The State of Latinos In the Law Symposium Public Sector—Advancing Through the Public Pipeline Sonia Antolec Maribel Fernandez-Horvath Thor Inouye Hon. David Navarro Moderated by: Sergio Acosta

IMPORTANCE AND BENEFITS OF PUBLIC SERVICE SIGNIFICANCE OF IMPACT ROLE MODELS POLICYMAKERS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS LAW FIRM AND PRIVATE SECTOR LEADERS JUDICIAL POSITIONS

IDENTIFYING THE CHALLENGES TO ENTERING THE PIPELINE AND ADVANCEMENT STATISTICAL OVERVIEW STATE OF ILLINOIS = 17% HISPANIC COOK COUNTY = 25.3% CITY OF CHICAGO = 29.7% COOK COUNTY STATE’S ATTORNEY = 8.5% ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL = 3.4% U.S. ATTORNEY NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS = 3.1%

IDENTIFYING THE CHALLENGES TO ENTERING THE PIPELINE AND ADVANCEMENT CULTURAL ISSUES FINANCIAL – LOW PAY AND STUDENT DEBT LACK OF OPPORTUNITIES – CLERKSHIPS & INTERNSHIPS MENTORS AND SPONSORS HIRING AND PROMOTION CRITERIA – DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACTS

PROPOSED SOLUTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITY TO LEAD GOVERNMENT AGENCY LEADERSHIP LAW SCHOOL LEADERSHIP BAR ASSOCIATION LEADERSHIP STUDENTS AND APPLICANTS

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