Sign Our Open Letter: #QuitFedSoc
By now you’ve heard a lot about the insurrection attempt carried out at the U.S. Capitol by white supremacists on January 6.What you may not have heard is that members of the Federalist Society—an organization that sits at the heart of the conservative legal...
In the News: Ivy League Graduates Condemn Prominent Alumni Cruz, Hawley
In The American Prospect, Marcia Brown writes: Similar groups of alumni criticized Trump administration figures like Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in the wake of the unrest in Charlottesville. Law school students and recent graduates in particular have grown more...
In the News: Polarizing Election Work, Discrimination Suits May Dent Jones Day’s Appeal to Young Lawyers
Dan Packel writes for The American Lawyer: Sejal Singh, a recent Harvard Law School graduate who serves as national policy director at the activist group People’s Parity Project, pointed to a group of University of Michigan Law School students who’ve pledged not to...
In the News: Trump Lawyers Pressured to End Role in Election Challenges
Sara Randazzo writes for the Wall Street Journal: The People’s Parity Project, a national group of students and new lawyers that seeks to limit corporate influence in the legal system, launched a pledge for law students to not interview or work for four law firms that...
In the News: No Jobs for Trump Administration Lawyers, Group Tells Firms
Stephanie Russell-Kraft writes for Bloomberg Law: Trump administration lawyers who have “abused” their roles by aiding the president shouldn’t get jobs at big firms and universities, a group of law students and new attorneys said Friday. Those who shouldn’t get posts...
Bullshit by @Venmo (who’s shocked?) — but an important reminder that you can still opt out of their forced arbitration clause. The cost of printing and postage is most certainly worth it.
Hey @Venmo, nice “opt out”option of your arbitration agreement, which is buried on your website and requires you to print and mail a physical form. You’re a digital company; you know most of your users won’t print and mail a form to opt out. @PeoplesParity
Daily reminder: judicial nominations and appointments matter to our health. It is vital to invest in advocacy & organizing that challenges right wing judges' control of our futures. This can't just be lawyers & law students - everyone must engage in these fights. @PeoplesParity https://twitter.com/rafaelshimunov/status/1516403815016284163
I’m just now very late learning that the Trump appointed federal judge who overturned mask mandates was deemed unqualified by the bar association for her lifetime job, citing her only trial experience was… two single day cases as a law student.
If you’re a progressive lawyer or law student, idk this is probably one of the things you want to be doing this summer 🥳 https://twitter.com/PeoplesParity/status/1516156446865510400
SAVE THE DATE: We're holding our 2022 Convening in D.C., July 8–10!
We'll be joined by @fivefourpod for a live podcast recording, @ElieNYC for a keynote address, and lawyers and law students from around the country for three days of unrigging the law.
Registration opening soon!
I am *so excited* for this event. Save the date! https://twitter.com/PeoplesParity/status/1516156446865510400
SAVE THE DATE: We're holding our 2022 Convening in D.C., July 8–10!
We'll be joined by @fivefourpod for a live podcast recording, @ElieNYC for a keynote address, and lawyers and law students from around the country for three days of unrigging the law.
Registration opening soon!
SAVE THE DATE: We're holding our 2022 Convening in D.C., July 8–10!
We'll be joined by @fivefourpod for a live podcast recording, @ElieNYC for a keynote address, and lawyers and law students from around the country for three days of unrigging the law.
Registration opening soon!