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04-28-09
LEGAL EDUCATION
As thousands graduate from New York's 15 law schools many have not yet found employment.
New York Law Journal
Frank Wu describes why the legal profession needs people from all backgrounds.
U.S. News & World Report
Graduates without jobs lined up receive stipends for public interest internships.
National Law Journal
PRO BONO/PUBLIC SERVICE
Law firm partners led a fundraising effort to help support a local nonprofit.
Chronicle of Philanthropy
EQUAL JUSTICE WORKS IN THE NEWS
Equal Justice Works' Heather Jarvis and Fellow Corinna Spencer-Scheurich discuss how public interest lawyers can get their student loan debt forgiven.
U.S. News & World Report
Legal Aid of North Carolina Attorney and Equal Justice Works Fellow Cary Brege works with Convoy of Hope to help low-income communities in North Carolina.
WRAL
ACLU's Catherine Crump, an Equal Justice Works Alumna, comments on government cellphone tracking.
Associated Press
Equal Justice Works Alumnus Derek Teaney of the Appalachian Center for the Economy and the Environment helps enforce the Clean Water Act.
Montgomery Herald
Equal Justice Works Alumna Rachel Meeropol of the Center for Constitutional Rights discusses the treatment of prisoners.
Associated Press
LAW FIRM MIGRATION
The number of resumes for district attorney and public defender positions in California have doubled from last year.
Recorder
NYU School of Law hosts career fair for deferred associates.
ABA Journal
Lawyers trained to enter firms may face challenges at nonprofits.
Cal Law
ANNOUNCEMENTS
2009 U.S. News law school rankings released

CNN refers viewers to Equal Justice Works' student debt
relief resources

 

RESOURCES
ABA survey shows majority of Americans hard-hit by recession, stand firm behind federal funding for legal assistance

National Low Income Housing Coalition releases Out of Reach 2009: “Persistent Problems, New Challenges for Renters”

Study from Southern Poverty Law Center shows discrimination against Hispanics on the rise in the South

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