Simpson Thacher Hosts Legal Outreach/PACT Students
08.02.11
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On July 29, Simpson Thacher’s New York office hosted 23 eighth-grade students from Legal Outreach’s Pathways to Achievement and Community Transformation (PACT) Summer Law Institute. Legal Outreach is a non-profit organization that prepares urban youth from underserved communities to compete at high levels by using intensive legal and educational programs. The day’s program included lunch and coaching by Simpson attorneys in preparation for an upcoming mock trial competition. Twenty-six attorneys and staff members participated in the visit, and Corporate partner Jaime Mercado gave closing remarks. Litigation partner Bill Russell and Litigation associate Juan Arteaga serve on Legal Outreach’s Advisory Board.