Thread by @benjaminwittes

Some thoughts for all of Law School Twitter: I've been corresponding with @dietellewoods, whom I interviewed here, about the situation of displaced Ukrainian law students, and I think there's a big role for U.S. law schools to play here. THREAD
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A note in advance: I am certain everything I am about to say applies to a lot of other professions too, and by focusing on law here, I'm not suggesting that the profession is unique or that law students are facing usual disruption relative to others. But I work with a lot of

lawyers and law schools, and this is the field about which I know something and know people. So I'm writing this about law because that's where I think the people I know can most easily make a difference consistent with the work they do every day anyway.

A bunch of Ukrainian law students are going to graduate this year as refugees. As @dietellewoods, who is one of them, explains to me, her school will finish the year remotely, so the students will be able to graduate, but entrance exams for graduate studies have been cancelled.

This means that students, unless they can do their LLMs abroad, cannot do what is necessary to prepare to join the bar. While a bunch of European law firms seem to be taking Ukrainian interns—kudos to all firms that are—this is a very short-term solution.

So here's my thought: All U.S. law schools that have LLM programs should on an emergency basis create as many slots for Fall 2022 as financially feasible for displaced Ukrainians wanting to continue/finish their legal educations.

The legal community should on an emergency basis fund stipends for housing and living expenses for these students. I am personally happy to organizing fundraising to support any students whom law schools will admit for tuition- and fee-free LLMs.

So how about it @Harvard_Law @YaleLawSch @nyulaw @ColumbiaLaw @pennlaw @UChicagoLaw @StanfordLaw @UVALaw @UMichLaw @GeorgetownLaw? Who's game?

This is how it’s done, people….
Don’t tell me how complicated it is.

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