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Professor Gross Dispels the Myth that Law Students Can Close the Justice Gap

February 14, 2017

Professor John Gross argues in the Boston College Law Review that the idea that law students could close the existing justice gap overestimates the number of law students enrolled in the nation’s law schools and underestimates the volume of low-income Americans who need legal services.

For more, read “Dispelling the Myth that Law Students Can Close the Justice Gap.”


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