Megan Campbell
Ali Tejani
Each year NSRLP “graduates” law student research assistants (RAs) who have worked with us over the previous three years. These prospective lawyers have had an “immersion program” in working with members of the public who are representing themselves, an experience that we hear year after year is formative in shaping their path into legal practice.
Rebecca Flynn
Kaila Scarrow
This year’s graduates are Ali Tejani (social media wizard, and our “In Other News” correspondent), Megan Campbell (manager of the SRL Case Law Database), Kaila Scarrow (co-investigator and co-author of our report on access to court transcripts, along with many other pieces), and Rebecca Flynn (researcher/editor of our latest A2J Annotated Bibliography, and Case Law Database researcher). Julie’s conversation with them spans their hopes for the future of legal services, their thoughts about entering an evolving profession, and how COVID is going to change everything. (Make sure to listen to the end for “in other news” with guest host Jordan Furlong!)
Related links:
Megan’s previous podcast episode, “Crohn’s v Law School”
Jordan’s recent blog post, “Pandemic X: To the class of 2020”
In Other News
Jordan Furlong
In other news, with Jordan Furlong (legal markets analyst and recent podcast guest): the State Bar of California has agreed to move ahead with a “regulatory sandbox” to try out innovative legal services; Los Angeles County Superior Court launching free online tool to help parents negotiate child custody disputes and visitation issues without having to come to court; and finally, a Globe & Mail op-ed from a graduating Osgoode Hall law student reflects on the benefits of online legal education.
“California Bar Takes Giant Step Towards Regulatory Sandbox” (LawSites)
“California Bar Revives Efforts to Create ‘Regulatory Sandbox’” (Law.com)
“Welcome to the California sandbox” (#makelawbetter)
“L.A. Superior Court Launching Online Tool for Child Custody Disputes” (iHeartRadio)
“After experiencing online law school, I’m fine with not returning to campus” (Globe and Mail)
Jumping Off the Ivory Tower is produced and hosted by Julie Macfarlane and Dayna Cornwall; production and editing by Brauntë Petric; Other News produced and hosted by Jordan Furlong; promotion by Moya McAlister and the NSRLP team.