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Equal Justice Awards Committee

Plan the HBA-DC’s Equal Justice Awards reception, and solicit nominations for (and select) the recipient of the awards.

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Endorsements

Evaluate the qualifications of candidates for appointments who request the HBA-DC’s endorsement. Maintain appropriate questionnaires for candidates, conduct due diligence on candidates, hold personal interview, and vote on recommendation to the Board. Whenever possible, identify potential Hispanic candidates for vacant positions and encourage them to apply.

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Elections

Publish Elections Meeting date, call for nominations, and distribute candidate statements to membership. Prepare, distribute, and count ballots at the Annual Election Meeting; inform the membership of the election results.

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Legislative and Policy Issues

Develop and implement initiatives relating to local and national legislative and judicial processes. Inform the HBA-DC Board and membership regarding developments in policy, law and practices, and recommend HBA-DC responses to such developments, including public education and press campaigns.

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Membership

Develop and implement membership services and initiatives, including membership surveys and drives.

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Professional Development

Identify and publicize employment and career opportunities available to the HBA-DC membership. Organize, sponsor, or participate various professional development events, including legal education seminars, job fairs, panel events on legal or policy issues.

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Public Service

Develop, coordinate, and implement HBA-DC’s outreach effort to the D.C. Hispanic community; educate the community about its legal rights and responsibilities. Work with and through existing community organizations and governmental agencies serving Hispanics in the D.C. area to the extent possible. Plan the annual naturalization ceremony.

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Social and Special Events

Develop and coordinate social and other special events to provide members with the opportunity to socialize and/or network with each other and with members of other professional organizations.

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Student Affairs

Develop and coordinate HBA-DC services for its law student members. Coordinate the mentor/mentee program co-sponsored by the HBA-DC and Arnold & Porter.

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LL.M. Subcommittee

Plan programming directed at foreign-trained lawyers pursuing their LL.M. in the Washington, D.C. area.

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Judicial Pipeline Project

Address the low representation of Hispanics in the District of Columbia judiciary.

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