Youth Symposium

2009 HISPANIC NATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION’S YOUTH SYMPOSIUM (click here to download flyer)

The HNBA’s 2009 Youth Symposium will give Hispanic high school, college students, and community members the opportunity to learn about law school and legal careers in an intensive one-day program.  Students will attend sessions where they can learn about a variety of legal careers, and practical “how-to” steps towards college admission and law school.  The program includes an introduction to legal reasoning, a reenactment of a landmark case by distinguished Hispanic attorneys and judges, and even a panel of Hispanic law students and law professors who discuss the myths and realities of law school.  One component of the Youth Symposium program is the community track.  In this track, parents and community members can learn about their child’s chosen career path, and participate in an open dialogue with educators and professionals about education in New Mexico.

The HNBA’s Youth Symposium will take place at Atrisco Heritage Academy High School on September 5, 2009.  The Youth Symposium program and workshops are as follows:

9:30- 10:00 a.m.:

• Welcome and Greetings

10:15- 11:00 a.m.:

• High School Track:  A Basic Grounding in Legal Method: How to Avoid Being Grounded!

• Undergraduate Track:  Myths and Realities of Law School and Admissions

• Community Track:  Preparing Your Child for Success and Higher Education

11:15- 12:00 p.m.:

• High School Track: A Basic Grounding in Legal Method Part II:   

• Undergraduate Track:  Conquering the LSAT

• Community Track:  Financial Aid and College Admissions and Visioning a New Model for Education with Wingspread

12:00- 1:00 p.m.:

• Mentorship Luncheon: An opportunity to visit and network with attorneys and judges from across the Nation.

1:00-1:45 p.m.:

• High School Track and College Track:  Hot Jobs in the Legal Profession

• Community Track:  Leaks in the Pipeline and What we can do to Help and Tour of Atrisco Heritage Academy:  A New Model for Education.

2:00-3:30 p.m.:

• High School Track:  Street Law:  Know your Rights

• Undergraduate Track:  A Basic Grounding in Legal Method: How to Avoid Being Grounded!

•  Community Track:  Let’s Talk Education: An open dialogue for parents, educators and professionals.

3:45-4:30 p.m.:

• High School, College and Community Track:  Texas v. Hernandez:  A re-enactment of the oral argument of a landmark case by the HNBA History Committee

4:30-4:45 p.m.:

• Closing Session:  Opportunity for HNBA to hear how the Symposium helped you!