Interview
A proud Latina and mother of two, Jennifer Salinas shares her story of personal and professional adversity, beating all odds to become a formidable litigator, and how we can take action to give BIPOC communities fairer access to the legal profession.
“This is what a lawyer looks like”
I have always been a strong believer in the value of engaging with communities directly. During my time as president of the Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) I made community engagement my mission. HNBA representatives would go into schools in primarily black and brown communities wearing these t-shirts that had “This is what a lawyer looks like” printed on them and the kids would say, “Wait, you’re a lawyer?”. It was awesome to see that we could change their perceptions of what a lawyer looks like and make them realise they can do this job.
