Behind the Scenes of Justice: How Office Community Affects Legal Service Work
| dc.contributor.author | Flanagan-Folcarelli, Morgan | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-03-27T19:23:55Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-03-27T19:23:55Z | |
| dc.date.created | 2016-10-21 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018-03-27 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This summer, I worked with New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, a small nonprofit civil rights law firm in New York City. From my first day, I was blown away by the positive office culture of this organization. This culture enabled me to experience unexpected subtleties of legal public service work, ranging from gender and power dynamics in the private and public sector, to thinking about what it means to do work that takes years to come to fruition. Participating in a professional environment where the culture emphasized community, support, growth, and leaning into difference allowed me to see the incredible difficulties individuals face when fighting against systems of injustice without feeling disheartened by the imbalanced odds—even in the face of frustrating defeats. | |
| dc.description.panabstract | The law is a vast, complex entity; it is difficult to navigate, and—unfortunately—often easy to abuse. This summer, each panelist worked with an organization that provides access to justice to marginalized groups. These internships allowed us to learn about and fight injustice within the legal system, and provided us with opportunities to work with the law in this capacity first-hand. We gained valuable experience supporting those denied access to the justice system in their fight to safeguard their legal rights, and observed how our colleagues and organizations fought back against legal abuses, navigated challenging legal and office dynamics, and continued tirelessly to work towards improving access to the law for everyone. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10166/4582 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.rights.restricted | public | |
| dc.title | Behind the Scenes of Justice: How Office Community Affects Legal Service Work | |
| dc.title.alternative | Legal Services to Stop Injustice |