To be a political lawyer
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A gay attorney reflects on the state of political lawyering, strategies for social change, and the possible role of religion in such strategies. He believes that clients typically have a limited understanding of their oppression and should not be romanticized. At the time, he thinks attorney-client connections are achievable on a deeply human level. He further believes that a comprehensive global strategy can be developed and implemented to push social change. In order to succeed, political lawyers and activists need to instill a religious-style community spirit and create a faith story that exudes hope.
Publication Name: Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0017-8039
Year: 1996
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Steady work: a practitioner's reflections on political lawyering
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Political lawyers, along with the Legal Service Corp and similar pro bono services, had a long history of successes beginning in the 1960s. Their weapons were lawsuits, client education, and community and labor organizing. Their social vision was an integral part of their concept of the practice of law. Political lawyers traditionally have formed deep bonds with their clients, as well as forging ongoing relationships with their adversaries. In a era of defeatism and diminishing financial support, these lawyers need to work even harder to ensure that the lawyers who follow them will be just as committed.
Publication Name: Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0017-8039
Year: 1996
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Political lawyering: an introduction
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Political lawyers help communities find social and political justice. Legal advocacy and litigation become instruments of social change through these attorneys. Courts have become increasingly conservative, making the work of political attorneys, such as Harvard professor Gary Bellow, even more difficult. So, in the 1990s, political lawyers should be most concerned with reshaping coalition politics, comprehending the social effects of market forces, and finding ways to leverage private resources and promote human capital investment.
Publication Name: Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0017-8039
Year: 1996
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