PRESIDENT ' S MESSAGE
What did you do this Summer ?
Nicole G . Iannarone Georgia State University School of Law
In my day job teaching at Georgia State University College of Law , there is a rhythm to our work . Every fall , we anticipate the start of the school year and getting to reconnect with the students we have missed seeing over the summer months . As we return to our routines , one question inevitably comes up in nearly every conversation : “ What did you do this summer ?” With summer now officially over , we are back in full swing at the Atlanta Bar Association . What did the Atlanta Bar Association do this summer ? Here are some of our highlights :
The Atlanta Bar ’ s Summer Law Internship Program ( SLIP ) celebrated its 26 th year this summer . Under the tireless leadership and service of Nekia Hackworth Jones , S . Wade Malone , and V . Natasha Perdew Silas , 49 students from 36 schools in the metro Atlanta area spent their summers working with legal services organizations , judges , in-house counsel offices , and law firms , learning about the practice of law in Atlanta . When they begin preparing for law school , the Highest Heights Forever Initiative supports former interns by providing resources
The Atlanta Bar Association ’ s mission is to support Atlanta Bar charitable projects that promote equal access to justice , assistance to youth and public understanding of the law . for LSAT preparation classes . The Initiative supports former interns as they prepare to enter our profession by helping with the cost of bar review classes . SLIP interns are an impressive and hardworking group , and I imagine that returning to school must feel like a bit of a vacation after all they did this summer .
4 August / September 2018