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THREAD on @TheLSSSE 2021 Annual Report, "The #COVID Crisis in Legal Education." There's some good news, some bad news, and a call to action. Listen up! đ /1 lssse.indiana.edu/wp-content/upl⊠
After the final âRace, Racism and the Lawâ class @uocommonlaw, my incredible students compiled a video of appreciation for what the course meant to them in their legal studies.
I was incredibly touched (đ). And listening to their reflections caused me to reflect on #LegalEd đ§”
I was incredibly touched (đ). And listening to their reflections caused me to reflect on #LegalEd đ§”
The studentsâ comments reflected consistent themes:
-rethinking the type of legal career they want to pursue;
-having space for candid conversations where they can be authentic;
-craving critical perspectives and gentle challenge; &
-feeling empowered by critical racial literacy
-rethinking the type of legal career they want to pursue;
-having space for candid conversations where they can be authentic;
-craving critical perspectives and gentle challenge; &
-feeling empowered by critical racial literacy
In this current momentâwhere the Ontario government not only neglected racialized and low-income communities in the midst of a global pandemic, but now, is turning to measures that will needlessly punish those same communitiesâthese student comments take on acute significance.
1/ I have so enjoyed watching the impressive anti-racism efforts of law schoolsâincluding my own. #LegalEd has a long way to go, but weâre doing the work. As we do, though, I canât help but feel tension between this work and the US News rankings. THREAD
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2/ For those outside the loop, the US News rankings incentivize law school admission practices that alienate students from historically underrepresented backgroundsâe.g., those identifying as American Indian, Asian, Black, Hispanic, Native Hawaiian.
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3/ Let me explain via an illustrative example from my friend, @TheEdLawProf (whose work I recommend). In his piece, âThe Marginalization of Black Aspiring Lawyers,â @FIULAWREVIEW, Taylor writes:
(1/3) Great start to #CrimPro this week discussing the 6th Am. standard for effective assistance of counseling through the #AdnanSyed case. Syed was represented by #CristinaGutierrez who suffered from late stage MS, did not investigate an alibi witness, and ....
(2/3) did cross the state's cell tower expert. Yet, as students were shocked to learn, MD state appellate courts held that she nonetheless provided constitutionally acceptable representation.
(3/3) Great chance to encourage students to own their professional identity and work ethic because appellate courts won't catch their errors on the back end. And, chances are, someone's life is on the line. #LegalEd elle.com/culture/moviesâŠ
