Excellent Preparation for Law School and Positive and Caring Work Environment
Pros
This is an phenomenal job that marries a drive to do important and moving work and a desire to gain key skills and knowledge for law school and a legal career. There are substantive, though-provoking, and challenging tasks to do on a daily basis. I learn new things every day and have consistently been asked to make significant contributions to individual cases and been included in key discussions about the organization's mission and direction moving forward. My coworkers are passionate, talented and supportive and the benefits are excellent.
Cons
The workload is very high. Also, when you work in the world of the parole process, the prison system, and criminal justice reform, problems can seem insurmountable, decisions by the state frequently appear arbitrary and cruel, and there is effectively no end of people who are in need and suffering.