Judicial Clerkships Are Not An Unadulterated Good

We should tell the truth about judicial clerkships, Aliza Shatzman writes in Above the Law: they are not an unadulterated good. Yet too many in the legal profession will continue to frame them as all unicorns ​​and fairy dust - covering up a darker side of clerking, perpetuating problematic judiciary behavior, and isolating mistreated clerks.

Every attorney — whether you clerked or not — bears responsibility for creating larger cultural change in the profession. And with transformational change happening right now on law school campuses and in courthouses nationwide, it’s the perfect time to be part of the solution.