Panelists will speak on the continuing importance of legal education, discuss strategies in preparing students to be superior candidates in a changing legal landscape and how the Hispanic community can help law students achieve their career goals in a difficult economic climate. Hispanic deans and professors offer a unique perspective as they are the few who have made it to the top of their profession. During the panel they will discuss what challenges they seek to overcome, what trends they see in the future and what strategies they are implementing to attract Hispanic students to legal education. Additionally, with a new presidency in place, the panelists will discuss what reforms and policies have been proposed and how those policies affect those in the legal profession and education. Welcome Remarks: Jaime Areizaga-Soto, Deputy Director for Hispanic Affairs, Democratic National Committee; President-Elect, Hispanic Bar Association of DC Moderator: Claudio Grossman, Dean, American University Washington College of Law Panelists: The Honorable Jenny Rivera, Associate Judge, New York State Courts of Appeal; Professor of Law, CUNY School of Law Vivian I. Neptune, Dean, University of Puerto Rico School of Law Luis A. Aviles, Associate Dean, University of Puerto Rico School of Law Natasha Quiroga’08, Counsel, Educational Opportunities Project of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law; Chair, Latino/a Alumni Association of WCL Dante Figueroa, Secretary General, Inter-American Bar Association; Senior Legal Information Analyst, Law Library of Congress; Adjunct Professor, Washington College of Law