
Tips For Providing A Meaningful Internship Experience
Law students want to explore the in-house experience. Here's some suggestions to help make that happen.
Law students want to explore the in-house experience. Here's some suggestions to help make that happen.
These internships can be much more than just standing around and doing menial tasks.
A survey of professionals reveals the impact of legal work, clients, concerns, and future roles.
Maybe not all interns are so bad; after all, they serve as good reminders as to how shiny and new we all used to be.
Millennials will soon be the leaders of this profession, and seasoned attorneys have a duty to train them well.
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That a successful celebrity lawyer wants an unpaid intern to basically be his publicist says a lot about Millennials.
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* Half-Law office, Half-Barbershop. That makes sense, I’ve seen some haircuts that should be crimes. We hear they even have a $5 haircut special called “The Misdemeanor.” [New Britain Herald] * The editors of Ramblings on Appeal give their takes on Shelby County. Rarely has truer legal analysis been offered than characterizing Roberts’s decision as, “Oh and I have five people on my side, you only have four, so take that.” [Ramblings on Appeal] * UVA law professor Chris Sprigman has co-authored an op-ed calling out the NSA. Oh, that guy’s phone is getting tapped. [New York Times] * The Expert Institute continues to draw from popular culture to coach expert testimony. This time it’s Game of Thrones. It’s a handy set of lessons, but “Never Trust a Frey” deserved mention. [The Expert Institute] * The Justice Department is bringing on unpaid attorneys because slave labor is awesome and unpaid internships are never elitist and discriminatory. [Pro Publica] * On that note, Bar President calls for an end to unpaid 3L internships. Video after the jump…
Let's fast forward to Justice Alito rolling his eyes.
Two big rulings strike a blow for the rights of interns.
Should private law firms be able to use unpaid interns to staff their pro bono cases? The ABA thinks so.