Aliza Shatzman
Aliza Shatzman is the President and Founder of The Legal Accountability Project, a nonprofit aimed at ensuring that law clerks have positive clerkship experiences, while extending support and resources to those who do not. She regularly writes and speaks about judicial accountability, clerkships, and diversity in the courts. Reach out to her via email at [email protected] and follow her on Twitter @AlizaShatzman. Posts by Aliza Shatzman
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CourtsWe Should Criticize The Judiciary. It’s How We Hold The Institution Accountable.
Apparently, even the slightest hint of criticism is equivalent to 'attacking' the courts. -
CourtsYou Give Up A Lot To Work For The Federal Judiciary
You shouldn’t have to give up your civil rights. 
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GovernmentCongress To Federal Judges: You Are Not Above The Law
Last week, Congress reintroduced legislation that will extend federal anti-discrimination protections to more than 30,000 federal judiciary employees, including law clerks and federal public defenders.
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ClerkshipsLaw Schools Are Part Of The Problem -- And The Solution -- To The Broken Clerkship System
There is an information deficit -- at some schools, a total information blackout -- about judges’ managerial styles, chambers culture, work environments, and expectations for the role. And more often than not, that’s by design. -
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Public Defender’s Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against The Federal Judiciary Highlights The Urgency Of Reform
Caryn Devins Strickland’s ordeal highlights the need to pass the Judiciary Accountability Act (JAA) and extending Title VII protections to more than 30,000 federal judiciary employees. -
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Sexual Harassment Rocks The Federal Judiciary Again. It’s Time For A Reckoning.
Law clerks are watching. They are increasingly empowered to use their voices and share their experiences. -
CourtsJudicial Clerkships Are Not An Unadulterated Good
Clerkships are not all unicorns and fairy dust. -
CourtsJudges Boycotting Law Schools? Actually, That’s Just Clerkship Hiring.
This manufactured controversy is just another example of the lack of transparency and equity in clerkship hiring. 
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CourtsNew Clerkships Database Empowers Law Clerks To Review Their Bosses
Law schools do not adequately inform students about the downsides of clerking; the implications of this small, hierarchical, isolated work environment; and the lack of workplace protections and support for mistreated clerks. -
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CourtsGlassdoor For Judges: Clerkship Transparency Effort Gains Momentum
The Legal Accountability Project has embraced a high-risk, high-reward strategy: using disruptive tactics to increase transparency in the courts and improve the clerkship experience for thousands of clerks each year. -
CourtsAdvice For Law Clerks -- From Someone Who Actually Understands Law Clerks
If you’re a law clerk and your judge is mistreating you -- or you’ve been terminated or retaliated against -- here’s some advice. -
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CourtsStop Using Phrases Like 'Good Fit' In Clerkship Hiring
Too few organizations focus on diversifying clerkship applicants, even though the lack of diversity among clerks has enormous implications for diversity in the legal profession generally. -
CourtsActually, Your Reputation Isn’t Everything
Risk-taking is necessary to implement widescale change. -
CourtsThe Clerkship Whisper Network
Many students know little about the work environment they’re entering when they take on this particularly consequential first legal job. -
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CourtsIt’s Time For A #MeToo Movement In The Judiciary
It’s on all of us in the legal profession to be part of the solution. -
CourtsJudges Who Interpret Title VII Should Themselves Be Subject To It
Right now, judges are above the laws they enforce. There's a solution: the Judiciary Accountability Act must be passed. -
CourtsNot Every Good Jurist Is A Good Manager
The judiciary has done little to train judges as managers, despite the enormous influence judges exert over clerks’ careers.
