DLA Piper Hit by Law Student Protests Over Arbitration (1)

Law students from elite universities protested outside DLA Piper offices in three cities Oct. 10, calling on the firm to drop arbitration agreements from employee contracts.

Demonstrators from Harvard, Columbia, NYU and Georgetown law schools handed out leaflets in New York, Washington, and Boston. They’re part of a student-led initiative leveraging their status as top Big Law recruits to fight what they says is “harassment and discrimination in the legal profession.”

While the People’s Parity Project has targeted DLA Piper and other firms in the past over arbitration, this protest was sparked by an open letter to DLA Piper last ...