Clinical Trials

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Fidelity of a Free Thinker
It has been nearly two decades since John Bayly stood up to a Board of Directors that wished to terminate the Legal Services Corporation. Today, as a judge in the District of Columbia, he relishes the autonomy—and the continued ability to make a difference in the struggle for equal justice. ( 554k)

Clinical Trials
The hands-on clinical experiences offered at places like Hamline University Law School in St. Paul, Minn., are why a reliable core of up-and-coming advocates still choose careers in legal aid over more lucrative work in private practice. EJM examines the ways clinical education has grown over time and the tradeoffs law students must consider in pursuing their public interest ambitions. ( 1mb)

Law Clinic Close Ups

• Gonzaga University School of Law University Legal Assistance ( 90k)
• Northeastern University School of Law Clinic ( 90k)
• University of Alabama School of Law Elder Clinic ( 161k)
• University of Maryland School of Law AIDS Clinic ( 161k)
• University of New Mexico School of Law Southwest Indian Law Clinic
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• University of North Dakota School of Law Civil Rights Clinic ( 93k)

Making Welfare Work
Few possess a keener understanding of what it takes to successfully get off public assistance than attorney Sharon Bourassa, who knows from her own experience that “an educated mother is not a welfare mother.” It’s why when clients fall through the cracks of Florida’s welfare system today, Broward County Legal Aid Service first gets them help—and then gets them back in school. ( 1.5mb)

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