August 2021 CHBA Newsletter

Connecticut Hispanic

Bar Association

The monthly Board and Member meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month. Our next meeting is on September 14, 2021 at 6pm. Click here to RSVP if you are not already a regular attendee.

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NEWSLETTER SPOTLIGHTS

This month, millions of children are gearing up and getting ready for the start of the new school year and the CHBA is proud to work with schools across the state to serve as mentors to students in hopes of inspiring, guiding, and assisting them in their educational and professional development. We also salute our hard-working educators and administrators who have resiliently continued to instruct our future generations through these difficult times.

UConn Law Latinx Law Student Association Mentorship Program: Our law student members are currently accepting applications from attorneys who are interested in their mentorship program. A mentor-mentee dinner is tentatively planned for September 10, 2021, at UConn School of Law. Attorneys who are interested must complete an online questionnaire in order to be matched with a law student. The deadline to sign up to be a mentor is Monday, August 23, 2021.

CHBA Law Student Scholarship: The CHBA is now accepting applications for this year's scholarship! To be eligible for the CHBA's scholarship award, applicants must be admitted into one of the following law schools: Quinnipiac University School of Law, University of Connecticut School of Law, Western New England School of Law, Yale Law School. Awards of $2,000 are granted for the 2021-2022 academic year. Awards can be disbursed toward tuition, fees, on-campus room and board, and textbooks (from institutional collegiate bookstore). Go to: hfpg.org/scholarships to begin the application process. Applications are due September 30, 2021.

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CHBA CALENDAR OF EVENTS

August 20, 2021 - Hispanic National Bar Association/VIA Insider Series 2021 Solo/Small Firm Summer Series Event

September 2, 2021 - Please join the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut, the Connecticut Asian Pacific American Bar Association, the Connecticut Hispanic Bar Association, the George W. Crawford Black Bar Association, and the South Asian Bar Association of Connecticut for an event entitled, Pathways to Becoming an Assistant U.S. Attorney, on Thursday, September 2, 2021 at 6:00 PM. You can access the event using this link: https://lnkd.in/e6ZNk6zD. If you have any questions about this event, please contact Carolyn Ikari at Carolyn.Ikari@usdoj.gov.

September 14, 2021 - CHBA monthly board and member meeting.

September 25-30, 2021 - Hispanic Nat'l Bar Assoc. Annual Convention, CLE Series and Gala at the Gaylord Nat'l Resort & Convention Center in Washington, D.C.

September 16-October 13, 2021 - UConn School of Social Work Events to Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month

Job Openings and Other Opportunities

For various positions across the country, click here.

FOR ATTORNEYS

Travelers: Travelers Claim Legal currently has several Associate Counsel opportunities. To learn more about these opportunities, click the following links: General Liability, Property, SRG.

Cohen and Wolf: The firm is currently accepting applications for attorneys to join its Westport office, and applications for a junior T&E/Tax associate and experienced transactional associate. For more information about these opportunities, click here.

Office of the Chief Public Defender: The office has several openings available across the state. Application deadlines are quickly approaching. To learn more about these openings, click here.

LatinoJustice PRLDEF: The LatinoJustice PRLDEF's New York, NY office is seeking to hire a Litigation Director to join its management team and coordinate the organization's litigation. For more information, click here.

Western New England University School of Law: The university is seeking applicants for a tenure-track appointment for a full-time faculty position starting in August 2022, and for an Associate Dean for Library and Information Resources. For more information and to apply, click here.

Jackson Lewis: The firm is seeking to hire a Junior Employment Litigation Associate for its Hartford office, to begin in September 2021. Connecticut bar admission is required. Please send cover letter and resume to Danny.Ovando@jacksonlewis.com.

Connecticut Dept. of Labor: The Employment Security Board of Review is recruiting for a Staff Attorney to work with the new Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) appeals process. For more information, click here.

City of Hartford: The Office of Corporation Counsel is seeking applicants to serve as Citation Officers. For more information, please contact Deputy Corporation Counsel, Alexandra D. Lombardi: alexandra.lombardi@hartford.gov.

Criminal Justice Commission: With the passage of P.A. 21-8, applications are now being accepted for the position of Deputy Chief State's Attorney Inspector General. The application period is open until August 31st. For more information, click here.