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Why Would Anyone Want to be a Public Interest Lawyer?

Philip G. Schrag
Georgetown University - Law Center

October 9, 2009

Abstract:
This is the inaugural address for the Delaney Family Professorship in Public Interest Law at Georgetown University Law Center. It elaborates ten reasons why law graduates might want to enter into long-term careers as public interest lawyers.

Keywords: public interest, public service, careers, law students

JEL Classifications: I30, K30

Working Paper Series

Date posted: October 10, 2009 ; Last revised: October 10, 2009

Suggested Citation

Schrag, Philip G. , Why Would Anyone Want to be a Public Interest Lawyer? (October 9, 2009). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1486246

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Philip G. Schrag (Contact Author)

Georgetown University - Law Center ( email )

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