7 ways you can improve justice
Lawyers offer their tips on the steps you can begin taking today to change legal outcomes tomorrow.
Tag: Access to Justice
Incubators, accelerators, and clinics: How law students and new lawyers can work with start-ups
New lawyers and law students who have an interest in working with start-ups should get involved in the entrepreneurship community early. They can not only become important members of the entrepreneurship ecosystem but can also begin to develop critical skills and networks through incubators, accelerator programs, and clinics.
Marshall-Motley Scholars Program seeks the next generation of civil rights attorneys
The cost of a private law school education has grown by an astronomical 175% since 1985. More than 75% of new or young lawyers surveyed by the American
The COVID-19 pandemic: The mythical equalizer for inequality in society
As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to plague our communities, the legal community has been working tirelessly and desperately to meet the unrelenting demand to mitigate legal issues within the public health, environmental, and economic spheres. The pandemic has affected everyone, forcing people to remain
Forge your path and become an Equal Justice Works Fellow
Ready to start your dream career? Apply for an Equal Justice Works Fellowship! Designing your own Fellowship presents a
Committee with a commitment to justice: Celebrating SCLAID at 100
Eight in ten. Eight out of every ten criminal defendants across the country are indigent. Similarly, each year more than
Advocating for justice on an international level with the Clooney Foundation
Here’s how you can join the Clooney Foundation and the ABA to achieve legal equality worldwide.
Legal technology and law students: Improving the profession (and your experience)
Over the past few decades, technology has played a key role in connecting individuals, businesses, and organizations across the world. The increasing use of technology, whether in the healthcare, financial, or educational sectors, has changed the way we do things. In the legal industry,
Student Lawyer: The Justice For All issue
On the heels of the 2018 midterm elections in the United States, Americans have demonstrated an ideological shift in the way previously-incarcerated individuals are treated, as well as a reevaluation of which activities constitute a crime. This issue of Student Lawyer examines how Americans are reevaluating what justice means in
NextGen Fellowship: A new kind of good
I am not alone at the ABA Center for Innovation. I am privileged to work alongside some incredibly talented fellows from all over the U.S. They are responsible for a diverse set of projects, in fields including digital privacy, conversational interfaces, machine learning, and blockchain. All our projects are designed to help close the access to justice gap.
A community approach to addressing veterans' legal needs
The question seems simple: How do we address veterans' legal needs and other intersecting issues? Attempting to answer that question would be like peeling an onion – one layer after another. Veterans Administration National Coordinator Jessica Blue-Howells suggested reliance on service providers like the VA, specifically touting the benefits of the
The incubator alternative: New post-grad options in the legal field
The world’s first incubator was launched in Batavia, N.Y. following the shutdown of the region’s largest employer, Massey-Ferguson, in 1956, leaving vacant an 850,000 square foot building and 20 percent of the community unemployed. After failing to find a sole tenant, the subsequent property owner, Joseph Mancuso, came up with an
Can you hack this?
The Seattle Legal Tech Startup Weekend, a weekend-long hackathon, was premised on the idea that technological disruption to the legal industry couldn’t come fast enough.
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