Correspondence from Lani Guinier to Steven Gillers (Root Tilden Program) RE: Janet Sabel

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June 21, 1983

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June 2L, 1983

Mr. Steven GiIlers
Root Tilden Program
40 Washington Square West
New York, New York I00tI

RE: Janet Sabel

Dear Mr. GiIIers:

I am happy to write an evaluation of Janet Sabel,s work
in her fall- semester as a student intern with the NAACP
Legal Defense Fund. Janet Sabel worked with me from
September 1982 through January 1983. Her primary re-
sponsibility was to organize a legislative history on the
1982 extension and amendment of the Voting Rights Act.
In addition, she prepared several memoranda on discrete
issues, including the viability of fi1in9 a habeas corpus
petition when the petitioner had been released on parole.

Ms. Sabelrs outstanding qualities are her commitment to
her work and her enthusiastic follow through on even the
most mundane assignments. She is cooperative, diligent
and attentive to details, but what impresses me even more
is her cheerful thoroughness when working under pressure
or other stress-inducing conditions. 14s. Sabel is not
intimidated by a lack of structure or direction in her
assignments; she thinks about the issues on her own and
then devises her own, well organized structuret oy she asks
appropriate, sometimes persistent, questions to insure that
our goals are mutually understood.

I must also emphasize the clarity of her writing, which flows
directly from her other gualities. She is not content with
ambiguous Iegalistic short cuts or cover ups, but presses
forward with care to write straigtflEorward prose that d,eals
with the fundamental issues.

Contributiorts are deductibLe for L'.5. income tar purposes

The NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUCATIONAL FUN0 is not part of the National Association lor the Advancement of Colored People although it
was lounded by il and shares i ts co m mitment lo equal rig hts. LDF has had lor over 25years a separate Board, prog ram, stafl. ollice and budget.

NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND, INC.
'10 Columbus Circle, New York, N.Y. 10019 . (2'12) 586-8397

Mr. Steven Gillers

I enjoyed working
become a very fine

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with Janet
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June 2L, I983

I anticipate that she will

LG/ x

Ms. Janet Sabel

Lani Griinier

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