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Not Every Good Jurist Is A Good Manager

You can be a strong jurist and a poor manager.

But this is rarely a factor when judges are appointed for life, given enormous power, and tasked with running small, intimate, high-stress workplaces.

In Above the Law, LAP’s President and Founder Aliza Shatzman argues that the judiciary has done little to train judges as managers, despite the enormous influence judges exert over clerks’ careers.

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No Judge Should Serve Forever

In Above the Law, LAP’s President and Founder Aliza Shatzman argues that the judiciary needs better mechanisms to remove judges who may no longer be fit to serve.

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'Do Your Research,' 'Stick It Out,' And Other Things Law Schools Should Stop Telling Students About Clerkships

As law students enter another clerkship application cycle without transparent information about judges as managers and clerkship experiences, LAP President and Founder Aliza Shatzman critiques standard law school advice like “do your research” and “stick it out.” Aliza also offers advice for law students and law school advisors.

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A Policy Prescription for the DC Courts

In the DC Bar Magazine - online, LAP’s President and Founder Aliza Shatzman suggests a policy prescription for the DC Courts. This article was also featured in the DC Bar Magazine, Washington Lawyer, in the March/April edition.

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How Williams Shaped My Advocacy Work

LAP’s President and Founder Aliza Shatzman ‘13 writes a Williams Alumni Career Commentary piece in which she explains how Williams shaped her advocacy work.

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The Judiciary Accountability Act: Dismantling the Myth of the Untouchable Judge

In the NYU Journal of Legislation & Public Policy, Aliza Shatzman argues that we can dismantle the myth of the untouchable judge and finally correct historically intractable problems in the judiciary - including gender discrimination, harassment, and retaliation - by extending Title VII to judiciary employees and revising the Employee Dispute Resolution (EDR) Plan.

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