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Wasserstein Fellow El Cid Butuyan Featured in Filipino Paper

The Manila Mail highlights El Cid Butuyan, who will serve as a Wasserstein Fellow in OPIA this fall. See the full article here.

This year the Wasserstein Fellows Program for Public Service will bring 15 outstanding public interest attorneys to the Harvard Law School campus for one or two days to advise law students about public service careers. Wasserstein Fellows are selected based on the depth and diversity of their public interest experiences, the areas of expertise which interest students, and the personal qualities that will make them excellent advisers.

During their campus visits, the fellows advise individual students on career options, speak in classes and on panels, meet with student groups, and speak informally with students at brown bag lunches. The program was created in 1990 in honor of Morris Wasserstein through a generous gift from his family.

August 2nd, 2007 Posted by opia | Wasserstein | No Comments

Michigan Law Journal Public Interest Issue

In its Public Interest Issue, the Michigan Law Journal includes two excellent articles about public service.

The article (.pdf) by Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm ‘87 focuses on justice in public interest lawyering. Writing that “justice was the concept that for me turned legalese into poetry,” Granholm argues that all lawyers must serve the public interest, reminding us of our oath to uphold truth, justice, and honor.

Michael Steinberg’s article (.pdf) focuses on the challenges of entering the public service field, concluding that the rewards greatly outweigh the sacrifices: “I cannot stand idly by and watch our freedoms slip away.”

August 2nd, 2007 Posted by opia | Alumni | No Comments

   

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