Twenty-seven of America's top law firms sent a stark warning to law school deans at 14 prestigious institutions: Curb antisemitism among your students or they will face employment issues after graduation.
Nation’s top law firms warn deans: Antisemitic law school grads won’t be hiredA U.S. flag is seen through a hole torn in an Israel national flag, as they wave in the wind at a horse ranch, near the southern Israeli town of Sderot, Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. Researchers say that antisemitism rose …Twenty-seven of America’s top law firms sent a stark warning to law school deans at 14 prestigious institutions: Curb antisemitism among your students or they will face employment issues after graduation.
None of the law schools that received the letter were named, but The New York Times’ DealBook column said the roster included “14 top institutions, along with others that have strong ties with the signatories.” The newspaper said students at the school “compete aggressively” for positions with the firms once they graduate.
“As employers who recruit from each of your law schools, we look to you to ensure your students who hope to join our firms after graduation are prepared to be an active part of workplace communities that have zero tolerance policies for any form of discrimination or harassment, much less the kind that has been taking place on some law school campuses,” the letter said.
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