How Public Interest Lawyers Manage the Emotive Dimension of Their Work
Review of Public Personnel Administration: The Journal of Public Human Resource Management
Published online on January 31, 2026
Abstract
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There is a significant emotive dimension to the work of public interest lawyers (PILs), whose jobs involve working with traumatized clients in a high-stakes legal environment. This vital public service profession represents marginalized clients, many of ...
There is a significant emotive dimension to the work of public interest lawyers (PILs), whose jobs involve working with traumatized clients in a high-stakes legal environment. This vital public service profession represents marginalized clients, many of ...