UCLA Latinx Law Students Association

04/16/2020

Due to a professor's repeated use of the n-word and the university's lack of response. BLSA has launched a campaign to call attention to the experience of black students at UCLA Law. Click below to see their graphic and please share! To get involved please see their call to action below and check out their website! uclalawprotectblackstudents.com

LLSA shows our solidarity and support ✊🏼

03/08/2020

Hola todxs! Please join us this Wednesday, March 11th at 12pm in room 1327 for Take Back the Classroom: Torts & Contracts, an event we are cohosting with NLG from their installment of "Things I Wish I'd learned in Law School!".

Please RSVP here (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScxOqD3UY0aPnxc60xVHiBrY7zxqDSplk3UattZkG4gPfzmCw/viewform) for a pizza lunch!

We hope to see you there!

03/02/2020

This Saturday, February 29th, the Latinx Law Students Association, Native American Law Students Association, Asian Pacific Islander Law Students Association, Q***r and Trans People of Color Coalition and the South Asian Law Students Association put together the 20th annual For People of Color Conference at UCLA School of Law. For People of Color, Inc. has helped provide free law school admissions consulting services to thousands of prospective law school applicants. Over 250 prospective law school applicants showed up this Saturday to hear wonderful advice from attorneys, students, and alumni of color on how to apply and navigate through law school and the legal field.

Thanks again to all of those who helped make this possible!

03/02/2020

LLSA would like to congratulate those members who made it onto the UCLA Law Review’s Volume 68 board! Shout out to Stephany Martinez-Tiffer, who is the new Chief Articles Editor, Sofi Pedroza who is one of the new Articles Editor, Rosie Brown who is the Senior Online Editor, Christopher Galeano and Amaris Montes, who are some of the new Comments Editors, and Ryann Garcia who is the new Symposium Editor.

We would also like to congratulate those LLSA members who were on the board this year and are on their way out: Andrea Del-Carmen Gonzalez who was the Co-Editor-in-Chief and the Chief Articles Editor, Robby Sachs who was one of the Associate Editors, Ana Garcia who was one of the Comments Editors, Vidaur Durazo who was the Sponsorship Coordinator and Mayra Negrete who was one of the Discourse Directors.

We know the amount of hard work and dedication that goes into running a journal that was ranked 6th in the list of leading law journals in 2016, and we are very proud of all of you! ¡Felicidades a todxs, y mucha suerte!

02/27/2020

Congrats to our dearest Sofi Pedroza on winning this year’s Skye Donald Spirit of Community Award! This is the third year this award is granted, and it is awarded to one or more students who demonstrate integrity, generosity, and a focus on the well-being of the Law School community. Awardees receive both the honor and scholarship funds to support their legal education. Nominations can come from any member of the UCLA Law community, including students, staff, and faculty.

Sofi received multiple nominations for this award, with many people pointing out her generosity, dedication to the success of her peers, and her dedication to helping those around her find their community and feel welcome. We are truly proud to call her a member of the LLSA Community. ❤️

02/24/2020

This year the Latinx Law Students Association, Native American Law Students Association, Asian Pacific Islander Law Students Association and the South Asian Law Students Association are putting together the 20th annual For People of Color Conference at UCLA School of Law. For People of Color, Inc. has helped provide free law school admissions consulting services to thousands of prospective law school applicants.

We anticipate a large number of prospective law students of color to attend the conference in order to learn about the process and law school itself.

This year the conference will be held on Saturday, February 29, 2020 from 8:30am to 5:30pm

Please Note: Breakfast and Lunch will be at the law school, while the rest of the program will be on the main campus at Kaplan Hall A51.

Please volunteer to help make this day a success! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScuoE-myPDS7Kmopdo7ZO5f8Jezsp1uKvhSGR4WP5M-to0ezA/viewform

11/28/2019

Thankful for our study abroad baes , , and ! We miss our familia! 😍❤️✈️ @ All Over Europe

11/12/2019

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11/01/2019

Feliz Día de los Mu***os from La Raza! Thank you to everyone who has contributed to our ofrenda (altar), especially those who have added a flower in honor of a loved one. Make sure to see it in person this afternoon! @ UCLA School of Law

09/16/2019

La Raza wishes a happy Independence Day to the peoples of Costa Rica 🇨🇷 , El Salvador 🇸🇻 , Guatemala 🇬🇹 , Honduras 🇭🇳 , and Nicaragua 🇳🇮!

September 15 also marks the start of Latinx Heritage Month. We have an exciting program coming up, so stay tuned! ❤️

09/09/2019

Calling all those interested in law school: consider applying to the UCLA Law Fellows Program!

The Law Fellows Program is an educational initiative that aims to de-mystify the law school admissions process, law school, and various practice areas within the legal field. Participants attend a series of “Academies,” where they interact with admissions professionals, current law students and faculty, and an array of practicing attorneys. Once Fellows are ready to apply to law school, the Law Fellows Program helps its participants navigate the application process by offering personalized admissions consulting until matriculation to law school.

The deadline is October 11, 2019. For the electronic application and FAQ, please visit the Law Fellows website:

Outreach & Law Fellows Overview

09/02/2019

Happy Labor Day from La Raza! Latinos played a vital role in the U.S. labor movement, and according to recent statistics, growing numbers of Latino members "could help strengthen labor's message as unions broaden their causes to include civil rights, gender and immigration issues while they focus on voter engagement and registration."

"Latinos make up almost 17 percent of the workforce, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and are projected to be more than 20 percent by 2026. Currently, 9.3 percent of Latino workers are in unions."

“We are in robust dialogue in this country to recognize union strength and worker power as a way to achieve success on so many fronts," SEIU's Maria Peralta says.