PUBLIC INTEREST LAW CENTER (PILC)

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 […]

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, […]

Feb. 25: Getting a Head Start on your 3L Public Interest Job Search Panel

Calling all public interest 2Ls! During this panel, you will hear from current 3Ls, with diverse interests, who have navigated the public interest post-graduate job search. Receive job search strategies, learn about different post-graduate opportunities, and hear what 3Ls wish […]

Feb. 27: PILC: New York State Attorney General Antitrust Fellowship Information Session (LLM only)

Please join PILC for an information session geared towards LLMs who are interested in applying to the NYU x NYAG LLM Antitrust Fellowship.  Bryan L. Bloom, Senior Enforcement Counsel, Antitrust Bureau in the Office of the New York State Attorney […]

Feb. 28: Dorothy E. Roberts Public Interest Essay Competition

Announcing the University of Pennsylvania Law Review Volume 173 Dorothy E. Roberts Public Interest Essay Competition The University of Pennsylvania Law Review is pleased to announce its tenth annual Public Interest Essay Competition. The Competition has been renamed the Dorothy E. Roberts Public Interest […]

March 3: NYU Public Interest Law Center (PILC) Fellowship Deadline

Graduating NYU Law JD students are invited to apply for the NYU PILC Fellowship with a public interest host organization in the United States or abroad. The fellowship is for one year and begins in the fall following graduation. As of 2025, the […]

March 3: NYU Reproductive Justice and Women’s Rights Fellowship Deadline

Each year, graduating J.D. students at NYU Law are invited to apply for the NYU Reproductive Justice and Women’s Rights Fellowship with a public interest host organization in the United States or abroad. The fellowship is for one year and begins in the […]

March 3: Tips for 1Ls on Finding Summer Public Interest Internships

If you are still seeking a 1L summer internship or are just beginning your search for a summer job, please join us for a discussion of how to identify employers who are still seeking to hire summer legal interns.  We […]

March 11: Skadden Fellowship Information Session

Kathleen Rubenstein, Executive Director of the Skadden Fellowship Foundation, will discuss the post-graduate Skadden Fellowship. The Skadden Fellowship is a two-year public interest project fellowship. This info session will take place Tuesday, March 11th, at 2:00 PM.  Please contact Kathryn […]

March 10: Fellowship Deadline – NYU x NYAG LLM Antitrust Fellowship

The Antitrust Bureau in the Office of the New York State Attorney General (OAG) will host one New York University (NYU) School of Law LLM graduate. The selected LLM graduate will serve as an Antitrust Fellow for a one-year term […]

March 14: Planning for Your 2L Year: Choices and Strategies for Public Interest 1Ls

Join PILC and students for a discussion about how to plan for your 2L year and 2L summer, including whether to participate in EIW/OCI and how to choose and prioritize clinics, classes, term-time internships, journals, and RA/TA positions.   Now […]

March 14: Sudler Family Fellowship Deadline

The Sudler Family Fellowship will support approximately eight NYU Law 1Ls and 2Ls spending their summers at federal and local prosecutors anywhere in the United States. This fellowship is available only to those students who have already secured summer internships […]

March 15: Nina Pastor Fellowship for Technology & Justice Summer 2025 Fellowship Deadline

Created by NYU alumnus and current New York Law School Professor Michael Pastor in honor of his late mother, the Nina Pastor Fellowship for Technology and Justice supports NYU students who are interested in technology and justice-related legal issues and are dedicating their summers to doing public […]

April 29: 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 […]

Public Interest Students: Opportunity to Receive a Free Bar Prep Course from Themis Cares Program

Attention 3Ls and LLM students – Themis has extended its deadline (through the end of February) for the Themis Cares Program, which supports public interest students by providing them with a free bar prep course. If you are a public […]

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, […]

IJA SUMMER FELLOWSHIP 2025

IJA SUMMER FELLOWSHIP 2025 The Institute of Judicial Administration (IJA) provides judicial education and a forum for non-partisan thinking and discussion about the administration of justice. IJA is the Law School’s principal liaison with judges and provides attractive opportunities for […]

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 […]