Summary: I Want To Work With Justicecorps

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I want to work with JusticeCorps in particular, above all other service organizations, because I want to work with people (both members of my team and members of the public) to ensure consistent administration of justice; I believe the most impactful work is done on the human level: instructing, collaborating, learning from other’s experiences; JusticeCorps shares this belief, that through team efforts and through clear communication, legal proceedings can be accessible for all.
The issue of accessibility of legal language matters to me, because I have seen firsthand how inability to access language correlates to inability to access opportunity. During a fellowship with Great Oaks Charter, I worked closely with Ketlyn, an English-learner and

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