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Columbia Hispanic Pre-Law Review (HPLR) Announces Winner of 2025 High School Essay Competition
NEW YORK, Sep. 26, 2025 – The Columbia Hispanic Pre-Law Review (HPLR) is an undergraduate publication dedicated to publishing legal scholarship. Today, HPLR announced the winner of its 2025 High School Essay Competition: Sanvi Das of Clarksburg High School. Sanvi will receive a monetary prize and a feature on HPLR’s online platform.
Together — Building Pathways for the Next Generation
The Hispanic Pre-Law Society (HPLS) was established with the mission of disseminating pre-law resources and equipping the next generation of leaders, attorneys, Supreme Court clerks, policy-makers, and professionals in the legal field…
Letter from the Editor: Inaugurating HPLR
A Letter from the Co-Editor-in-Chief, José Caballero…
Letter from the Editor: On the Establishment of the HPLR Editorial Board
A letter from the Co-Editor-in-Chief, Mariley Melo