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While the Law School's faculty gears up to debate the merits of requiring students to do pro bono work, about 30 law students gathered for a public form last night to discuss how such a measure could be implemented...
...instance, he deplores the failure of top law school graduates to devote themselves to pro bono work and helping the poor rather than pursuing ever higher salaries at big-name firms. Has Bok forgotten that it was he who appointed a new Harvard Law School dean who, after just a few months in office, eliminated the school's public-interest career counselling office in an effort to save money...
MacKenzie Brackman doesn't have that problem, though. Its attorneys do take on their share of pro bono work. But other aspects of the show sometimes draw criticism from the literal-minded fans in Harkness Commons. "It's the behavior you always think of--Perry Mason pacing back and forth--but you would never actually see that," one third-year student says of the "L.A. Law"yers' courtroom demeanor. "You want to direct attention to the witness and not yourself...
...Clinical programs give people a running start," says Goldstein. "And even for people who do not do pro bono work, it is still quite important that they did clinical work, because it dramatically affects their value and role are partners in terms of resources...
...clinical progam does make a difference. It makes people aware of what's out there available to them," Butts says. "They may choose to go into corporate work, but they will be more sensitive to the need for pro bono lawyers...