NYU Law’s Public Interest Law Center will be hosting a conversation with current U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Breon Peace (’96) and U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Damian Williams on diversity in prosecutor offices.  As African-American […]

Attend this session for an introduction to public interest careers and 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 will offer advice […]

Please join PILC virtually to discuss the LLM pro bono intensive research project opportunities on Thursday, October 13th from 5:30-6:30 PM. At least one representative from each organization will be in attendance. The organizational representatives will meet the LLM students […]

Human Rights in China (HRIC) is pleased to host the Robert L. Bernstein Fellowship in International Human Rights. The fellowship enables an NYU Law School graduate to devote a year to full-time human rights work at HRIC. It was established […]

Join public defenders (including those who work in deportation defense), organizers and people with direct criminal legal system experience for a nuanced discussion on abolition and public defense. Panelists will share the tensions and opportunities they have experienced and respond […]

Co-Sponsored by NYU’s Global Justice Clinic; Center on Race, Inequality, and the Law; Guarini Center on Environmental, Energy & Land Use Law and the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice. Environmental Racism and Climate (In)Justice Friday, October 28th 6:00 […]

Please join PILC and the Peggy Browning Fund for a panel conversation on the current state of the labor movement, labor lawyering, and the future of workplace justice. The session will also include information about the summer Peggy Browning Fellowship […]

You may have considered spending your summer doing public interest work in New York City, Washington DC, or San Francisco, but have you thought about going to a smaller city or rural locale? Join us for a discussion with current […]

The International Finance and Development (IFD) Fellowships are funded post-graduate fellowship placements with major international organizations working in the field of international finance and development.  Host organizations in past years have included:  The United Nations (UN) The World Bank The […]

The URG is a policy think tank focused on the international human rights system and its impact on the ground. Its mission is to generate progress towards the full realisation of the rights and freedoms contained in international human rights […]

SIDS & GLOBAL PLASTICS SERIES Webinar: Small Island Developing States & Plastic Pollution: The Road Towards a Global Agreement Wednesday, Nov 16 12:00-1:15 PM EST Register here. Plastic pollution has evolved into one of the greatest global threats to humankind […]

Jump-start your career planning for the year with tailored advice for rising 2Ls about seeking a summer job for next year, preparing for your post-grad job search, and how PILC can help. This event will be fully remote.  Click here […]

Join us for tailored advice for rising 3Ls who are starting or continuing with your post-graduate job search and how PILC can help! Click here to view the recording. PILC Public Interest Law Careers Overview

To apply, please email Daniela.Ikawa@opensocietyfoundations.org with a resume and cover letter. ** For more information about NYU Law’s pro bono credit requirements, click here: https://www.law.nyu.edu/publicinterestlawcenter/forstudents/nys-bar-pro-bono-requirement Description of your organization The Open Society Justice Initiative, a litigation and law center housed […]

Government and Prosecution Brown Bag Lunch Series Every Friday from 1:00-2:00 pm EST, Sept. 16 – Sept. 30, and 1:15-2:15 PM EST, Oct 21   Thinking about beginning your career or interning with a government agency or prosecutor’s office?  Throughout […]

Please join PILC for an informal discussion with the National Consumer Law Center’s April Kuehnhoff. The National Consumer Law Center uses its expertise in consumer law and energy policy to work for consumer justice and economic security for low-income and other disadvantaged people, including older adults, in […]

** For more information about NYU Law’s pro bono credit requirements, click here: https://www.law.nyu.edu/publicinterestlawcenter/forstudents/nys-bar-pro-bono-requirement   The Open Society Justice Initiative, a litigation and law center housed within the Open Society Foundations, strives to ensure that the law, too often an […]

Beginning in September, PILC will host a series of “brown bag lunch” chats with alumni working in government and prosecution roles so current students may learn more about different types of government work and the paths to pursuing them. Please […]

Every Friday from 12:15-1:15pm EST, Sept. 9 – Dec. 2 (except the two marked with asterisks) Thinking about becoming a public defender? Throughout the fall, PILC is hosting brown bag lunches with public defender offices from around the country. These informative discussions […]

Interested in learning more about becoming a public defender in Los Angeles, CA?  Drop by PILC to speak with Jacqueline Baskerville, Deputy Public Defender and Recruitment & Volunteer Coordinator, from the LA Public Defender’s Office.  She is available to answer […]

PILC counselors are available for remote and in-person appointments throughout the fall. 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 […]

Through Table Talks the PILC Reception is designed to encourage informal discussions between students and public service employers. This reception is co-sponsored by NYC area law schools and will introduce students to outstanding work done in public service with nonprofit […]

If you cannot view this message correctly, please view it on the Perkins Coie website Perkins Coie Event at NYU School of Law You Are Invited   Join U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, Virginia M. Kendall […]

Monday, September 25, 2017  |  6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Greenberg Lounge, Vanderbilt Hall This lecture is a part of the Leaders in Public Interest Series. Each year a prominent public figure who has performed exemplary public service addresses the […]