Explore how lawyers working as state and federal inspectors general investigate misconduct, promote transparency, and help ensure that government institutions serve the public fairly and effectively. Panelists will discuss the role of oversight lawyers in identifying systemic problems, conducting investigations, issuing reports and recommendations, and advancing accountability from within the government.
Panelists include:
- Lucy Lang ’06, Inspector General for New York State
- Robert Storch ’86, first Inspector General for Delaware
- Mark Greenblatt ’99, former Inspector General of the U.S. Department of the Interior
- Will Fletcher ’97, Inspector General of the Gateway Development Commission and President of the Association of Inspectors General
Lunch will be provided—register in advance to help us prevent food waste. Vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free options will be available. Email us if you have additional dietary requirements; advance notice is appreciated.
The Practice of Justice: Public Interest Lawyering in Action series invites students to explore how lawyers turn values into action across some of today’s most urgent justice issues. Join the PI/PS Office for seven sessions that will bring together practitioners working in direct services, government, impact litigation, human rights, public international law, and civil rights practice. Panelists will share about their career paths, discuss the advocacy tools and strategies that they utilize in their work, and answer questions from students about how to get involved in public interest lawyering. These sessions are designed to provide an overview of different career paths within public interest lawyering and are open to students of all years.
The Practice of Justice: Public Interest Lawyering in Action
- 09/16 Lawyering for Immigrant Justice
- 09/28 Government Accountability
- 10/05 Criminal Legal System Accountability, Policing, Detention, & Surveillance
- 10/12 Environmental Defense & Community Power
- 10/26 Workers’ Rights, Economic Justice, & the Changing Workplace
- 11/02 Corporate Accountability
- 11/09 Reproductive Freedom, Gender Justice, & Bodily Autonomy
Presented by the Office of Public Interest/Public Service Law and Careers (The PI/PS Office) and cosponsored by the Columbia Law & Political Economy Society (LPE), Empowering Women of Color (EWOC), Human Rights Association, Muslim Law Students Association (MLSA), and Queer and Trans People of Color (QTPOC).