PUBLIC INTEREST LAW CENTER (PILC)

PILC Counseling Appointments

PILC counselors are available for remote and in-person appointments throughout the year. Same-day drop in appointments are also available. To make an appointment, you can: 1) Email pilc.appointments@nyu.edu with A description of what you are looking to discuss with a counselor Practice […]

PILC Drop-In Appointments

15 minute same-day drop-in appointments may be conducted via video call or by phone. You may call (212-998-6686), or email (pilc.appointments@nyu.edu) beginning at 9:00 a.m. to reserve a spot for that day’s drops. Drop-In Hours – Fall 2024 *Beginning Tuesday, […]

Hot Jobs for Graduating 3Ls

PILC compiles a list of “hot” post-graduate jobs and fellowships on this page. Please note: The opportunities listed represent just some of the fellowships and other entry-level positions available to graduating 3Ls.  For a comprehensive job search, students should also regularly check […]

Register for Summer 2025 Funding Today

All 1Ls and 2Ls who may do a public interest summer internship and who register for summer funding are eligible to receive NYU Summer Funding.   Register here now! There is simply no downside to registering for funding, but if […]

Recording Available: Finding and Funding a 1L Public Interest Internship

This session is an introduction to public interest careers and an opportunity to learn about PILC’s Summer Funding Program, which guarantees financial support to any 1L and 2L with a public interest, government or judicial summer internship. PILC counselors offer […]

Public Interest Students: Opportunity to Receive a Free Bar Prep Course

Attention 3L students! As you begin your final year at NYU Law, we want to share an opportunity with you. The Bar Prep Matching Program, facilitated this year by the Public Interest Law Center (PILC), aims to enhance financial accessibility […]

Bar Prep Matching Program Information for Firm-Bound Students

PILC is pleased to offer firm-bound students the chance to support their peers through the Bar Prep Matching Program, facilitated this year by the Public Interest Law Center (PILC). This program aims to make bar prep materials more accessible for […]

Recording Available: Winter and Spring Break Intensive Pro Bono Research Info Session

***This session has past, but the recording is available here.***   If you are interested in participating in intensive pro bono research projects during winter or spring break, please join PILC and pro bono host organizations over zoom as they […]

2025 Hague Conference & Permanent Court of Arbitration Summer Internships

  The Center for Transnational Litigation, Arbitration, and Commercial Law is pleased to announce that both the Hague Conference on Private International Law and the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) will each again be offering a summer internship for students […]

Nov. 18: International Lawyers Assisting Workers Pro Bono Lunch Information Session Fall ’24

The Public Interest Law Center together the Solidarity Center will host an in-person information session on available pro bono projects with the International Lawyers Assisting Workers (ILAW) Network, a project of the Solidarity Center.   Jon Hiatt, Of Counsel with […]

Dec. 15: LLM Pro Bono Opportunity: International Lawyers Assisting Workers (ILAW) Network

The ILAW Network, a global network of over 1000 union and worker rights lawyers in some 88 countries, provides resources to attorneys worldwide who are supporting workers and their representatives. The ILAW Network facilitates information exchanges and promotes collaboration among its member […]

Summer 2025 Fellowship, U.S.-Asia Law Institute (USALI)

The U.S.-Asia Law Institute (USALI) is offering a full-time fellowship opportunity in the summer of 2025. We will support one currently enrolled NYU Law student (a rising 2L or rising 3L) to work for 10 weeks with the Asian American […]

November Volunteer Opportunity: Deferred Action for Labor Enforcement Clinics!

National Day Laborer Organizing Network seeks Spanish-speaking volunteers for two upcoming Deferred Action for Labor Enforcement (DALE) legal clinics in the NYC area. The first will be Sunday Nov. 17 in New Brunswick with New Labor (register here!) and the […]

Invitation to NYLAG Diversity Networking Forum

The New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG) is hosting their third annual Diversity Networking Forum on Thursday, November 21st, from 5:00 – 7:00pm (invitation attached). Attendees can let security know they are looking for Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP and they […]

2025 Derrick Bell Scholarship for Public Service Application is Available!

The Black, Latino, Asian-Pacific American Law Alumni Association (BLAPA) Public Service Scholarship was created in 1994 to promote the practice of law in the public sector by graduates of New York University School of Law. In October 2011, the Scholarship […]

Nov. 15: PILC Fair Info Session

Date: Friday, November 15, 2024 Time: 3:00–4:00 p.m. Location: Vanderbilt Hall, Smart Classroom 206 PILC Fair registration opens on November 15! Come meet with PILC learn how to register, apply for interviews, and use the online system. We will be […]

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. […]

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 […]