Comments on: student loans, scarce jobs, professional expectations http://www.enoughenough.org/2009/08/student-loans-scarce-jobs-professional-expectations/ The Personal Politics of Resisting Capitalism Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:03:25 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Structured Settlements http://www.enoughenough.org/2009/08/student-loans-scarce-jobs-professional-expectations/comment-page-1/#comment-212 Structured Settlements Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:22:19 +0000 http://www.enoughenough.org/?p=266#comment-212 What a thoughtful article, have you given thought to the prospects of law students and the sub specialties. As some fields within law are contracting there are other niches that are doing quite well. What a thoughtful article, have you given thought to the prospects of law students and the sub specialties. As some fields within law are contracting there are other niches that are doing quite well.

]]> By: dean http://www.enoughenough.org/2009/08/student-loans-scarce-jobs-professional-expectations/comment-page-1/#comment-211 dean Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:09:08 +0000 http://www.enoughenough.org/?p=266#comment-211 Win, Thanks for your thoughts. The Social Justice Coalition had a retreat last year where they looked at the definitions of Social Justice that many other organizations had created and drafted one of their own. You might want to ask them to see it--may be food for thought as you continue thinking about what that term means to you. I agree that there are a variety of interpretations at SU about what that term encompasses and I think that talking about that leads people to really interesting conversations about their understandings of power, oppression, social movements, law reform, governance and a variety of other key topics for our work at the school. I am excited to get to know you more in the coming years and see how your ideas develop as you progress through law school. Win,
Thanks for your thoughts. The Social Justice Coalition had a retreat last year where they looked at the definitions of Social Justice that many other organizations had created and drafted one of their own. You might want to ask them to see it–may be food for thought as you continue thinking about what that term means to you. I agree that there are a variety of interpretations at SU about what that term encompasses and I think that talking about that leads people to really interesting conversations about their understandings of power, oppression, social movements, law reform, governance and a variety of other key topics for our work at the school. I am excited to get to know you more in the coming years and see how your ideas develop as you progress through law school.

]]> By: Win M. http://www.enoughenough.org/2009/08/student-loans-scarce-jobs-professional-expectations/comment-page-1/#comment-210 Win M. Wed, 02 Sep 2009 05:28:17 +0000 http://www.enoughenough.org/?p=266#comment-210 Professor Spade - As a 1L student who was present during yesterday's present, I just wanted to extend my thanks for chairing the conversation. Though I disagree with you - and rather seismically, at that - regarding capitalism and wealth redistribution - I certainly appreciate the discussion and your obviously sympathetic ear. I'll be looking to SU as an institution in the future to elaborate upon what precisely is meant by "social justice"; the school speaks of it often and freely, but more often than not in amorphorous terms that don't seem particularly inhabited by a readily agreed-upon meaning. Doesn't what constitutes "social justice" vary greatly according to the eye of the beholder? And surely there must a way to infuse legal careers that aren't explicitly predicated upon a notion of social justice (say, intellectual property practice or corporate litigation) with a cognizance of the greater social need. These are just my thoughts during these first weeks of school and not questions I'm posing to you, per se; I'm just feeling reflective. It'll be a pleasure getting to know you during the next few years. Best, Win Professor Spade -

As a 1L student who was present during yesterday’s present, I just wanted to extend my thanks for chairing the conversation. Though I disagree with you – and rather seismically, at that – regarding capitalism and wealth redistribution – I certainly appreciate the discussion and your obviously sympathetic ear.
I’ll be looking to SU as an institution in the future to elaborate upon what precisely is meant by “social justice”; the school speaks of it often and freely, but more often than not in amorphorous terms that don’t seem particularly inhabited by a readily agreed-upon meaning. Doesn’t what constitutes “social justice” vary greatly according to the eye of the beholder? And surely there must a way to infuse legal careers that aren’t explicitly predicated upon a notion of social justice (say, intellectual property practice or corporate litigation) with a cognizance of the greater social need.
These are just my thoughts during these first weeks of school and not questions I’m posing to you, per se; I’m just feeling reflective.
It’ll be a pleasure getting to know you during the next few years.

Best,
Win

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