Latinx Law Student Association (LLSA)
Mission
The Latinx Law Student Association helps Latinx students to become effective participants in law school and to increase awareness about the legal issues affecting Latinx. We focus on connecting our networks and increasing social mobility within the Latinx community in Bloomington, Indiana, and across the country.
About LLSA
Our group welcomes Latinx law school students and individuals interested in Latinx culture, history, and legal issues. We are an inclusive organization that advocates and discusses legal, political, and social issues that affect Latinx and other historically underrepresented groups.
Members enjoy the benefits of our extensive alumni networking opportunities, the ability to learn from scholars and professors working on Latinx legal issues, scholarship opportunities, and other social events. We invite everyone to come and share the experience of the vibrant Latinx culture at IU Maurer School of Law.
Our school is committed to diversity in the legal profession; therefore, we are interested and eager to bring students from different backgrounds and cultures. Our student body benefits from the interaction of different legal arguments shaped by culture, ethnicity, socio-economic background, and political views.
Some of our members volunteer at El Centro Comunal Latino Legal Program, which provides legal services for Latinx in Bloomington, and Communities Not Cages IN Coalition, an organization that monitors and advocates for change in immigration detention practices in Indiana. Our members are engaged in the Bloomington community, they speak out and advocate for social justice and equality in legal forums and use their platform in various speaking engagements to prioritize the Latinx community. Further, our organization brings speakers and creates events to bring awareness to issues affecting Latinx people.
We want you to academically and legally flourish at our institution, and we hope to work with you in our endeavor to bring social justice, equality, and awareness about the issues affecting Latinx and other historically underrepresented groups in the global community.
Executive Board
- President
Raven Vance - Vice President of Internal Affairs
Barbara Bernal Monrroy - Vice President of Finance
Jack Goilo - Vice President of External Affairs
Gina Ortiz - Vice President of Administration
Nicolas Hollander Tineo - Community Service Representative
Sofia Garcia - 3L Representative
TBD - 2L Representative
Paloma Camacho - 1L Representative
Alisya Gomez - 1L Representative
Grace Alvarez Rosario
Faculty advisor
- Professor Luis Fuentes-Rohwer