43 min
Episode 11: The Legal Accountability Project with Aliza Shatzman The Newfangled Lawyer
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In the 11th episode of The Newfangled Lawyer Podcast, host Patrick Patino engages in a conversation with Aliza Shatzman, President of the Legal Accountability Project. Aliza shares her inspiring journey from law school to a horrible clerkship experience that ignited her passion for changing the legal profession.
They discuss the urgent need for transparency and reform in clerkships, revealing shocking realities and the culture of silence that surrounds law clerk mistreatment.
Join this thought-provoking discussion about the legal profession, authenticity, and the call for justice. Explore what it means to be a "newfangled lawyer" as they challenge norms and pave the way for a brighter legal future.
About Aliza:
Aliza Shatzman is the President and Founder of The Legal Accountability Project, a nonprofit aimed at ensuring that law clerks have positive clerkship experiences, while extending support and resources to those who do not. Aliza earned her BA from Williams College and her JD from Washington University School of Law. After law school, Aliza clerked in D.C. Superior Court during the 2019-2020 term.
In March 2022, Aliza submitted written testimony for a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing about the lack of workplace protections in the federal judiciary, detailing her personal experience with gender discrimination, harassment, and retaliation by a former D.C. judge, in order to advocate for the Judiciary Accountability Act, legislation that would extend Title VII protections to judiciary employees, including law clerks.
Aliza now writes and speaks regularly about judicial accountability, clerkships, and diversity in the courts. She has been published in numerous law journals and mainstream publications.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aliza-shatzman-58b55223/
https://www.legalaccountabilityproject.org/
In the 11th episode of The Newfangled Lawyer Podcast, host Patrick Patino engages in a conversation with Aliza Shatzman, President of the Legal Accountability Project. Aliza shares her inspiring journey from law school to a horrible clerkship experience that ignited her passion for changing the legal profession.
They discuss the urgent need for transparency and reform in clerkships, revealing shocking realities and the culture of silence that surrounds law clerk mistreatment.
Join this thought-provoking discussion about the legal profession, authenticity, and the call for justice. Explore what it means to be a "newfangled lawyer" as they challenge norms and pave the way for a brighter legal future.
About Aliza:
Aliza Shatzman is the President and Founder of The Legal Accountability Project, a nonprofit aimed at ensuring that law clerks have positive clerkship experiences, while extending support and resources to those who do not. Aliza earned her BA from Williams College and her JD from Washington University School of Law. After law school, Aliza clerked in D.C. Superior Court during the 2019-2020 term.
In March 2022, Aliza submitted written testimony for a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing about the lack of workplace protections in the federal judiciary, detailing her personal experience with gender discrimination, harassment, and retaliation by a former D.C. judge, in order to advocate for the Judiciary Accountability Act, legislation that would extend Title VII protections to judiciary employees, including law clerks.
Aliza now writes and speaks regularly about judicial accountability, clerkships, and diversity in the courts. She has been published in numerous law journals and mainstream publications.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aliza-shatzman-58b55223/
https://www.legalaccountabilityproject.org/
43 min