Developing My Personal Lawyer’s Theory of Social Action

-- By EmmaShumway - 19 Feb 2021

Why I’m here (in law school and at Columbia)

My broader societal goals

How my environmental advocacy experience drove me to law school

Why I thought law school was the practical decision

How I used to perceive the law & law school

Misconceptions

Grains of truth

A first stab at my lawyer's theory of social action

How my perception of the law has changed

Initial disillusionment

Sources of hope

How can I best use the law, as I now understand it, to work towards my societal goals

Legal strategies

Extralegal strategies

Getting my peers to care

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