PILC Archive

Mar. 30: 29th Annual Rose Sheinberg Lecture: No Prisons, No Borders, No Cops, No State?

The Rose Sheinberg Committee, NYU Law’s project on cutting edge issues of gender, race, and class, is excited to host writer, organizer, and feminist poverty lawyer Dean Spade to present our 29th Annual Lecture. In this lecture, Spade offers a […]

Recording Available: Getting a Head Start on Your 3L Public Interest Job Search

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 […]

Extended to Apr. 10: Abby Lyn Gillette Fellowship Deadline

The Abby Lyn Gillette Fellowship within the Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Network supports one rising 2L or 3L student spending their summer focused on promoting or improving women’s rights. The Gillette Fellowship was established in honor of the late Abby Lyn […]

Feb. 27: Helton Global Human Rights Fellowship Application Due

NYU School of Law announces with great pleasure the posting of the 2023-24 Helton Global Human Rights Fellowship for one year of human rights work. Applicants are invited to design projects with a host organization to put their legal education […]

Mar. 3: 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 […]

Mar. 30: Fall Semester Fellowship at Her Justice

The New York Women’s Bar Association Foundation (NYWBAF) funds one NYU term-time fellow to complete an internship at Her Justice, which serves women living in poverty in New York City, many of whom are victims of gender-based violence. The position requires 10-20 hours […]

Apr. 5: Remote – Rising 3Ls Thinking Ahead Towards a Post-Grad Position in Government

For rising 3Ls who are considering federal, state or local post-grad government job opportunities. Learn some tips on what you can do to prepare for the hiring season before you return to campus in August, as well as some important […]

Mar. 30: Equal Justice Works (EJW) Project Fellowship Information Session

Join Brooke Meckler, Director of Law School Engagement & Advocacy at EJW, and incoming NYU Law EJW Fellows for this information session about the post-graduate EJW “Design Your Own” Fellowship, a two-year public interest project fellowship.  All are welcome, and rising […]

Apr. 7: A Talk with US Dept of State Lawyer Gene Smilansky

NYU Law alum Gene Smilansky (’12), a lawyer in the Office of Legal Advisor (“L’) for the US Department of State, will be on campus on Friday, April 7 to speak with students about the work that lawyers do in L, and […]

May 31-Jun. 2: Equal Justice Works Public Interest Summer Internship Primer

Join Equal Justice Works virtually for a three-day public interest primer designed to help students prepare for their summer legal internships. Equal Justice Works invites law students to attend our first-ever virtual public interest primer from Wednesday, May 31 to Friday, June […]

May 31: Equal Justice Works Fellowships: How to Apply and Tips to Succeed

May 31, 2023 12:00 PM Virtual Event DC Want to fund your dream job? Each year, Equal Justice Works funds approximately 70 post-graduate public interest Fellowships across the country, each for a two-year term. These entrepreneurial projects are designed by […]

July 7: Furman Public Policy Scholarship Program Deadline

July 7: Furman Public Policy Scholarship Program Deadline NYU Law is proud to announce that the Furman Public Policy Scholarship Program will grant partial tuition scholarships for two years to one or two rising 2Ls who have a strong background […]

Feb. 18: Tuttleman Legal Empowerment Fellow – Bernstein Institute for Human Rights

Please see the application portal for full details. The Bernstein Institute for Human Rights at NYU School of Law is excited to announce the search for a Tuttleman Legal Empowerment Fellow. The Fellow is supported through a generous gift from the Tuttleman […]

Feb. 15: Dorothy E. Roberts Public Interest Essay Competition

Announcing the University of Pennsylvania Law Review Volume 171 Dorothy E. Roberts Public Interest Essay Competition The University of Pennsylvania Law Review is pleased to announce its eighth annual Public Interest Essay Competition. The Competition has been renamed the Dorothy E. Roberts Public Interest […]

Feb. 24: Spring Break Pro Bono Intensive Program Application Deadline

The Intensive Pro Bono Research Projects are a great opportunity to complete pro bono work for admission to the New York State Bar, as well as for students to gain experience conducting international law research and drafting a research report.  […]

Sept. 6: PILC Week Series: 1L Class Meeting

This event is a part of PILC Week: An Introduction to Public Interest Lawyering, an event to kick off the fall semester, jump-start your career planning for the year, and get advice and inspiration from alumni practitioners and counselors.   […]

Sept. 11: PILC Week Series: Practice Area Panels – Civil Legal Services

This event is a part of PILC Week: An Introduction to Public Interest Lawyering, an event to kick off the fall semester, jump-start your career planning for the year, and get advice and inspiration from alumni practitioners and counselors.   […]

Sept. 11: PILC Week Series: Practice Area Panels – International

This event is a part of PILC Week: An Introduction to Public Interest Lawyering, an event to kick off the fall semester, jump-start your career planning for the year, and get advice and inspiration from alumni practitioners and counselors.   […]

Sept. 12: PILC Week Series: Practice Area Panels – Criminal and Family Defense

This event is a part of PILC Week: An Introduction to Public Interest Lawyering, an event to kick off the fall semester, jump-start your career planning for the year, and get advice and inspiration from alumni practitioners and counselors.   […]

Sept. 11: 27th Annual Attorney General Robert Abrams Public Service Lecture

Please join PILC for the Twenty-Seventh Annual Attorney General Robert Abrams Public Service Lecture. Each year, a prominent public figure who has performed exemplary public service addresses the students, faculty, alumni, and friends of New York University School of Law. […]

Sept. 11: Pro Bono Requirement Info Session (JDs/LLM)

To be admitted to the New York State Bar, all students must complete at least 50 hours of eligible pro bono work. Attend this information session to learn what counts, what doesn’t count, how to find pro bono opportunities, and […]

Sept. 26: LLM Post Graduate Fellowships Info Session with CHRGJ and IILJ

If you would like to learn more about the IFD and ILHR Fellowships, as well as other post-graduate fellowship opportunities available to LLMs, please come to the LLM Post Graduate Fellowships Info Session.  Youssef Farhat, Executive Director for Center for […]

Oct. 6-9: Apply to Public Interest Organizations Participating in OCI, Week 7 (Oct. 23–27)

Fall OCI is a seven week on-campus recruiting program during which employers conduct screening interviews with NYU Law students on campus. The program is administered via CSM (https://law-nyu-csm.symplicity.com/students). Public interest and government employers will pre-select their Fall OCI schedules based […]

Oct. 2: Government and Prosecution Brown Bag Series: A Conversation with New Jersey AG Matthew Platkin

This event is part of the Public Interest Law Center’s brown bag series and is jointly hosted with the State Energy & Environmental Impact Center and the Guarini Center on Environmental, Energy and Land Use Law. Date: October 2 Time: […]

Sept. 19: Alliance for Families for Justice Pro Bono Volunteer Information Session

The Public Interest Law Center, together with Alliance of Families for Justice Legal Support Unit, will host an in-person information session on the volunteer application process for interested students on Tuesday, September 19 from 1:10-2:10 PM in Furman Hall Room 330. […]

Sept. 21: Army and Navy JAG Information Session

For all students (1L, 2L, 3L)  interested in learning more about the Army & Navy Judge Advocate General Corps (JAG Corps) and how to practice law as a JAG in the United States Army and Navy, please join us for […]

Sept. 28: An Informal Talk with Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser ’94

Phil Weiser was sworn in as the State’s 39th Attorney General on January 8, 2019. As the state’s chief legal officer, Attorney General Weiser is committed to protecting the people of Colorado and building an innovative and collaborative organization that […]

Sept. 27: Virtual International Legal Careers Webinar

“The Many Pathways of International Legal Careers,” Presented by the American Society of International Law, Taylor Kilpatrick, J.D. Senior Program Officer WHEN: Wednesday, September 27, 2023 WHERE: asil.org/zoom 12 P.M. EASTERN TIME (ET) 11:00 A.M CENTRAL TIME (CT) 10:00 A.M […]

Oct. 3: International Career Luncheon with David Malone, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations

The Public Interest Law Center invites you to have lunch with UN Under-Secretary-General David Malone, Rector of the United Nations University. Prior to joining UNU in 2013, Dr. Malone held many high-level roles in the Canadian government, including positions within […]

Oct. 3: Drop-in to Meet Sam Allison-Natale ’15, Founder of Kansas Holistic Defenders

Drop in to the PILC office anytime from 1:30pm to 3:00pm on October 3 to meet Sam Allison-Natale. Sam graduated from NYU Law in 2015 and worked at The Bronx Defenders for 3 years before moving to Lawrence, Kansas. Because […]