JALBCA's Annual Awards Dinner is held every year in May with the mission to raise funds for providing grants to various nonprofit organizations in the Tri-State area, to support legal and social services to cancer patients and their families, particularly those who could not otherwise afford them, as well as education and training efforts and early detection initiatives. Each year, the Maite Aquino Memorial Grant Award is presented to a recipient in the private sector, and the Leadership Achievement Award is presented to a recipient in the public sector.

This year, the 2025 Maite Aquino Memorial Grant Award is being presented to the Legal, Tax, and Compliance Department of Apollo Global Management and accepted by Whitney Chatterjee, Partner and CLO. The Leadership Achievement Award is being presented to Matthew Diller, Dean Emeritus and Professor of Law at Fordham Law School.