Big Law’s “pro bono” work, supposedly “for the public good, sells students on the promise that they can make a starting salary of $215,000, plus bonuses, all while doing good work. Have your cake and your soul too. But is
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In her revealing article in The [F]law, Ellie Olsen argues that lawyers, like everyone else, are morally responsible for the choices they make about how they spend their time and who they choose to help with their training and talent.
Diana Cao‘s wonderful reporting in The [F]law traces the rise and fall of the video rental industry and how it affects access to TV/movie content today. Her story centers around the last video rental store in Boston, the Video Underground
Reem Hussein‘s powerful article on The [F]law reveals how, today, slavery in America is alive and well, but it comes in a new, more temporary form: “The Modern American Slavery: Temporary Worker Exploitation and the Human Supply Chain.” Related Systemic
How does Harvard justify sitting on a $53 billion endowment and from where does this money come? The mega-rich influence research, hiring, and even curriculum through strings-attached donations. In the latest article from The [F]law, read Danielle Dalla Vedova‘s fascinating,
For-profit colleges and universities capitalize on recruiting “nontraditional students,” whether they be marginalized students, working professionals, single parents, veterans, or any number of other communities the institution deems ripe for exploitation. By promising advanced education with flexible schedules, these institutions
Greater Boston is undergoing a housing crisis fueled in part by large corporate landlords. Undetected in the conversation about the greed of these landlords is one of the largest entities with countless properties, and yet the least accountability: Harvard University.
In the latest article from The [F]law, Rosie Kaur examines how and why Harvard Law students of color are being funneled into Big Law: “Big Law’s Capture of Students of Color.” Related Systemic Justice Resources From The [F]law: Lisa Fanning, The Corporate
Six of the nine sitting Supreme Court Justices are affiliated with the Federalist Society. How did this radical student organization ensnare our legal institutions? With the help of corporate billionaire John M. Olin—a man lauded to this day for his
In his revealing article in The [F]law, “The Blind-Eye Blizzard: How a winter storm captured the Texas regulatory body,“ Zach Berru, examines why, despite knowing its electric grid was vulnerable, Texas was still devastated by the 2021 storm and asks: Has