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 …
Feb. 27: Helton Global Human Rights Fellowship Application Due Read More »
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 …
Extended to Apr. 10: Abby Lyn Gillette Fellowship Deadline Read More »
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 …
Recording Available: Getting a Head Start on Your 3L Public Interest Job Search Read More »
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 …
Mar. 30: 29th Annual Rose Sheinberg Lecture: No Prisons, No Borders, No Cops, No State? Read More »
Come learn about NYU Law School’s Pro Bono Scholars Program (PBSP) Externship! The PBSP is a unique program through the New York Office of Court Administration that allows graduating law students to spend their final semester working full-time with legal services …
Feb. 27: Pro Bono Scholars Program Externship Info Session Read More »
If you are a 1L who is still seeking a public interest summer internship or just beginning your summer internship search, please join us for a discussion of how to identify employers who are still looking to hire summer legal …
Feb. 27: Tips for 1Ls on Finding Summer Public Interest Internships Read More »
Through generous support from the NFCJ, NACDL is proud to offer its Diversity Summer Law Fellowship program. The Fellowship provides opportunities for law students from historically underrepresented backgrounds to work with exceptional and experienced criminal defense attorneys. Students receive a …
Mar. 7: NACDL Diversity Summer Law Fellowship Deadline Read More »
NYU PUBLIC INTEREST LAW CENTER FELLOWSHIP Graduating J.D. students at NYU Law are invited to apply for an NYU Public Interest Law Center (PILC) Fellowship with a public interest host organization in the United States or abroad. Applicants must propose …
Mar. 2: NYU Public Interest Law Center Fellowship Read More »
NYU REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE AND WOMEN’S RIGHTS FELLOWSHIP 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 host …
Mar. 2: NYU Reproductive Justice and Women’s Rights Fellowship Read More »
PILC Fair: Interviewing and Table Talk Workshop (Friday, Jan.20. 2023): Recording Now Available Please join us for a workshop to help prepare you for successful interviewing and networking at the upcoming Public Interest Legal Career Fair (February 2 & 3, 2023). We’ll …
Recording Available: PILC Fair Interviewing and Table Talk Workshop Read More »
Rural Summer Legal Corps Rural communities in the U.S. and its territories face a shortage of lawyers, with a large population of the country being forced to travel hundreds of miles to find legal assistance. Participate in Rural Summer Legal …
Feb. 14: EJW Fellowships: Rural Summer Legal Corps and Disaster Resilience Program Read More »
The Public Interest Law Center, together with Alliance for Families for Justice Legal Support Unit, will host an in-person information session on the volunteer application process for interested students. Pizza will be served. This session will be recorded. Click here …
The 2023-2025 New York State Excelsior Service Fellowship deadline is Monday, February 13, 2023. Applications must be submitted to gail.zweig@nyu.edu. For full details of the fellowship, read below or click here: 2023-25 Excelsior Service Fellowship The New York State Excelsior …
Feb. 13: Application Deadline – NY State Excelsior Service Fellowship Read More »
February 2, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm EST REGISTER HERE Net-Zero is not Zero. Public and private decarbonization initiatives incorporate carbon capture, utilization and sequestration (CCUS) into their pathways. The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 provides significant tax benefits to permanent carbon sequestration and …
Feb. 2: Journey to Net-Zero: The Role of Carbon Capture Read More »
Please join PILC and BALSA for a career panel and discussion with The Federal Defenders of New York. The panel will feature current Federal Defenders who will discuss their respective journeys as public defenders. The Federal Defenders is a public …
Jan. 24: Career Panel with the Federal Defenders of New York Read More »
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 …
Recording Available: Bankruptcy Assistance Project Training Read More »
Kathleen Rubenstein, Executive Director of the Skadden Fellowship Foundation, along with Nesa Amamoo, will discuss the post-graduate Skadden Fellowship. The Skadden Fellowship is a two-year public interest project fellowship. This info session will take place Wednesday, March 22nd, at 2:00 PM. Please …
Mar. 22: Skadden Fellowship Information Session and Individual Counseling Read More »
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. …
Feb. 24: Spring Break Pro Bono Intensive Program Application Deadline Read More »
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. 15: Dorothy E. Roberts Public Interest Essay Competition Read More »
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. 18: Tuttleman Legal Empowerment Fellow – Bernstein Institute for Human Rights Read More »
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. 11: Pro Bono Requirement Info Session (JDs/LLM) Read More »
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: 27th Annual Attorney General Robert Abrams Public Service Lecture Read More »
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 Read More »
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 Read More »
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 Read More »
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. …
We invite you to participate in this virtual event to learn more about a future career in civil legal services and to see how you can make a difference in people’s lives by helping to reduce the access to justice …
Oct. 25: NYS Bar Association Civil Legal Services Virtual Career Fair Read More »
Please join PILC and several student panelists for an information session for 1Ls who may want to spend their summers interning in a federal, state or local government agency or prosecutor’s office. We will talk about the varied opportunities and …
Oct. 23: 1L Government and Prosecution Summer Internships Read More »
Join the Guarini Center for a fireside chat with the Honorable Rowan D. Wilson, Chief Judge of the New York State Court of Appeals, which will feature a discussion of Nonhuman Rights Project, ex rel. Happy v. Breheny, a historic case …
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to work at a public interest law firm? What are these law firms and how do they differ from other firms and from non-profit organizations? Come meet attorneys practicing at public interest firms …
