Simpson Thacher Hosts Legal Outreach/PACT Students
07.29.13
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On July 26, Simpson Thacher’s New York office hosted 21 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 a tour of the firm, a panel discussion about different careers in law firms, and an interactive discussion of a legal hypothetical. Sixteen attorneys and staff members participated in the visit, which was organized by Assistant Sabrina Carreras and Litigation associate Omari Mason. Litigation partner Bill Russell gave welcoming remarks to the students. Bill Russell and Litigation Counsel Juan Arteaga serve on Legal Outreach’s Advisory Board.