CUNY Law Magazine
The Spring 2008 issue of CUNY Law
features articles on
the new Pipeline to Justice program that gives applicants who’ve been denied
admission to CUNY School of Law a chance to improve their LSAT scores and apply
anew; an interview with the 2008 Haywood Burns Chair, University of New Mexico
Professor Margaret Montoya; a profile of alumna Paula Bosco, named a rising
star by Institutional Investor magazine, and
more.
You can also view
the Fall 2007 issue of CUNY
Law, which featured alum Muhammad Faridi in his prestigious role as
clerk with U.S. District Court Judge Jack Weinstein as well as profiles of our students.
And don’t miss the
Spring 2007 issue of CUNY Law,
which featured stories on immigrant's rights and the work of the Immigrant and
Refugee Rights Clinic (IRRC).
Alumni News
Alum Mae Watson Grote Featured in New York County Lawyer
Mae Watson Grote, Class of ‘99, is the featured member
profile in the April 2008 issue of the New York County Lawyer, the
membership newspaper of the New York County Lawyers Association.
Mae is the executive director of “The Financial
Clinic,” a non-profit that she founded to focus on the finances of low-income
individuals. The organization helps clients with everything from consumer
credit and bankruptcy to tax and public assistance. “I am also fulfilled to
have created an organization that ensures ‘working poor’ people have the same
set of comprehensive services—financial planning, tax advice, wealth
building—that middle- and upper-middle class families already have access to,”
Grote says in the article.
To read the full story, visit: www.nycla.org. On page 1, the story is “teased” in the bottom right corner. The article
appears on page 6.
CUNY Law Alum Featured in New York Daily News
Angela Hines, a high school dropout-turned lawyer who graduated from CUNY School
of Law in 2005, is featured in the January 24, 2008 edition of the New York
Daily News in a story that quotes her husband of two years saying she's a
"super mom" and a wonderful human being.
The story notes that Angela "may not wear a cape, but she's as close to a
super-hero as you'll find."
Hines, 38, has six children, according to the story. After preparing her
three older children for school, Hines would take three city buses to CUNY Law
with two toddlers in hand. She read to them on the way - a trip that took two
hours - before dropping them off at a day care center. She then attended classes
for nearly eight hours, the story says.
Hines would return home to the Ocean Bay Houses in Far Rockaway after 7:30
p.m. Then she prepared dinner.
Hines' children, according to the story, did not even know she was a high
school dropout -- she eventually earned her G.E.D. -- until the Daily
News interviewed her. Ultimately, Hines regained her focus following her
mother's untimely death at age 57, and entered the New York City College of
Technology in 1995. She earned a degree in law and paralegal studies. Hines
recalled working as a paralegal on a major personal-injury case and realizing
she wanted to become a lawyer.
"I did all of the work, and I didn't get credit for it. So I said, 'I can do
this,'" she told The News.
Hines, who took out more than $100,000 in loans to fund her education, hopes
to open a practice in Far Rockaway specializing in immigration law.
Click here to read the full story.
Alum Paula Bosco Named Rising Star in Compliance Field
Paula Bosco, (CUNY Law ’2000), 34, has been named one of 20
Rising Stars of Compliance by Institutional Investor, a heralded
magazine in the business world.
In its 2nd annual Rising Stars of Compliance article, dated
Oct. 22, 2007, the magazine presents
up-and-coming professionals from various fields of regulatory compliance whose
skills, dedication, and industry and academic participation are likely to have
an impact on securities compliance.
Bosco, who earned a B.A. in political science at State University of New York
and an M.B.A. in finance at Pace University, is the chief investment advisory
compliance officer for Lehman Brothers in New York City. She is the only
“rising star” who holds both a J.D. and an M.B.A., the magazine said in a press
release.
She oversees advisory activities within the private investment management
compliance department, which consists of 10 compliance officers. She is in
charge of meeting SEC compliance program requirements, including conducting
annual compliance reviews. She joined the firm in July 2007.
“In compliance, we struggle with the sometimes competing visions of those we
serve, such as our business clients, compliance and legal department
colleagues, and external regulators,” Bosco told Institutional Investor.
“Creating sustainable partnerships with these groups allows me to understand,
interpret and communicate their visions. It also allows me to act as a catalyst
for change.”
Nominees come from a variety of financial services firms—large and small—across
the United States and the United Kingdom and represent alternative investment
managers, clearing firms, institutional and retail broker-dealers, investment
advisory firms, and mutual fund companies. The nominees’ specializations
include anti-money laundering, audit, financial crime, information technology,
international regulation, and risk management.
Other noteworthy points about the 20 “Rising Stars”:
- 55%
have a J.D. and 20% have an M.B.A. (including one who has both);
- 50%
are chief compliance officers;
- 50%
work at investment management firms, including hedge funds and mutual
funds, or are in charge of investment management compliance exclusively at
a dually-registered broker-dealer;
- 50%
work in New York City; 10% in London and 10% in San Francisco;
- 25% of
nominees have been employed by self-regulatory organizations or the
Securities and Exchange Commission, including a former assistant district
attorney;
- 25%
are women;
- 10% are
fixed-income compliance officers;
- The
average age of nominees is 35 (the youngest being 29 and the eldest being
40).
Nominees are solicited from industry peers and honorees are
selected by the editorial staff. The “stars” are 40 years old or younger, show
a consistent career record and a dedication to promoting and protecting the
industry via the work performed in their firms or with regulators and other
trade groups, the magazine said.
View an online version of the article here: http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ii/20rs-compliance07/index.php
You can turn the pages of the online magazine in the bottom-right corner. Click
on an article and it will enlarge or reduce automatically.
Congratulations to all!
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