LatinoJustice PRLDEF
Lisette Candia Diaz is a legal professional currently serving as a Legal Intern at LatinoJustice PRLDEF since June 2022 and simultaneously pursuing a Doctor of Law (JD) degree at Brooklyn Law School, expected to graduate in May 2024. Prior experience includes working as a Pro Bono Coordinator at Kirkland & Ellis, where responsibilities included coordinating pro bono legal efforts and managing related activities from September 2019 to July 2021. Lisette also contributed to the ACLU as a Litigation Paralegal and Legal Assistant for the Immigrants' Rights Project between July 2016 and September 2019, focusing on potential plaintiffs, document preparation, and drafting litigation documents. Additional roles include serving as an Elected Representative for UAW Local 2110, where negotiations with ACLU management occurred, and chairing the Labor-Management Committee to address union member complaints. Early career highlights include blogging about the immigrant experience for the Huffington Post and interning at the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic. Lisette holds a Bachelor's degree from Harvard University, completed in 2016.
LatinoJustice PRLDEF
LatinoJustice works to create a more just society by using and challenging the rule of law to secure transformative, equitable and accessible justice, by empowering our community and by fostering leadership through advocacy and education. We accomplish our mission by focusing our work around the following pillars: Immigrants Rights | Economic Justice | Voting Rights | Criminal Justice Reform | Leadership Development We use Impact Litigation, Pipeline Education Programs, and Community Engagement & Advocacy as strategies to execute our work: Our impact litigation cases have helped Latinos access educational, employment and housing opportunities, as well as voting rights. Our legal work has also defended Latinos against unlawful law enforcement tactics and hate crimes. Our pipeline education programs provide Latino students with access and resources to pursue a law degree and other higher education that paves the way for professional success and community leadership. Our community engagement and advocacy initiatives ensure that Latinos participate in daily civil life - such as elevating their voices on issues that matter, such as voting, workers's rights, immigrants rights and criminal justice reform. In sum, to be active members and leaders in their communities. LatinoJustice PRLDEF has served tens of thousand of US citizens, immigrants, and non-Latinos whose rights are protected by the precedents set and behaviors modified through the litigation, advocacy, and legal education outreach of our organization.