Does the firm encourage minority students to choose law as a career?
Higgins: The firm supports the Minority Opportunities in the Legal Profession (“MOLP”) program of the Houston Bar Association and the firm endorses my mentoring of associates who are former participants in that program. They are excelling. The MOLPprogram provides first-year ethnically-diverse law students with the opportunity to work as interns in law firms, government, and corporate legal departments. They obtain first-hand experience in these organizations. The program includes a summer luncheon and panel discussion for the interns and the program’s supporters. The luncheon is attended by about 500 people. The panel at this year’s luncheon will include Peter Riley, Thompson & Knight’s Managing Partner, certain general counsels, Veta Richardson, executive director of MCCA, Carolyn Benton Aiman of Shell, and Ramona Romero from DuPont. We also support the Joseph Jamail Scholarship Program at the University of Texas through our law firm’s foundation. The Program makes it possible for et
