Ep 129: The Legal Fellows Tackling Systemic Racism in Law

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The past year has laid bare, in shockingly explicit detail, the racial inequities of the justice system. Now,</span> <a href= "https://www.lexisnexis.com/en-us/home.page"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">LexisNexis</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">and the Historically Black Colleges and University Law School Consortium have partnered to launch a fellowship initiative for 12 law students to spend nine months working to end this systemic racism and further the rule of law. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On this episode of LawNext, we discuss this initiative with two of the fellows who are participating in it, as well as with the president of the</span> <a href="https://www.lexisnexisrolfoundation.org/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">LexisNexis Rule of Law Foundation</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, which is providing $120,000 to support each fellow with a $10,000 stipend. LexisNexis is also providing each fellow with dedicated mentorship and recurring professional development sessions to enhance their skills in technology, data analytics, and leadership.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Joining host Bob Ambrogi are: </span></p> <ul> <li><a href= "https://www.lexisnexis.com/en-us/about-us/leadership/global-leadership/ian-mcdougall.page"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Ian McDougall</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, executive vice president and general counsel of LexisNexis and president of the LexisNexis Rule of Law Foundation. </span></li> <li><a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/kailyn-kennedy/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Kailyn Kennedy</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, a fellow from North Carolina Central University School of Law, who received a fellowship to create webinar programs that offer a space for communication, questions, knowledge, and solutions to be shared about the racial discrepancies in legal employment. </span></li> <li><a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/oscar-draughn-763b72211/"