Public Interest
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Public Interest
Sign On To Support Same-Sex Marriage In The Supreme Court
You can sign on to a well-drafted amicus brief heading to the Supreme Court. -
Public Interest
Legal Aid Strike Offers Window Into NY Public Interest Compensation
If you're considering public interest work, this is what the salary and benefits look like. - Sponsored
How Generative AI Will Improve Legal Service Delivery
Learn how emerging tools will likely change and enhance the work of lawyers for years to come in this new report. -
Public Interest
Another Way For Aspiring Public Interest Lawyers To Save
The case bar exam self-study for aspiring public interest lawyers.
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Public Interest
When A Full Ride Is Half-Empty
Even with "free" law school, some bills still need to get paid. -
Perks / Fringe Benefits, Public Interest
Public Defender Arrested Because He's Not A Prosecutor
A community explains that public defenders just don't deserve nice things. -
Federal Government, Legal Ethics, Public Interest
Agency Capture: Who Is The Client?
When a government lawyer answers a legal question, whose question is he answering, and for whose benefit? When a government lawyer takes a position, whose interests or preferences is she advancing? -
Public Interest
Public Service Loan Forgiveness Might Be Capped -- You Can Help Stop It
PSLF provides a really substantial benefit to these people in particular. But soon that may no longer be the case. -
Admin, Civil Rights, Holidays and Seasons, Public Interest
Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day!
Today we honor the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. -- and 2015 marks the 50th anniversary of the Selma marches and the Voting Rights Act, so it's especially meaningful this year. - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so… -
Public Interest
Can Nonlawyers Close The Access-To-Justice Gap?
In some states, certain nonlawyers -- “limited license legal technicians” or LLLTs -- will soon be able to to practice law in areas of particular need. How will this affect the justice gap? -
Public Interest
How Do You Get A Public Interest Job?
The smallest thing could be the most important when it comes to securing a public interest job. -
Legal Ethics, Public Interest
Crowdfunding: The Future Of Public-Interest Funding?
This lawyer has done crowdfunding right. Learn from her model. -
Public Interest
Another Option for Aspiring Public Interest Lawyers: LRAPs
When it comes to LRAP, carefully consider what each individual school offers to help you survive on a public interest salary. -
Public Interest
How Important Is Prestige To Public Interest Lawyers?
The most successful public interest lawyer in the country went to a T14 school, right?
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Pro Bono, Public Interest
Congratulations To The 2015 Skadden Fellows
Congrats to the 28 fellows, who come from 16 different law schools. -
Public Interest
The Single Most Important Piece of Advice for Aspiring Public Interest Lawyers
Before I explain, let’s lay out a few assumptions here to make sure this advice is for you. -
Federal Government, Public Interest
Agency Capture: 2 Narratives About Government
Please welcome new columnist Brian D. Griffin, who will be covering the world of government lawyers and legal practice. -
Election Law, Politics, Public Interest
The Plight Of The Municipal Lawyer At Election Time
Please welcome new columnist Sam Wright (not his real name), who will be covering the world of public interest law. -
Bar Exams, Biglaw, Lateral Moves, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Partner Issues, Prostitution, Public Interest, Screw-Ups, Small Law Firms, Student Loans
Morning Docket: 11.19.14
* Morgan Lewis may be pretty pleased with itself now that it gets to gobble up most of Bingham McCutchen’s partners, but some day soon, it may be forced to “choke a bit” on remains of the dying firm’s carcass. [Philadelphia Business Journal]
* Yesterday, we wondered what would happen to Bingham McCutchen’s brand new back-office operation in Kentucky. Now, the pieces are starting to come together. We may have more on this interesting development later. [Am Law Daily]
* A Connecticut criminal defense firm’s managing partner who teaches at UConn Law was picked up in a prostitution sting last week. At least he’s got the skills to represent himself. [Connecticut Law Tribune]
* The NCBE thinks bar exam takers were “less able” than in prior years, but the organization seems to have forgotten that ExamSoft was “less able” to perform its one freaking job. [Bloomberg Businessweek]
* You must be whacked in the mind if you think law school tuition has anything to do with public service loan forgiveness. Law school tuition is high because people are still willing to pay for it. [Huffington Post]
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Crime, Job Searches, Public Interest
The Worst Job In The Legal Profession
It's not that the pay is necessarily worse -- though when all is said and done, it almost assuredly is -- it's that the job is a delicious cocktail of overwhelming responsibility and bad public policy. -
Education / Schools, Minority Issues, Money, Politics, Public Interest
A High-Dollar Koch Habit: Should Defense Lawyers Accept Money From The Koch Brothers?
Why can't more organizations place the needs of the people they serve over partisan stubbornness?