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430. Legal Education Access Pipeline: Removing Barriers to Diversify the Legal Field - Cindy Lopez
430. Legal Education Access Pipeline: Removing Barriers to Diversify the Legal Field - Cindy Lopez
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Length:
45 minutes
Released:
May 31, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
Meet Cindy. She’s a member of the We Are For Good Community, former Deputy Attorney General for the California Attorney General and nonprofit founder. Her passion for equal access to legal education led her to found LEAP, an organization dedicated to providing opportunities for underrepresented groups in the law field. Partnerships and community play a pivotal role in sustaining LEAP's mission, and she’s sharing her insights into the dynamic relationships the organization cultivated with law schools, law firms + funders. Tune in for this founder’s story as we dive into breaking barriers and creating pathways??LearnOverview + Founding Story of LEAPThe role of dynamic partnerships and community building Insights for nonprofit leaders on fostering diversity and inclusionToday's GuestCindy Lopez, Founder + Director, Legal Education Access Pipeline (LEAP)Episode Highlights Cindy’s story and journey to where she is today (5:50)Overview + Founding Story of LEAP (9:23)Transition from lawyer to nonprofit founder (14:00)Partnership + Community (18:00)Stories of LEAP fellows (25:00)Cindy’s One Good Thing: Keep doing whatever it is you are doing. (42:00)How to connect with Cindy and LEAP (45:00)For more information + episode details visit: weareforgood.com/episode/430.Looking for free professional development? ? We’ve partnered with our friends at Virtuous for the Responsive Nonprofit Summit and we want to get all the content for free to you and your teams.Head over to weareforgood.com/RNS to watch the replay of all the sessions.Support the showSupport the We Are For Good PodcastWe believe education is for everyone. We strive to make our teaching as forward-thinking, accessible, affordable and inclusive as possible. Your generous support will help power the #ImpactUprising, free resources and community for change-agents globally. Join the We Are For Good CommunityYou can think of it as the after-party to each podcast episode ?Say hi?LinkedIn / Instagram / Facebook / YouTube / Twitter
Released:
May 31, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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