Aliza Shatzman, Author at Above the Law https://abovethelaw.com/author/ashatzman/ A Legal Web Site – News, Insights, and Opinions on Law Firms, Lawyers, Law School, Law Suits, Judges and Courts Tue, 12 Dec 2023 18:44:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 Stop Using Phrases Like ‘Good Fit’ In Clerkship Hirings https://abovethelaw.com/2023/12/stop-using-phrases-like-good-fit-in-clerkship-hirings/ Tue, 12 Dec 2023 21:44:20 +0000 https://abovethelaw.com/?p=1020384 Too few organizations focus on diversifying clerkship applicants, even though the lack of diversity among clerks has enormous implications for diversity in the legal profession generally.

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]]> Actually, Your Reputation Isn’t Everything https://abovethelaw.com/2023/11/actually-your-reputation-isnt-everything/ Thu, 30 Nov 2023 21:03:33 +0000 https://abovethelaw.com/?p=1017120 Risk-taking is necessary to implement widescale change.

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]]> The Clerkship Whisper Network https://abovethelaw.com/2023/10/the-clerkship-whisper-network/ Fri, 27 Oct 2023 15:18:20 +0000 https://abovethelaw.com/?p=1009710 Many students know little about the work environment they’re entering when they take on this particularly consequential first legal job.

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]]> Options For Law Clerks To Address Wrongful Conduct? https://abovethelaw.com/2023/10/options-for-law-clerks-to-address-wrongful-conduct/ Tue, 10 Oct 2023 18:17:40 +0000 https://abovethelaw.com/?p=1005822 It’s a short list. 

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]]> It’s Time For A #MeToo Movement In The Judiciary https://abovethelaw.com/2023/09/its-time-for-a-metoo-movement-in-the-judiciary/ Tue, 19 Sep 2023 14:43:22 +0000 https://abovethelaw.com/?p=999543 It’s on all of us in the legal profession to be part of the solution.

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]]> Judges Who Interpret Title VII Should Themselves Be Subject To It https://abovethelaw.com/2023/09/judges-who-interpret-title-vii-should-themselves-be-subject-to-it/ Tue, 05 Sep 2023 18:14:43 +0000 https://abovethelaw.com/?p=996666 Right now, judges are above the laws they enforce. There's a solution: the Judiciary Accountability Act must be passed.

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]]> Not Every Good Jurist Is A Good Manager https://abovethelaw.com/2023/08/not-every-good-jurist-is-a-good-manager/ Mon, 21 Aug 2023 19:15:41 +0000 https://abovethelaw.com/?p=992547 The judiciary has done little to train judges as managers, despite the enormous influence judges exert over clerks’ careers.

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]]> No Judge Should Serve Forever https://abovethelaw.com/2023/08/no-judge-should-serve-forever/ Tue, 01 Aug 2023 18:47:26 +0000 https://abovethelaw.com/?p=986472 We should hold judges to the highest ethical standards, not the lowest. This necessitates ensuring that those who interpret our laws are fit to serve.

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]]> ‘Do Your Research,’ ‘Stick It Out,’ And Other Things Law Schools Should Stop Telling Students About Clerkships https://abovethelaw.com/2023/06/do-your-research-stick-it-out-and-other-things-law-schools-should-stop-telling-students-about-clerkships/ Tue, 06 Jun 2023 17:45:14 +0000 https://abovethelaw.com/?p=970990 The messaging around clerkships matters. 

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]]> Law Students: Ask The Right Questions Before Clerking https://abovethelaw.com/2023/04/law-students-ask-the-right-questions-before-clerking/ Tue, 11 Apr 2023 15:55:33 +0000 https://abovethelaw.com/?p=954528 A clerkship should be positive, not just tolerable. No one should willingly endure a taxing clerkship for the prestige.

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