Legal Industry Harassment Is Not Rare, But Rarely Shared with Aliza Shatzman - Episode 135
In this episode, Kathryn welcomes Aliza Shatzman, an attorney, advocate, and former DC Superior Court law clerk, to talk about her experience as a clerk in the DC Superior Court where she faced gender discrimination, harassment, and ultimately retaliation by the now former judge for whom she clerked. She also discusses how she reached out to her law school for support and assistance, only to find out that the judge had a history of misconduct that law school officials were aware of. Due to her experience, Aliza co-founded and launched The Legal Accountability Project, a non-profit organization dedicated to addressing issues of judicial accountability.
Who’s The Guest?
Aliza Shatzman is an attorney, an advocate, and a former DC Superior Court law clerk. She regularly writes and speaks about judicial accountability.
Aliza is also the President & Co-Founder of The Legal Accountability Project, a nonprofit aimed at protecting law clerks from workplace mistreatment and holding judges accountable for misconduct.
Episode Resources
- https://docs.house.gov/meetings/JU/JU03/20220317/114503/HHRG-117-JU03-20220317-SD005.pdf
- https://www.legalaccountabilityproject.org/
- Untouchable Judges? What I've Learned about Harassment in the Judiciary, and What We Can Do to Stop It
- The Conservative Case for the Judiciary Accountability Act
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/aliza-shatzman-58b55223/
- https://twitter.com/AlizaShatzman
Episode Highlights - What was Aliza Shatzman’s clerkship experience like?
- The Legal Accountability Project: From clerkship to advocacy
- The impact of clerkship misconduct on law students' career prospects
- Importance of the Clerkship Whisper Network
- Why law schools should be open with the reports of alumni and students
- The best way of data transparency and sharing
- Conducting a workplace assessment and reporting any data on workplace culture
- Getting assessments from non-lawyers working in the legal field.
- How persuasive harassment can be
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