Diversifying the Clerkship System

Judicial clerkships are highly valued for career advancement but face significant challenges including lack of diversity, transparency, and workplace protections, disproportionately affecting historically marginalized students. As The Legal Accountability Project’s President and Founder Aliza Shatzman argues in the Institute for Inclusion in the Legal Profession’s 2026-2027 Annual Review, initiatives like The Legal Accountability Project aim to democratize information about judges and clerkship experiences to diversify and improve the clerkship system.

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