DiverseCITY Times

♪ ♫ ♬ Ba de ya, say do you remember ♪ ♫ ♬

Ba de ya, dancing in September

Ba de ya, golden dreams were shiny days

Dear Friends,

I hope you are all well. Who doesn’t appreciate a little bit of Earth Wind & Fire to start off one of our favorite months—September! Although summer is my favorite season, I can appreciate how September makes everyone fall into place!

Over the summer, I had the opportunity to connect and reconnect with so many new and old friends in the legal profession and in philanthropy, from general counsels, partners, associates, funders, and foundation heads to my beloved peers in the D&I space. The community of diversity, equity and inclusion is far reaching and very supportive. Support is what everyone needs when the hard conversations and the hard decisions keeps getting harder. I am buoyed by so many in our profession that continue to strive for the greater good to make a legal career accessible and to keep diverse attorneys engaged.

This summer was busy at the City Bar. We had the opportunity to host a closing ceremony for our Thurgood Marshall Summer Law Interns (TMSLIP). Our 45 TMSLIP students shared their summer experience at their respective host employers. Students who summered at the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor , Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz , Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP , and Disney Theatrical Group and Marvel (New York) shared their summer of impact which included learning about the great Martin Lipton , creator of the poison pill . The audience was filled with parents, teachers, supporters, our signatory employers, members of the Diversity Pipeline Initiatives Committee including Co-Chairs of the TMSLIP, Marcus Sandifer and Alysha Pizarro and Van Ann Bui, Chair of DPI. Special thanks our keynote speaker Khaair J. Morrison ’09 TMSLIP, board members of the City Bar Fund and Executive Committee including President Roger Juan Maldonado, CBF Board Chair David Levine, Roxanne Elings, Hon. Andrea Masley, and Marjorie Peerce, as well as Chief Judge Dora Irizarry who presented the certificates of completion to the students. It was a joyous occasion cumulating the work of this Office. This month starts the work all over again and I am so proud to be a part of the magic at the City Bar!

Happy National Hispanic Heritage Month—September 15 ^th through October 15 ^th !

See you next month!

Top, Bottom Left: Closing Ceremony for Thurgood Marshall Summer Law Internship Program

Bottom Right: Diversity & Inclusion Celebration Dinner

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“The Office for Diversity & Inclusion of the New York City Bar Association is proud to partner with CareerReadyNYC to provide younger New Yorkers access to competitive and life-changing career opportunities. Our Thurgood Marshall Summer Law Internship Program is a complementary conduit to engage New York City public high school students of color who are interested in the legal profession, and to build a legal workforce that represents all New Yorkers,”

– Deborah Martin Owens, Executive Director, Office for Diversity & Inclusion,

New York City Bar Association

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The purpose of the 2019 student pipeline survey is to examine ways law specific pipeline programs support successful outcomes for Black and Latinx participants. Findings from this study will provide the Office data-driven recommendations towards addressing the racial disparity in Black and Latinx representation in the legal profession.

Requesting Volunteers: Thurgood Marshall Professional Development Series: Resume Writing

Tuesday, October 15, 2019 | 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM

Calling all Students, Law Schools, and LSAT Prep Companies

Committee on Condemnation and Tax Certiorari

Th e unifying issue for the two areas of practice is the value of property in the City. Currently, there is anticipation for the release of recommendations for property tax reform by the City’s Advisory Commission, which the City Bar will want to explore. If you would like to learn more, contact Reed Schneider , Chair.

Insurance Law Committee

The Insurance Law Committee covers all aspects of law, regulation and public policy affecting insurance activity and the insurance sector, both locally and globally.

If you are interested in joining the Insurance Law Committee, contact Drexel B. Harris, Jr. , Chair.

Installation of Officers & Directors, Association of Black Women Attorneys

September 10, 2019 at 6:00 PM

Dechert LLP

Puerto Rican Bar Association Flor de Maga Awards

September 12, 2019 | 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Hispanic Heritage Month, Office of the NYC Comptroller

September 16, 2019 | 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM

Sugar Hill Children's Museum of Art & Storytelling

Religious Diversity Symposium, Ted Childs LLC & Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding

September 16, 2019 | 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM & September 17, 2019 | 8:00 AM – 1:30 PM

HNA Palisades Premier Conference Center

Mistaken Identities: the Myths That Define Who We Are, Center for Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging, NYU School of Law

September 26, 2019 | 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

NYU School of Law

Improving the Participation of Minorities in International Arbitration, Young ICCA and BASIL Workshop

September 26, 2019 | 5:30 PM – 9:15 PM

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

Roadways to the Federal Bench: Who Me? A Bankruptcy Judge?

October 24, 2019 | 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM EST

Live Broadcast from Washington, D.C. | Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, 40 Foley Square

2019 HALANY Awards Luncheon: Celebrating Haitian Heroes

November 16, 2019 | 12:30 PM – 3 :00 PM

Brooklyn Historical Society

The CBCF Annual Legislativ e Conference (ALC), Congressional Black Caucus Foundation

September 10, 2019 – September 15, 2019

Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C.

15th Annual Career Strategies Conference, Corporate Counsel Women of Color

September 25, 2019 – September 27, 2019

Chicago Downtown Marriott Magnificent Mile, Chicago, IL

Creating Pathways to Diversity® Conference, MCCA

October 14, 2019 – October 16, 2019

New York Hilton Midtown Hotel, New York, NY

2019 NALP Public Service Mini-Conference

October 17, 2019

National Housing Center, Washington, D.C.

Girls Rule the Law Youth Conference 2019

October 23, 2019 | 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM

New York City Bar Association, New York, NY

The Labor and Employment Section's Annual Conference, National Bar Association

October 25, 2019 – October 26, 2019

W Hotel, Miami, FL

*Discount Codes: SPEAKER19 & NBALESCORP

Board Match New York

September 18, 2019 | 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM

New York Hilton Midtown Hotel, New York, NY

Leading Women Speak Up

September 18, 2019 | 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM

Diane von Furstenberg, New York, NY

Valuing Diversity Survey, Institute for Inclusion in the Legal Profession (IILP)

The IILP Social Impact Incubator is gathering anonymous data from a wide cross-section of attorneys regarding their experiences with diversity and inclusion programs, committees and other related activities in the profession. Contact Jenna Meyers with any questions.

Diversity & Inclusion Leader - Public Insights Survey

In-house Diversity & Inclusion leaders work to advance equity in what is a relatively new field with unique challenges. This survey focuses on finding new insights and statistics regarding diversity and inclusion work around the world and the real challenges faced by in-house D&I leaders.

“I ask no favor for my sex; all I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our necks.”

– Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg

Associate Justice, United States Supreme Court

The Office for Diversity and Inclusion is a part of the City Bar Fund , the 501(c)(3) arm of the New York City Bar Association. Our EIN is 13-6003018.