Law profs throw their weight behind Legal Aid boycott

By: Pulat Yunusov · June 29, 2009 · Filed Under Criminal Law, Law Career · Add Comment 

Here is the story from the Globe. On one side, we have a potential boost for access to justice at the cost of a definite short-term harm to the rights of the accused. On the other, it’s a slow flight of defence lawyers from the Legal Aid system.

Another effect of the status quo is a growing scarcity of mentors for young lawyers, according to Professor Tanovich. Should the state indirectly subsidize young lawyers’ training in the private bar? I say, yes. Or only the rich will afford good lawyers, while middle-class clients will be stuck with lawyers who use them to train themselves.

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