Judicial Accountability: What Does it Mean? - Aliza Shatzman - S6E15
Improving the courts, one clerkship at a time...Do you feel empowered in your role within the law industry to speak up and report when something is wrong? Particularly if you are working as a law clerk, do you feel it easy to be able to complain and report a Judge and their wrongdoings?This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna is chatting to Aliza Shatzman, President and Co-Founder of the Legal Accountability Project!Aliza is a passionate advocate for bringing awareness about harassment in the judiciary and served as a law clerk herself in the Superior Court of District of Columbia. Aliza's experience in the legal industry stretches far and wide - as well as working as a law clerk, she has previously worked as a legal intern at the US Department of Justice, the US Attorney's Office and US Senate and US houses of Representatives. Aliza and the team at the Legal Accountability Project are on a mission to ensure that as many law clerks as possible have positive clerkship experiences, while extending support and resources to those who do not.𝐒𝐨, 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧?You can hear our Rob and Aliza talk about all things:The Legal Accountability Project and what it really stands forLack of transparency at every step of the clerkship process and why this needs to changeUnwillingness of judiciary leadership to be regulated and managed efficientlyWhy law schools can be the best vector for changeEnhancement of the clerkship application process🎧 Join us now on your favourite podcast streaming app!See some of Aliza's recent work below:Written testimony to the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the InternetThe Conservative Case for the Judiciary Accountability Act in the Harvard Journal on LegislationLaw schools are part of the problem—but they can (and should) be part of the solution in Yale Law & Policy ReviewUntouchable Judges? What I've Learned about Harassment in the Judiciary, and What We Can Do to Stop It inSponsored by Clio - the #1 legal software for clients, cases, billing and more!💻 www.legallyspeakingpodcast.com📧 info@legallyspeakingpodcast.comSupport the show