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Hispanics and the Law in Massachusetts

Hispanics and the Law in Massachusetts. College of the Holy Cross April 10, 2008 Class 11: Latino Attorneys Robert LeRoux Hernandez, Instructor. This class: Latino Attorneys. Massachusetts Association of Hispanic Attorneys (MAHA) The Demographics of Law Latinos in Law School

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Hispanics and the Law in Massachusetts

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  1. Hispanics and the Law in Massachusetts • College of the Holy Cross • April 10, 2008 • Class 11: Latino Attorneys • Robert LeRoux Hernandez, Instructor

  2. This class: Latino Attorneys • Massachusetts Association of Hispanic Attorneys (MAHA) • The Demographics of Law • Latinos in Law School • The Course Brief & Miscellaneous threads

  3. Massachusetts Association of Hispanic Attorneys (MAHA) • 1985 Founding: Commune or Junta? • Issues of Identity • Hon. Isaac Borenstein • 1992-1994: Los Abogados • Minority Bars • Majority Bars • Court Interpreters • Judges campaign

  4. Lessons of MAHA • Latino identity as an organizational focus • Ethnic vs. Professional Identity • Potential for alliances • Need for organizational continuity

  5. The Demographics of Law • What are the alternatives? • Public Sector • Private sector • Firms • Solos • Law-related work

  6. Law as an occupation • Can Latino Lawyers really make a living? • The truth about income • The truth about jobs • The truth about self-employment

  7. Who are the lawyers? • 51,987 lawyers • How many Latino Lawyers? • 150-200? 400? 0.7% • Proportional Representation? • 7.9% = 4107 • Hidden Latino Lawyers?

  8. Funneling • Total Latino population • High School Graduates • College Graduates • Law School Graduates • Lawyers • Judges • Law Profs

  9. Funneling and Ghettoization • Where do Latinos practice law? • Identification with the Latino Community • Court appointments • Who hires Latino Lawyers? • The role of image and stereotype-Back to Bender

  10. Latinos in Law School- Students • New England School of Law 3.3% • Western New England School of Law 4% • Law school enrollments • Northeastern: 6.6% • BC: 3.3% • Suffolk: 2.8% • Harvard: 2.7% • Organization • NLLSA • Barriers: • LSAT • Isolation • $

  11. Latinos in Law Schools- Professors • Presence in the law schools? • Recruitment Rates • AALS Study (1991-2002): 5.7% • Success Rate: 19.7% • Highest of any group

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