Columbia Law highlights programs in public interest and public service
COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL — Columbia Law School proudly provides wraparound support for students and graduates pursuing public interest/public service careers—from student financial aid grants and targeted community-building programs, to numerous postgraduate fellowship offerings and a generous Loan Repayment Assistance Program.
Read More about Columbia Law highlights programs in public interest and public serviceSt. John’s University Law Public Interest Center welcomes first student fellows
ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY — For 10 years, animating St. John’s Vincentian mission of serving the greater good, the Law School’s Public Interest Center has offered students a range of opportunities to explore and engage in public interest and pro bono work.
Read More about St. John’s University Law Public Interest Center welcomes first student fellowsLewis and Clark Law public interest students receive mentorship with practicing attorneys
LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — For first year students interested in public interest law, 1LIFE is a valuable opportunity to gain hands-on legal experience, receive mentorship from experienced professionals, and establish a network of connections in the public interest sector.
Read More about Lewis and Clark Law public interest students receive mentorship with practicing attorneysVanderbilt Law hosts Public Interest Boot Camp
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL — The Public Interest Office recently held Vanderbilt Law’s inaugural 2024 Public Interest Boot Camp, a day-long program designed to provide students with the building blocks necessary to create strong public interest careers.
Read More about Vanderbilt Law hosts Public Interest Boot CampNotre Dame Law hosts Public Interest Banquet
UNIVERSTY OF NOTRE DAME THE LAW SCHOOL — Notre Dame Law School hosted the third Rev. David T. Link Public Interest Banquet. The annual banquet is organized by the Law School’s Public Interest Leadership Council (PILC), a student group composed of the leaders of our public interest student organizations, to honor Rev. David T. Link…
Read More about Notre Dame Law hosts Public Interest BanquetA profile on Harvard Law student Lindsay Gabow
HARVARD LAW TODAY — Lindsay Gabow ’27 is considering a public service legal career with a focus on protecting free speech.
Read More about A profile on Harvard Law student Lindsay GabowUniversity of Miami Law Center for Ethics and Public Service advocates for fair housing
U MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — Working under public policy attorney and Fredman Foundation Practitioner-in-Residence Alexander Rundlet, law students at the Center for Ethics and Public Service facilitated the opening of a systemic housing discrimination investigation under the federal Fair Housing Act, a by the Region IV Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, U.S. Department of Housing…
Read More about University of Miami Law Center for Ethics and Public Service advocates for fair housingRutgers Law honors attorney Irv Ackelsberg for public interest advocacy work
RUTGERS LAW SCHOOL — “Predatory lending” has become a well-known term thanks in part to this year’s Mary Philbrook honoree. Irv Ackelsberg’s early work to identify the issue, bring it to public attention, and get courts and policymakers to address it, came out of decades of ground-level client contact in North Philadelphia.
Read More about Rutgers Law honors attorney Irv Ackelsberg for public interest advocacy workPenn Carey Law students awarded public interest fellowships
PENN CAREY LAW — For the Class of 2024, 25 JDs and 3 LLMs secured fellowships to pursue essential public interest work. Building on Penn Carey Law’s unwavering commitment to public service, the Fellows will advocate for underserved clients and communities across the country providing critical legal services and addressing social inequities and systemic harms.
Read More about Penn Carey Law students awarded public interest fellowshipsUC Berkeley Law students receive funding to pursue public service opportunities
BERKELEY LAW — Thanks to the generous support of alumni donors, three Berkeley Law students in the Class of 2025 received supplemental summer public interest/public service (PIPS) funding from CLEE this past summer.
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