Alumni Pay it Forward: LegallyBlack IP
As a泭泭alumna, Kiara Ortiz 20, emphasizes how her experience in clinic inspired her to become an IP attorney and develop her organization. Ortiz states, When Val矇rie and I graduated from WCL, we knew we wanted to figure out a way to use our degrees and passion for Intellectual Property law to empower creative artists, entrepreneurs, and inventors in minority communities. As a泭2019-2020泭student attorney in the IP Clinic, I experienced first-hand the value that intellectual property protection can bring to creative artists,泭entrepreneurs, and inventors, and through LegallyBlack, we hope to bridge the gap between intellectual property resources and minority communities of color.
Since its founding, two additional IP Clinic students have since followed Ortiz and Cambronne into leadership positions in LegallyBlack: Raina Barbee 21 (Associate Director) and Lashana Calloway 22 (Community Outreach Coordinator).泭泭in January 2022. You can also follow them on泭泭(@legallyblackip) to see the amazing work theyve already done with middle school students in Miami, Florida.
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