Is Big Law a Meritocracy? Why Elite Jobs Still Go to Elite Students...And What to Do About It
March 5, 2019 Center for Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging Speaker Series Lauren Rivera, sociologist at Northwestern University and author of "Pedigree: How Elite Students Get Elite Jobs" spoke with CDIB Executive Director David Glasgow LLM '14, about the barriers faced by students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds and what law schools and law firms can do about it.

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