Home » News » In Lyon, legal professionals come to the aid of law students

In Lyon, legal professionals come to the aid of law students

In every dark period, sparks of hope and mutual aid are born. Last week, it was in court that a surge of solidarity emerged. At the initiative of Nicolas jacquet, public prosecutor of Lyon and Michaël Janas, president of the judicial tribunal, the large Lyon judicial family has come together to reach out to law students, a community that has been particularly isolated since the start of the health crisis.

Lawyers, clerks, magistrates… They were already 450, a few days ago, to have responded to this call to sponsor a young person, to advise him on his career, to share his own experience. ” And that’s just the beginning “, smiles Michael Janas. Objective: to offer a godmother or a godfather to the students in greatest difficulty. ” This sponsorship is not just a phone call, underlines the president of the tribunal. The idea is to make it last. The crisis is also a great opportunity to change and improve things. »

Destiny changed

Concretely, the approach primarily targets master’s students, without a professional plan and isolated, who can turn to the dean of their university (Lyon 3, Lyon 2, Ucly) to be put in touch with a tutor. ” We are going way beyond what we have done so far. It’s a real individual commitment “, precise Nicolas jacquet. The chairman Serge Deygas evokes, for its part, a new form of ” human relation “Between students and professionals likely to open” orientation horizons And change destinies.

Leave a Comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.