NAWL Podcast

The Legal Accountability Project with Aliza Shatzman

Episode Summary

In this episode, Aliza Shatzman, President and Founder of The Legal Accountability Project, speaks with Karyn Polak, Founder and President of Shift the Prism, about judicial accountability and how to protect law clerks from workplace mistreatment. They discuss the scope of the problem, including gender discrimination and harassment, and Aliza offers suggestions for what members of the legal profession can do to help. 

Episode Notes

In this episode, Aliza Shatzman, President and Founder of The Legal Accountability Project, speaks with Karyn Polak, Founder and President of Shift the Prism, about judicial accountability and how to protect law clerks from workplace mistreatment. They discuss the scope of the problem, including gender discrimination and harassment, and Aliza offers suggestions for what members of the legal profession can do to help. 

Aliza spoke on the NAWL Podcast in 2022 and in this episode, we get an update on the work of Aliza’s nonprofit, The Legal Accountability Project, which aims to ensure that law clerks have positive clerkship experiences while extending support and resources to those who do not.