Legal Education Action Program to Promote Future Opportunities for Young Hispanics

WASHINGTON - June 13, 2013 - PRLog -- A select group of Hispanic students from across the United States will participate in the inaugural session of The Hispanic National Bar Association Legal Education Fund’s Legal Education Action Program (“LEAP”).  

The program, designed to introduce Hispanic high school students to the U.S. legal system and increase diversity in the profession, will take place June 23-30, 2013 in Los Angeles, California.

“LEAP was developed to ensure Hispanic youth of diverse backgrounds obtain the skills and tools necessary to achieve academic success, realize their potential, and become tomorrow’s legal and business leaders,” said Omar Vargas, president of the The Hispanic National Bar Association Legal Education Fund.  “This program is unprecedented in its scope, depth, and partnerships with universities, law firms, and corporations.”

In partnership with Pepperdine University and Southwestern Law School, the upcoming session will allow students to attend law school classes and lectures; participate in a mock trial competition; and network with a select group of lawyers, judges, business leaders, law students, college graduates, and law professors.  LEAP participants will be exposed to the legal side of the business world, enhance their understanding of the rule of law, and learn about careers they can pursue with a law degree.

Program sponsors include PepsiCo; Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice LLP; Lowenstein Sandler LLP; Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt; Law Offices of Giancarlo Recinos; and Benny Agosto, Jr.  Their generous contributions will allow The Hispanic National Bar Association Legal Education Fund to cover all related expenses for this year’s twenty-two participants.

The LEAP summer education opportunity will be held annually and rotate among various metropolitan areas across the United States.  More information about LEAP can be found at http://www.hnbafund.org/Programs/LEAPProgram.aspx.

ABOUT THE HISPANIC NATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION LEGAL EDUCATION FUND

The Hispanic National Bar Association Legal Education Fund, headquartered in Washington, DC, is the only non-profit organization affiliated with the Hispanic National Bar Association, and supports the Hispanic National Bar Association’s educational and charitable missions, including identifying and providing financial assistance to worthy programs that address education and the law within the U.S. Hispanic community and legal profession.  The Fund works to inspire and cement the upward mobility of aspiring Hispanic law students by preparing them to become the nation's future lawyers, judges, and guardians of the judicial system.


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