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IT IS DEDICATED TO DEVELOPING AND NURTURING INTEREST IN THE LAW AMONG YOUNG PERSONS FROM VARIOUS ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS UNDERREPRESENTED IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION AND SUPPORTING THEIR CONTINUED ADVANCEMENT. 19 19 4 413 0 0 470985 1417632 58874 162366 434 4426 142 2836 530435 1587260 0 0 0 0 437729 463689 0 0 2016 109053 726716 546782 1190405 -16347 396855 1383103 1800212 8091 29536 1375012 1770676 X JUST THE BEGINNING - A PIPELINE ORGANIZATION ("JTB-APO") IS A MULTIRACIAL, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION COMPRISED OF LAWYERS, JUDGES, EDUCATORS, ACADEMICIANS, AND OTHER CITIZENS. IT IS DEDICATED TO DEVELOPING AND NURTURING INTEREST IN THE LAW AMONG YOUNG PERSONS FROM VARIOUS SOCIOECONOMIC, ETHNIC AND CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS UNDERREPRSENTED IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION AND SUPPORTING THEIR CONTINUED ADVANCEMENT. JTB-APO'S LONG-TERM GOAL IS TO INCREASE RACIAL DIVERSITY IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION AND ON THE BENCH. 0 0 122260 CONNECTED, PRESENTED THROUGH A NEW LEARNING PLATFORM, JTB UNIVERSITY, IS A VIRTUAL VERSION OF THE WEEK-LONG LEGAL IMMERSION PROGRAM, SUMMER LEGAL INSTITUTE. SCHOLARS PARTICIPATE IN INTERACTIVE, LEGAL-FOCUSED ACTIVITIES THAT ENHANCE THEIR READING, WRITING, CRITICAL THINKING, PROFESSIONAL ETIQUETTE, FINANCIAL LITERACY AND PUBLIC SPEAKING SKILLS. WITH A MIX OF VIDEO, LIVE WEBINAR PRESENTATIONS, CONNECTED IS A UNIQUE LEARNING EXPERIENCE FACILITATED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS FROM CORPORATIONS, LAW FIRMS AND COURTROOMS. 350603 14650 THE SUMMER LEGAL INSTITUTE OR "SLI" IS THE ORGANIZATION'S CORNERSTONE YOUTH PROGRAM. THE SLI IS A ONE-WEEK ON-SITE LEGAL IMMERSION PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT WAS REPLACED BY CONNECTED. 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