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LawSchoolasTrainingforHierarchy 16 - 28 Mar 2012 - Main.MeaganBurrows
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I found this account of the law school experience by Professor Duncan Kennedy of Harvard Law to be relevant to our discussions in class, thought I’d share. | | | In the same vein, I am interested in creating a new topic on the Wiki that will attempt to accumulate opportunities for students to get involved depending on our different interests (i.e. gender equality, environment, civil rights, education, etc). This idea came to me when I was sent an email about the NY State Attorney General's Civil Rights Bureau needing student volunteers to work on a fair housing issue, that may culminate in volunteers serving as witnesses at trial. Would anyone else be interested in this Wiki topic? It would be great if we could all work together to inform each other about opportunities such as this, so that those who are interested in alternative ways to obtain legal experience, can do so meaningfully.
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< | Abiola, that sounds like a great idea. I am hesitant to abandon faith completely in Columbia’s offerings – perhaps out of a subconscious desire to validate the tuition fees – but of course there is a wealth of other sources of guidance and experience out there, particularly in this city. No need to limit either way. | >
> | I would definitely be interested in the topic. I am feeling slightly overwhelmed at this point with the barrage of clinic/externship/curriculum opportunities for next year. There are so many fascinating and worthy organizations and programs I would love to get involved with - and many more I'm sure I would be interested in upon discovery of their existence. I would also like to get out of the Columbia bubble and do some pro bono work at a non profit in the city. I totally agree that it would be a shame not to take advantage of the opportunities presented to us to gain practical experience in New York. I have always found - throughout high school and my undergraduate degree - that I learn better, contribute more, and grow as a person through volunteering, working and engaging with other people outside of the classroom. I am sure many of us are worried about time management and over-committing, and I think it would be great to share resources, strategies, opportunities and our experiences on the Wiki. I think it could also be used as a breeding ground for unique initiatives that we ourselves may want to take up. While there are many amazing organizations and people already doing great work, there are also causes that fall by the wayside or that our individual classmates may be particularly invested in. I think it would be great if the wiki could serve as a platform for potential future projects that people may want to initiate, support, or undertake collectively. While they may not be spoon-fed to us by the administration or even readily apparent, I really think the tools we need to engage in the kind of work we want to do exist at Columbia and in New York. It would be immensely helpful to pool our knowledge and help one another to ferret out the often latent courses, professors, and practical training opportunities that hold value. | | | | |
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< | Perhaps we could begin with a list of topic areas, with subsections for long-term interests/goals, another for contacts, and a third for possible related learning or work experience opportunities?
Two quick concerns – 1. we should make it group-access only. 2. It might be worth looking around current organizations and any websites/materials they have first, so as to not reinvent the wheel on this.
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