addition to her work with bar associations, Ms. Sankaran served as the co-chair of the New England chapter of the International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation, an organization dedicated to supporting and empowering women in the insolvency professions. Ms. Sankaran also serves on the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts Local Rules Committee. There, she works with bankruptcy judges and other bankruptcy attorneys to comment, draft and revise local bankruptcy procedural rules in accordance with the needs of the Court, practitioners, technology and changes in federal law.

In 2009, Ms. Sankaran received the Thirteenth Annual Rosoff Mentor Award in recognition of the impact she has made serving as a mentor in advancing diversity in the workplace and a Citation from Governor Deval Patrick in recognition for her commitment to diversity in the Commonwealth.
In 2008, Ms. Sankaran was also awarded the first Annapoorni R. Sankaran Award for Excellence in Leadership and Service, an award named in her honor by SABA GB and that will be awarded each year to the one SABA GB member who exemplifies her leadership characteristics going forward.

SABA GB is a non-profit organization and a chapter of the North American South Asian Bar Association. SABA GB strives to work with other bar associations, governmental agencies and community groups to achieve greater involvement and understanding of the American legal system by the South Asian community. For additional information please visit www.sabagb.org or contact Samia Kirmani, President, South Asian Bar Association of Greater Boston, at kirmanis@jacksonlewis.com.

About SABA GB

Founded in 2004, SABA GB is a national, non-profit organization and the local chapter of the North American South Asian Bar Association. SABA GB supports and promotes the advancement of attorneys and law students of South Asian heritage and looks to serve the legal needs of the South Asian community at large.

Thursday, September 9, 2010

How to Enter the Legal Academy: Pipeline Program

Seton Hall University
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Seton Hall University School of Law

http://law.shu.edu/about/news_events/thirdnationalpoc/

How to Enter the Legal Academy: Pipeline Program

Thinking about becoming a law professor?

The Pipeline Program at the National People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference is an opportunity to learn the inside information necessary to join the legal academic community!

All interested parties are invited to attend a four-hour “boot camp” program featuring panel discussions about entering law school teaching as a person of color.

Topics covered will include:

How to Gain a Position: Self-marketing, CVs, Callbacks, Job Talks

Placement: The “Meet Market,” FAR forms and Interviewing Advice

Entrée Strategies: Fellowships, Clerkships, Visiting Assistant Professorships

Writing for the Academy: Turning law school papers into articles, research agendas

Advice for Late Bloomers: Entering the academic market later in your career

Questions? Contact Professor andré douglas pond cummings:andre-cummings@uiowa.edu

All parties interested in attending this event should register at the above website while space is available. Registration fee is $20. Lunch will be provided.
**Attendee rates increase after July 10, 2010**

Wednesday, September 22

BLG Presents: FallFest 2010

Robinson Cole LLP

1 Boston Place, Boston

Thursday, September 23

SAVE THE DATE: BBA Presents: Affinity Bar Association Kickoff-Fest

BBA

16 Beacon Street

As of September 1, 2010, SABA GB (along with our sister affinity bar organizations) will officially have office space at the BBA! The BBA will be hosting an Affinity Bar Kick-Off networking event for our bar associations to show off our new space and to give us a chance to network with one another. Please save the date for this event Thursday, September 23, 2010. Additional details to follow.