As everyone who has posted so far has mentioned Bill’s article in the Harvard Law Record, I just wanted to respond in this one comment.
His article is definitely fiery, and probably overstates the case for earning-to-give. When Bill and I gave a presentation at the law school last semester, we included advice on how public interest/government lawyers can maximize impact by choosing high-priority causes and gaining leverage by changing policy.
There are a few comments on his article that were positive. I think people who already wanted to go into BigLaw were more receptive to it than those who already wanted to go into public interest/government.
Bill and the other members of HLS EA have accomplished a lot over the past semester—they’ve gotten around 40 people to sign the 2L Pledge ( https://www.facebook.com/events/1388997771424219/ ), over 5% of the 2L class. It’s a pledge to donate 1% of summer internship earnings to highly effective charities, which they hope to grow and turn into a post-graduation pledge next year.
As everyone who has posted so far has mentioned Bill’s article in the Harvard Law Record, I just wanted to respond in this one comment.
His article is definitely fiery, and probably overstates the case for earning-to-give. When Bill and I gave a presentation at the law school last semester, we included advice on how public interest/government lawyers can maximize impact by choosing high-priority causes and gaining leverage by changing policy.
There are a few comments on his article that were positive. I think people who already wanted to go into BigLaw were more receptive to it than those who already wanted to go into public interest/government.
Bill and the other members of HLS EA have accomplished a lot over the past semester—they’ve gotten around 40 people to sign the 2L Pledge ( https://www.facebook.com/events/1388997771424219/ ), over 5% of the 2L class. It’s a pledge to donate 1% of summer internship earnings to highly effective charities, which they hope to grow and turn into a post-graduation pledge next year.