NLLSA National Latino/a Law Student Association

           










    "We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity
   for our community...Our ambitions must be broad enough to include the aspirations of
   and needs of others, for their sakes and for our own."
                                                                                                                              - Cesar E. Chavez

    Mission
    NLLSA is a not for profit corporation serving as a conduit for Latino/a Law student voices,
   founded on principles of social, ethic, racial, gender, and sexual equality, focused on
   advancing Latino/a academic success and commitment to community service, and fueled
   by a progressive coalition-building approach to addressing the legal issues affecting
   Latinos/as around the nation.

    Vision
    NLLSA is every Latino/a law student’s connection to the larger Latino/a legal community.
   We strive to be the leading center for student resources, dialogue and action. NLLSA is
   committed to encouraging student-led encuentros and annual conferences. We aspire to
   inform, excite and empower generations of Latino/a law students so that they may be
   responsive to the legal needs of the communities that surround them.                             
           
    Values
S
 Service to students and social responsibility toward the community
E
 Education for ourselves and our community
R
 Respect for the diversity of racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds among
Latinos/as
V
 Vision to positively impact the legal experience of all Latino/a law students
I
 Improvement as a center for resources and information gathering and
dissemination
C
 Collaboration among students, alumni, and community in combating all forms
of prejudice and abusive power against Latinos/as
E
 Empowerment and encouragement of Latino/a law students to protect and
preserve the cultural and historical benefits rooted in the immigrant experience

12TH ANNUAL
CONFERENCE
October 16 - 18, 2008
"Reconociendo el
Pasado.Reclamando el
Futuro."

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