Ahead of the Curve: Trump Turmoil = $$$ for Public Interest Law | When Mental Illness Bars You From the Bar
This week in Ahead of the Curve, we're checking in with Equal Justice Works Executive Director David Stern to find out whether current events have prompted more law students and recent grads to seek out public interest law jobs and opportunities. We also break down a Florida court case in which a law student claims the state bar examiners are violating the Americans with Disabilities Act by requiring him to undergo evaluations due to a history of mental illness.
July 10, 2018 at 01:42 PM
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Welcome back to Ahead of the Curve . I'm Karen Sloan , legal education editor at Law.com, and I'll be your host for this weekly look at innovation and notable developments in legal education. This week, I'm checking in with Equal Justice Works Executive Director David Stern to find out whether current events have prompted more law students and recent grads to seek out public interest law jobs and opportunities. I'll also break down a Florida court case in which a law student claims the state bar examiners are violating the Americans with Disabilities Act by requiring him to undergo evaluations due to a history of mental illness. Not signed up yet to get Ahead of the Curve sent to your inbox each week? Go here. Please share your thoughts and feedback with me at [email protected] or on Twitter:@KarenSloanNLJ
|A Trump Bump for Public Interest Law
up 8 percent this year Trump Bump several recent studies Are more law students and recent law graduates pursuing public interest summer jobs and careers as compared to, say, two years ago? National Association for Law Placement David Stern, executive director of Equal Justice Works But something has changed in the public interest equation: Money. : Equal Justice Works had a $10 million budget five years ago. That doubled to $20 million this year, and will go up 25 percent to $25 million next year My thoughts:
|Is Mental Illness a Bar to the Bar?
mental health issues among law students 18 percent of surveyed law students had been diagnosed with depression, and 37 percent screened positive for anxiety. character and fitness process makes some law students reluctant or afraid to seek help this story Samantha Joseph Julius Hobbs Western Michigan University Cooley Law School Florida Board of Bar Examiners Florida Supreme Court My Thoughts:
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