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Ironically, prospective lawyers across the country are still showing interest in public service, at least while they are at law school, most observers agree. The diversity of clinical projects grow every year, with participation generally remaining high...
...Harvard Law School, for instance, the students feel as strongly committed as ever to public service within their educational confines, at least if recent events are any indicator...
After Dean Robert C. Clark decided to close the school's office for public interest career counseling this summer, about two-thirds of the student body signed a petition protesting the decision and reaffirming their support for public service...
Only about 6 percent of Law School graduates actually pursue full-time public interest careers. But Harvard's staffers say the success of clinical programs should also be measured by how they influence the 69 percent of graduates who enter private firms, where they can do substantial pro bono work...
...experiences derived from clinical work have an strong impact on lawyers--and consequently on the firms they join--whether or not they enter public service jobs or do pro bono work on the side," says Daniel L. Greenberg, director of Harvard's clinical programs. "They can have an important effect on a firm's pro bono commitment...