Recording Available: Public Interest Career Planning for Rising 3Ls

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

Recording Available: Public Interest Career Planning for Rising 2Ls

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 […]

Sept. 7: 31st Annual Public Interest Legal Career Reception at Fordham Law

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 […]

Sept. 6: PILC Week Series: Welcome Reception

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. 6: PILC Week Series: LLM 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.   […]

Aug. 17: 3L Class Meeting

Join us for tailored advice for rising 3Ls who are starting or continuing with your post-graduate job search and how PILC can help. This event will be fully remote. Date: Thursday, August 17 Time: 4-5pm Eastern RSVP here via the […]

Aug. 16: 2L Class Meeting

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. Date: Wednesday, […]

PILC Counseling Appointments

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 […]

Mar. 21: Meet with the LA Public Defender’s Office

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 […]

1L Judicial Internships for Summer 2023

We have collected hiring information (including timing of submissions and application materials requested) from various federal judges about summer judicial internships. You can download the Excel file from your CSM/Symplicity account (must be logged into CSM for this link to […]

Sept. 9-Dec. 2: Public Defender Brown Bag Lunch Series

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 […]

RSVP: Gov’t & Prosecution Alumni Brown Bag Lunch Series

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 […]

Rolling: Pro Bono Opportunity – Open Society Justice Initiative

** 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 […]

Webinar: Demystifying Clerkships for Public Interest Students

   Click HERE to View the Webinar   On Tuesday, March 31, the Public Interest Law Student Association, the Public Interest Law Center, and the Judicial Clerkship Office held NYU Law’s first ever clerkship event focused solely on the questions, […]

Rolling Deadline: Open Society Justice Initiative Pro Bono Research Projects

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 instrument of power alone, is shaped and employed in the service of justice. Unlike the […]

Mar. 23: Summer Equal Justice America Legal Services Fellowships

Equal Justice America is pleased to offer summer fellowship grants up to $5,000. These grants are available to law students who attend a qualifying law school and are working full time for an organization that provides direct civil legal aid […]

Sept. 29: International Post-Graduate Fellowships (JDs)

Thinking about a career in international law? This info session is for 2L and 3L students who are interested in international post-graduate public interest fellowships.  We will discuss the Masiyiwa-Bernstein Fellowships, the Arthur Helton Global Human Rights Fellowship, the International […]

Rolling: Fellowship in Urban Environmental Law at the Guarini Center

The Guarini Center for Environmental, Energy and Land Use Law seeks to hire a full-time Legal Fellow to conduct policy-relevant research, writing and outreach related to innovation in the development of environmental law. The Guarini Center, housed at NYU School […]

Sept. 28: PILC and Guarini Center Environmental Law Luncheon

Are you interested in a career in environmental and land use law? Join us to hear from alumni in environmental careers at organizations such as Earthjustice, Just Atonement and more. We will also learn about the Guarini Center at NYU, […]

Sept. 28: LLM Pro Bono Information Session with Sidney Austin LLP

Sidley Austin will be hosting virtual informational session regarding a pro bono opportunity on Wednesday, September 28. To RSVP, click here. Zoom link: https://nyu.zoom.us/j/94409865647 If you are unable to attend, please contact us for a recording. Major international law firm […]

PILC Week Series: An Introduction to Public Interest Lawyering

PILC Week Series: An Introduction to Public Interest Lawyering PILC presents PILC Week Series: An Introduction to Public Interest Lawyering – an event for 1Ls, 2Ls, 3Ls and LLMs to kick off the fall semester. Jump-start your career planning for the year, […]

Sept. 15: Internship/Fellowship Opportunities at the National Consumer Law Center Speaker – April Kuehnhoff

Staff Attorney April Kuehnhoff will be providing an informal opportunity for students to learn more about the internship and fellow opportunities at the National Consumer Law Center. To RSVP, please click here.  

Aug. 25: DOJ Antitrust Division Diversity Committee Recruiting Event for Law Students & Recent Graduates

Entry-Level Opportunities & Internships at the Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice: A Panel Discussion Thursday, August 25th at 12:45 – 2:00PM ET. Please register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/doj-antitrust-division-diversity-committee-2022-recruiting-event-forlaw-tickets-400710394577   The Antitrust Division’s Diversity Committee will be hosting a virtual panel discussion […]

Aug. 24: Gideon’s Promise Fellowship Application Deadline

The Gideon’s Promise Law School Partnership Project (LSPP) is inviting applications for its class of 2023 fellows. LSPP is a 3-year fellowship that provides recent law school graduates committed to a career in public defense with continuing legal education training […]

July 27: Apply for Research Assistant Role with the Climate Litigation Accelerator

The Climate Litigation Accelerator is looking for an NYU Law 2L/3L to serve as a Research Assistant to help with an exciting and groundbreaking project: the first ever database on the right to a healthy environment. This project is a collaboration with […]

Rolling: Alan Klinger Civil Rights Paid Term-Time Fellowship at ADL

The Alan Klinger Civil Rights Fellowship is a paid term-time internship that will allow the fellow to work with ADL’s VP of Civil Rights, National Civil Rights Counsel and other members of the Civil Rights team on various projects related […]

Immediate Start: Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York Part-Time

There is immediate need for students interested in earning $18/hour to work with LASNNY housing attorneys to contact clients and gather appropriate program eligibility documentation (income, assets, housing inspections). This work can be done remotely. The time commitment would be approximately 60 days […]

Sept. 16: Pro Bono Opportunity – 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 […]

Oct. 4: Clerkships & Environmental Law Talk – Judge Jeffrey Crabtree (’79, RTK Scholar)

DATE:     Friday, October 4TIME:      10:00-11:00 AMPLACE:   Furman Hall, Suite 430, Student LibraryRSVP:     Click here to RSVP Judge Jeffrey Crabtree of the Hawai’i Circuit Court will hold a talk with students who are interested […]

NOV 6: Information Session – Staff Attorney Positions with Federal Appellate Courts

Date: Monday, November 6 Time: 12:50-1:50 Where: Furman Hall, Suite 430, Student Library RSVP: Click here to RSVP  for this event or go to the “Events” page of your CSM/Symplicity account   Jason Brener, Senior Staff Attorney at the Staff Attorney’s Office […]