When I opened the New York Times website yesterday, I was really glad to see that one of the most popular articles was about the surge of young lawyers joining the public interest field. The article centered around the phenomenon of deferred associates spurred by the recent recession. "BigLaw" corporate firms have been affected ...
Tag Archive: public interest law
What does race have to do with it? The case for South Asians in public interest law
Recently, the incredible Rosetta Thurman included me on her wonderful list of 32 Nonprofit & Philanthropy Blogs Written by People of Color - and I was incredibly honored and surprised by this gesture! Thanks again, Rosetta! But what was even more surprising to me was being clearly identified as a person of color! In ...
Feature Friday: Equal Justice Initiative
This Friday, I’d like to feature the Equal Justice Initiative, an important non-profit headquartered in Montgomery, Alabama, and which works to reform the criminal justice system and defend those on death row. The organization’s about page states that EJI “provides legal representation to indigent defendants and prisoners who have been denied fair and ...
A public defender’s mission
I recently finished "Indefensible: One Lawyer's Journey into the Inferno of American Justice" by David Feige, who worked as a public defender in the Bronx for nearly fifteen years. It is a fascinating account of his work and the stories of the clients he represents. Perhaps my favorite quote from the entire book ...
Feature Friday: Paralegal Advisory Service Institute
Path to Justice from Penal Reform International on Vimeo. This quarter, I'm interning with the Northwestern University Center on International Human Rights, a legal clinic in the law school. One of our projects is an ...