Former Vice President Kamala Harris‘s husband Doug Emhoff is becoming a member of the College of Southern California as a legislation college professor, leaving his job at a authorized agency Willkie Farr & Gallagher. Emhoff will be a part of the school of his alma mater starting in July, the college introduced Monday. “On this troublesome second for the authorized group, I imagine it’s extra vital than ever to instill within the subsequent era of legal professionals the identical ideas that drove me to the authorized career: the crucial of talking out on behalf of the susceptible, standing up for the rule of legislation, defending each citizen’s basic rights, and at all times combating for justice, with out concern or favor,” Emhoff stated in a press release.Earlier this 12 months, Emhoff joined Willkie Farr & Gallagher as a accomplice however the agency struck a cope with the Donald Trump administration. The agency agreed to supply $100 million in free authorized providers to mutually agreed-upon initiatives with the Trump administration and to not interact in unlawful diversity-related employment practices.”We all know this information shouldn’t be welcomed by a few of you and you’d have urged a special plan of action. For sure, this was an extremely troublesome resolution for Agency management,” Willkie Farr’s govt committee stated in a press release. Emhoff denounced the transfer at the moment. In his assertion about his educating place, Emhoff stated he was “excited and honored” to return to USC’s legislation college, the place his “authorized journey started.”“In Washington, I had the privilege of not simply serving as second gentleman, but additionally serving as a professor to legislation college students at Georgetown College,” Emhoff, 60, stated.“Top-of-the-line components of my time as second gentleman was spending time with these college students and younger individuals throughout the nation — so I look ahead to persevering with to share my experiences with the subsequent era and listening to from them within the vibrant tutorial group at USC,” he stated. The brand new job will permit Emhoff to remain in California amid speculations that Kamla Harris is eyeing a California gubernatorial bid.
