“You’re Going to Be A Better Lawyer”
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As an associate at a Big Law firm in 2019, Tony Joe was thrilled to join a pro bono case team working on the exoneration of a client wrongfully convicted for murder. It was akin to the criminal justice work he’d done as a law student – interning at the Equal Justice Initiative’s Capital Defense…
read moreWhy is a social worker on a Civil Rights team?
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When people who have been wronged by the police and the justice system come to NSBHF, the social worker’s job is to support them through their journey for justice. Christina says she’s had the privilege to work with some of the most resilient people she’s ever met. When Christina Paige set out to earn a…
read more“Litigation Boot Camp:” The Life of a Cochran Fellow
Blog | 0 comments | by David Bohl
Vishal Agraharkar recounts what led him to become a Cochran Fellow and reflects on his experiences at the firm. What got you interested in constitutional law? After law school I got a fellowship and then a staff position at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, working on voting rights and also felony…
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