Why Would Anyone Want to be a Public Interest Lawyer?

Schrag, Philip

doi:10.2139/ssrn.1486246

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Why Would Anyone Want to be a Public Interest Lawyer?

Philip G. Schrag

Georgetown University - Law Center

October 9, 2009

Georgetown Public Law Research Paper No. 10-52

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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.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 10

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

JEL Classification: I30, K30

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Date posted: October 10, 2009 ; Last revised: September 9, 2010

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Schrag, Philip G. , Why Would Anyone Want to be a Public Interest Lawyer? (October 9, 2009). Georgetown Public Law Research Paper No. 10-52. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1486246 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1486246

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