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 […]
PUBLIC INTEREST LAW CENTER (PILC)
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Jan. 28: PILC Fair: Interviewing and Table Talk Workshop
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 at the upcoming Public Interest Legal Career Fair. Please RSVP here. Any questions may […]
Jan. 30: Liberty Aldrich Summer Fellowship at Family Legal Care
The Liberty Aldrich Summer Fellowship Program enables one NYU J.D. student to spend their summer working with Family Legal Care, whose mission is to increase access to justice in New York State Family Court by combining legal guidance, easy-to-access technology, and compassionate support to […]
Jan. 31: Masiyiwa Bernstein Fellowship Deadline
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]