Top Law Firms Issue Warning to Law Schools and Students: We Have ‘Zero Tolerance’ For the Anti-Semitism on Display on Campus
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Many of the top law firms in the country have issued a warning to law schools and their students about the rising tide of anti-Semitism on their campuses.
In a joint letter addressed to law school deans, the firms stated that “everyone at our law firms is entitled to be treated with respect and be free of any conduct that targets their identity and is offensive, hostile, intimidating or inconsistent with their personal dignity and rights.”
They continued:
Over the last several weeks, we have been alarmed at reports of anti-Semitic harassment, vandalism and assaults on college campuses, including rallies calling for the death of Jews and the elimination of the State of Israel. Such anti-Semitic activities would not be tolerated at any of our firms. We also would not tolerate outside groups, engaging in acts of harassment and threats of violence, as has also been occurring on many of your campuses.
The letter went on to state that “as employers who recruit from each of your law schools, we look to you to ensure your students who hope to join our firms after graduation are prepared to be an active part of workplace communities that have zero tolerance policies for any form of discrimination or harassment, much less the kind that has been taking place on some law school campuses.”
Some of the largest law firms in the country have a message for the deans of law schools who have tolerated Antisemitic activities conducted by their students:
If you want your graduates to get good jobs in our law firms, stop producing Antisemites. pic.twitter.com/JBrmJdslPa
— Joel M. Petlin (@Joelmpetlin) November 2, 2023
A wave of anti-Semitic rhetoric, harassment, and even threats has plagued college campuses around the country since the October 7 terror attack in southern Israel.
At least one law student, New York University’s Ryna Workman, has lost a job offer over their celebration of the attack.
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