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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 …

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March 4: Project Fellowship Info Session

If you are interested in working in public interest after graduation, you should be exploring project fellowships as an option. Come learn the nuts and bolts of applying for post-graduate public-interest project fellowships, such as the Equal Justice Works Design-Your-Own Fellowship, …

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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 …

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Feb. 17: NYS Excelsior Service Fellowship [Deadline Extended]

The deadline for NYU Law students to apply for the two-year post-grad New York State Excelsior Service Fellowship has been extended to Monday, February 17, 2025. The New York State Excelsior Service Fellowship Program is a funded two‐year fellowship program, which offers …

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Feb. 21: Arthur Helton Global Human Rights Fellowship Deadline

NYU School of Law’s Helton Global Human Rights Fellowship funds new JD graduates for one year of human rights work. Applicants are invited to design projects with a host organization to put their legal education to work on timely issues in countries …

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Feb 10: Masiyiwa Bernstein Fellowship [Deadline Extended]

With a commitment to building the next generation of human rights advocates, the Masiyiwa-Bernstein Fellowship provides two exceptional NYU Law graduates with an opportunity to spend one year working with an innovative human rights organization. The fellows are placed in …

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Recording Available: PILC Fair: Interviewing and Table Talk Workshop

The recording for this event is now available to view here.      Tuesday, January 28, 2025 | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Location: VH 210 Please join us for a workshop to help prepare you for successful interviewing and networking …

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Feb. 6: Kirkland & Ellis NYC Public Service Fellowships

The Kirkland & Ellis New York City Public Service Fellowships at New York University School of Law and Columbia Law School were established in 1995. Kirkland & Ellis LLP made a gift of $1,000,000 to New York University School of …

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Feb. 6: NY Climate Policy in 2025 and Beyond

After the results of the 2024 presidential election, states, cities, and other subnational actors are again coming to the forefront as climate policymakers. New York State and New York City are in the process of implementing key climate legislation and …

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Feb. 6 & 7: Virtual PILC Fair Drop-In Rooms

The Public Interest Law Center will be available for virtual drop-ins during the PILC Fair (2/6 & 2/7). All students registered for the 2025 PILC Fair are welcome to drop-in and speak with a PILC counselor!  The virtual room will …

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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 …

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Jan. 27: White & Case Social Entrepreneurship Summer Internship

White & Case Social Entrepreneurship Summer Internship Applications Now Open The Grunin Center for Law and Social Entrepreneurship is pleased to offer up to two student internships each summer for NYU Law students who have completed their 1L year. Launched …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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Jan. 24: Pro Bono NYC Bankruptcy Assistance Project Training

The New York City Bankruptcy Assistance Project (NYC BAP) is part of Legal Services NYC, the largest provider of civil legal services in the United States. Legal volunteers work to save New York’s most vulnerable residents from wage garnishments, property …

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Jan. 28: NYC Bar Association Webinar: Public Interest Interviewing: Tips & Tricks

Format: Webinar  Please click here to register. Program Fee: Students or Alumni of Sponsoring Schools: Free Members: Free Non-Members: $25 This program is part of the New Lawyer Institute. Students and Alumni from sponsoring law schools: To ensure your free registration, …

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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 …

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World Bank Legal Internship Program—Summer 2025 Cycle is now open!

Our team at the World Bank Legal Vice Presidency is now looking for young and ambitious interns to join us during the Summer of 2025. If you are a student enrolled in an LLB, JD, LLM, SJD, PhD, or equivalent …

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International Court of Justice Judicial Fellow Programme

NYU Law is currently accepting applications for a Traineeship with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague. The traineeship program is open to current 3L and LLM students at NYU Law, as well as JD and LLM graduates …

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Jan. 16: PILC Fair Application Deadline

The Fair will take place virtually on Thursday and Friday, February 6 & 7, 2025. The deadline to register and upload applications is January 16, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.

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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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Nov. 12: Getting Out of NYC: Summer Internships Beyond the Big Cities

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 …

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Nov. 12: Discussion with the Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz

Please join PILC for a Brown Bag lunch discussion with the Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz about a prosecutor’s role in the criminal justice system and her Brave Justice initiative. A life-long resident of Queens, DA Katz has spent most …

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Nov. 13: LGBTQ+ Advocacy Careers with PILC and OUTLaw

Are you interested in learning more about careers in LGBTQ+ advocacy?   Please join us for an alumni panel discussion to learn about some of the many ways to practice LGBTQ+ advocacy as a lawyer. Our panel will feature Alex …

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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 …

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