The 2025 Annual Conference on Legal Issues in Social Entrepreneurship and Impact Investing – in the US and Beyond, co-organized by the Grunin Center and the Impact Investing Legal Working Group, will take place on June 3 – 4, 2025, […]
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Reiss Center Student Scholar Applications Now Open!
RCLS Student Scholars 2025-2026 Program Applications Now Open The Reiss Center on Law and Security is currently accepting applications for its cohort of Student Scholars for the 2025-2026 academic year. Rising 2L and 3L students at NYU School of Law are eligible to apply. Reiss […]
Only Two Days Left to Apply for the NYU Law Intesa Sanpaolo Junior Scholars Program for 2025-2026!
The deadline to apply for a $5,000 research grant through the Grunin Center for Law & Social Entrepreneurship is March 7—just two days away! Intesa Sanpaolo, a leading financial institution in Italy and Europe, is offering this funding opportunity for […]
Spring 2025 Meltzer Center Research Assistants
Professor Kenji Yoshino, faculty director of the Meltzer Center for Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging, seeks applications from NYU Law students for research assistant (RA) positions for the remainder of the Spring 2025 semester. The RAs will help the leaders of […]
Apply to the 2025 Law & Organizing Academy!
We invite current law students from New York-area law schools or with New York-area summer internships to apply to our fourth annual Law & Organizing Academy (LOA). This year, LOA will take place on May 21-22, June 20, July 11, […]
Feb. 26: Call for Nominations: Jeannie Forrest Women in Leadership Convocation Award
The Jeannie Forrest Women in Leadership Convocation Award is awarded annually to a graduating student member of Law Women or the Women of Color Collective who has demonstrated exceptional leadership and initiative during their time at NYU School of Law. […]
Apply by March 7 for the 2025-2026 NYU Law Intesa Sanpaolo Junior Scholars Program
Apply for a $5,000 Research Grant from Intesa Sanpaolo through the Grunin Center for Law & Social Entrepreneurship. Intesa Sanpaolo, one of the leading financial institutions in Italy and Europe, is offering a prestigious research grant opportunity for up to […]
Summer Research Assistant – Professor Harvey P. Dale and Professor Jill S. Manny, National Center on Philanthropy and the Law
The National Center on Philanthropy and the Law is looking to hire a rising 2L for a Summer Research Assistant position. The Summer Research Assistant will work with Professors Harvey Dale and Jill Manny on projects related to the legal […]
Feb. 28: Volunteer & participation opportunity – MOTH Festival of Ideas & FORGE Gathering (March 12-15, 2025)
The Center for Human Rights and Global Justice at NYU School of Law is proud to announce a weeklong series of events through the More-Than-Human Life (MOTH) Festival of Ideas 2025 and the Future of Human Rights and Governance (FORGE) […]
Research on the status of the Special Procedures Issues in Saudi Arabia
The United Nations Resident Coordinators’ Office (RCO) in Saudi Arabia is looking to hire four talented graduate students or recent graduates to each develop an analytical paper on one of the following topics: Right to Education Violence Against Women and Children Rights […]
Mass Actions: Bankruptcies, MDLs, Class Actions & Harrington v. Purdue
Federal courts have been grappling with the problem of mass actions for decades. Balancing fairness, access to justice, and efficiency is an ongoing challenge. Beginning with class actions in 1966 and multidistrict litigation in 1967, US courts have allowed for […]
State Impact Center Opportunity- Legal Intern
Join the State Impact Center to spend your summer learning about and supporting the climate, energy, and environmental justice work of state attorneys general, the top state legal officials working on climate and environmental protection. The State Impact Center is […]
Dec. 18: Call for Applications: RA for Climate Law Accelerator
The Climate Law Accelerator (CLX) is a global collaborative hub for research, advocacy, and strategic litigation on the climate emergency, hosted by the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice at NYU Law. Position description This position will provide an […]
IJA’s 29th Annual William J. Brennan, Jr. Lecture on State Courts & Social Justice
The Institute of Judicial Administration (IJA) cordially invites you to attend IJA’s 29th Annual William J. Brennan, Jr. Lecture on State Courts & Social Justice The Hon. Melissa Hart, Colorado Supreme Court Our Legal Institutions Must Change. But How? Introduction […]
Fellowship – Initiative for Community Power
Fellowships The Initiative: The Initiative for Community Power fosters deep community partnerships, building on decades of high-impact community organizing and power-building work. The Initiative catalyzes analysis, innovation, and project work to create a more equitable, democratic, and racially just society. […]
Nov. 04: Call for Applications Office Assistant (GA/RA) for Communications & Social Media
The Center for Human Rights and Global Justice at NYU School of Law is a leading action-research hub that contributes to the global human rights project through scholarship, education, field building, advocacy, and legal practice. Across a wide range of […]
Oct. 21: Upcoming Suddenly Silent Student Workshop
Join the Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Center for Suddenly Silent: Strategies to Speak Up and Stand Out, our annual student workshop, on Monday, October 21, from 5-6 p.m. Light bites will be available. Do you find yourself slinking in your seat in […]
The U.S. Elections on a Global Stage
The U.S. Elections on a Global Stage Americans will soon go to the polls to elect their next president and decide control of the House and Senate. In a year of numerous elections around the globe affecting roughly half of […]
Oct. 28: 2025 International Law and Human Rights (ILHR) Fellowship
The Center for Human Rights and Global Justice is accepting applications for its 2025 cohort of International Law and Human Rights Fellows (ILHR). The program provides enrolled NYU School of Law students with an opportunity to complete a legal internship with […]
Flashlights: Jailhouse Lawyers, Legal Empowerment, and Building a Just World Together (Oct. 15 – 17)
Register now for Flashlights: Jailhouse Lawyers, Legal Empowerment, and Building a Just World Together. For too many people in the world, the law is a threat, and justice is out of reach. This is nowhere more true than for people […]
Sep. 30: Women’s Leadership Fellows Program: Applications Close Monday (1Ls)
The application for the Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Center’s (BWLC) Women’s Leadership Fellows Program (WLFP) is due Monday, September 30, at 11:59 p.m. The cohort will be selected in early November. Due to the nature of the program, the WLFP is […]
Sep. 24 – From Forests to Farms: Tackling the Environmental and Social Impacts of Food Production in Brazil
September 24 , 9:00 am – 6:00 pm Food systems play a critical role in determining the future of forests around the world. Livestock farming and other forms of agriculture have also had a significant impact on the […]
Feb. 15: Summer 2025 Fellowship Opportunity – U.S.-Asia Law Institute
Name of Professor: Katherine Wilhelm, U.S.-Asia Law Institute Location of Office and Phone Number: Wilf 508, 212-992-8124 Name of Professor’s Staff Assistant: Stephany Ramos Nature of Research: The U.S.-Asia Law Institute (USALI) is offering a full-time fellowship opportunity in the […]
Sep. 09: Right to a Healthy Environment (R2HE) Project is seeking Research Assistants
R2HE is part of the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice TERRA Program To chart a path forward – towards ecological restoration, not collapse – we need tools that can target the drivers of the current existential […]
Sep. 13: Research Assistant Opportunity
The High Level Expert Group on Gender Persecution and Gender Apartheid which has an affiliation with NYU’s Center for Human Rights and Global Justice (CHRGL) is seeking three NYU law students interested in an exciting research opportunity at the intersection of international human rights and criminal […]
Women’s Leadership Fellows Program Application Opens 8/29
Apply for the Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Center’s (BWLC) Women’s Leadership Fellows Program (WLFP)! The application for the WLFP opens this week on Thursday, August 29, at 9:30 a.m. The application will remain open until Monday, September 30, at 11:59 p.m, and […]
Sep. 09: Call for Applications: 2024-25 Human Rights Scholars program
24-25 HR Scholars Call for Application 2024-2025 | call for applications Human Rights Scholars The Center for Human Rights and Global Justice is accepting applications for its 2024-2025 cohort of Human Rights Scholars. The program offers enrolled NYU Law students […]
Sep. 06: Call for Applications: Open Global Rights RA/Web Producer
2024-2025 call for applications Open Global Rights RA/Web Producer Open Global Rights (OGR) is an independent platform for analysis and opinion on international human rights issues, hosted by the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice at NYU Law. Position […]
Aug. 21: Call for Applications: 2024-25 Transitional Justice Leadership program
Download call for applications (pdf) 2024-2025 | call for applications Transitional Justice Leadership program The Center for Human Rights and Global Justice is now accepting applications for its 2024-2025 cohort of Transitional Justice Leadership Scholars. Developed in consultation with prominent […]
Call for Applications: Open Global Rights Web Producer
2024-2025 call for applications Open Global Rights Web Producer Open Global Rights (OGR) is an independent platform for analysis and opinion on international human rights issues, hosted by the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice at NYU Law. Position […]