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Paving the Way for Latino Legal Excellence: 10 Tips for Latinos Pursing Law

Ten tips for aspiring Latino lawyers to unlock their potential, from leveraging cultural heritage to seeking mentorship and advocating for diversity

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Balancing Act: 5 Law Programs for Full-Time Workers

From evening classes to hybrid formats, these part-time law programs make earning a Juris Doctor possible for full-time workers

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10 Essential Legal Leadership Skills

Mastering these key legal leadership skills can propel careers and amplify impact

Ricardo Solano Jr. Gibbons P.C.
Ricardo Solano Jr.: Legal Leadership and Making an Impact

Leading defense lawyer Ricardo Solano Jr. fights not only for his white-collar clients at Gibbons P.C. but also for other minority attorneys as mentor, champion, and guide

Armando Javier Martinez Benitez TelevisaUnivision
Armando Javier Martinez Benitez Bridges Gaps at TelevisaUnivision

Executive VP and Deputy GC Armando Javier Martinez Benitez shares his leadership philosophy, commitment to growth, and more

Carita Austin Cummins Inc.
Navigating Freedom and Labor: Carita Austin’s Legal Rise

From a small mining town to managing labor issues at Cummins Inc., Austin shares her journey, her passion for labor law, and the importance of mentorship

Jorge Mancillas IBM
Beyond the Courtroom, Jorge Mancillas Inspires a New Generation of Lawyers

First-generation lawyer Jorge Mancillas reflects on the value of education, his roots, and the conversation that sparked his legal career

Santiago Herrera. Goldman Sachs
Santiago Herrera Takes His Own Long and Winding Road

From Buenos Aires to New York City, Santiago Herrera shares how he found his way with the help of others. Now, he is doing the same for others at Goldman Sachs.

Indrani Franchini. Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
To Indrani Franchini, Culture is a Journey, Not a Destination.

Indrani Franchini shares Alnylam’s cultural journey and how she’s pushing the ball forward with an inclusive leadership style.

Valeria Plastino
Valeria Plastino on How to Navigate Change

Plastino shares how growing up and practicing law in Argentina prepared her to help her team at Cirion navigate change.

Jesse Costa
Jesse Costa Shares the Importance of Plainspoken Lawyers

To be a successful in-house counsel, Jesse Costa draws on his communication style instilled by his Portuguese parents

Virginia Chavez Romano
Virginia Chavez Romano Combines Law with the Creative

At Havas, Virginia Chavez Romano brings law to the creative sphere and creativity to the legal

Branden Lopez @properties Christies International Real Estate
Branden Lopez on the Value of Vulnerability

Branden Lopez credits her success to being honest about her strengths as well as her weaknesses and fosters a culture of kindness at @properties Christie’s International Real Estate

Danielle Ducre Rawls Upstart
Danielle Ducre Rawls Is an Ally for Employees and Customers Alike

Danielle Ducre Rawls, Upstart’s lead product counsel of privacy and litigation, came to the organization to help provide access to credit for all

Lexi Martinez RH
Lexi Martinez on IP and Intergenerational Dreams

Lexi Martinez reflects on her experience becoming in-house IP counsel at RH and unknowingly fulfilling her first-generation Cuban American father’s dreams

Amy Garzon Wells Fargo
Amy Garzon Was Driven to Serve After 9/11

Amy Garzon reflects on a legal career heavily influenced by the tragic events of 9/11, as well as achieving work/life balance as lead counsel at Wells Fargo

Kiko-Ochoa
Kiko Ochoa Operates on Trust

Kiko Ochoa joined Netflix because he was drawn to its groundbreaking approach to talent management. He now works to further a culture of transparency, trust, and respect.

Ricky Hernandez Concord
Ricky Hernandez on Music, Mentors, and Millions at Concord

Attorney and VP Ricky Hernandez was born to do entertainment law, and he now counsels on historic and high-profile deals at Concord

Gelvina Rodriguez Stevenson
Gelvina Rodriguez Stevenson on Science, Law, and Mentorship

In her new role at The Wistar Institute, Gelvina Rodriguez Stevenson is blending her expertise in science and law while building atop a foundation that has never failed her—mentorship

Veronica Rodriguez Is an Example at TelevisaUnivision and Beyond

Drawing from her own powerful role model, TelevisaUnivision’s Veronica Rodriguez is the example the legal profession needs

Eneida Roman
For Eneida Román, Championing the Latino Community Is Imperative

Looking back, Eneida Román describes her journey to the C-suite of Amplify Latinx as an…