The Fight For Rights Continues: The View From Legal Academia – Above the Law

In
this
episode
of
The
Jabot
I
chat
with
Jackie
Gardina,
Dean
and
Chief
Academic
Officer
at
The
Colleges
of
Law,
about
systemic
change,
legal
education,
and
the
hurdles
to
entering
the
legal
profession.
Gain
insights
on
LGBTQ
rights,
bar
exam
reform,
and
advice
for
future
law
students.
A
must-listen
for
those
interested
in
modern
legal
challenges!

Highlights

From
clinical
therapy
to
a
passion
for
law.
Systemic
change
as
a
career
theme.
Multiple
pathways
to
change:
Don’t
Ask,
Don’t
Tell.
Legal
battles
and
the
evolution
of
rights.
Repeal
challenges
for
LGBTQIA
rights.
Voting
rights
history
as
a
movement.
State-level
demonization
of
LGBTQ
youth.
Federalism’s
effect
on
state
rights.
Bar
exam
as
an
exclusionary
mechanism.
Disconnect
between
bar
exam
and
legal
practice.
COVID
as
an
inflection
point
for
bar
reform.
The
push
for
bar
exam
reform
in
California.
Critique
of
law
school’s
alignment
with
practice.

The
Jabot
podcast
is
an
offshoot
of
the
Above
the
Law
brand
focused
on
the
challenges
women,
people
of
color,
LGBTQIA,
and
other
diverse
populations
face
in
the
legal
industry.
Our
name
comes
from
none
other
than
the
Notorious
Ruth
Bader
Ginsburg
and
the
jabot
(decorative
collar)
she
wore
when
delivering
dissents
from
the
bench.
It’s
a
reminder
that
even
when
we
aren’t
winning,
we’re
still
a
powerful
force
to
be
reckoned
with.

Happy
listening!

Kathryn
Rubino
is
a
Senior
Editor
at
Above
the
Law,
host
of

The
Jabot
podcast,
and
co-host
of

Thinking
Like
A
Lawyer.
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The Fight For Rights Continues: The View From Legal Academia – Above the Law