For career planning questions that can be answered in 15 minutes or less, the Public Interest Law Center (PILC) offers drop-in counseling during the following days and times this week: Monday, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm Tuesday, from 3:00 to […]

PILC Fair registration opens on December 1!  Come meet with PILC learn how to register, apply for interviews, and use the online system.  We will be available to help students with the registration process, so please feel free to bring […]

The 2020 election could possibly be the most important of your life as the core institutions and values of American democracy are  challenged. We believe that young people have the potential to lead in the revitalization of democracy. Getting out […]

Thinking about becoming a public defender?  Throughout the fall, PILC is hosting brown bag lunches with public defender offices from around the country (see list below).  These informative discussions will give you the opportunity to learn about how to approach […]

Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights seeks a Donald M. and Susan N. Wilson Fellow to work with its international human rights litigation and advocacy programs. The 12-month position begins in September 2020. About the Donald M. and Susan N. Wilson […]

Join PILC to learn about the nuts and bolts of the international public interest internship search process. You will hear directly from students with international internship experience about how they found their job and what their summer abroad was like. Domestic […]

Calling all 3Ls who may be interested in working for New York State on issues ranging from energy and environmental conservation to human rights and criminal justice.  Please join representatives of the NYS Governor’s Office for an information session concerning the […]

What does it mean to work on criminal justice reform in today’s legal landscape?  What are the different career paths that can lead you to work on criminal justice reform issues?  What advice should students keep in mind as they […]

The Rose Sheinberg Program seeks two 1L students to serve on the organizing committee for the rest of their law school years. Each year, the Program invites a person working on cutting-edge issues of gender, race and class to spend a […]

Please join us for a discussion with 4 representatives from both the civil and criminal sides of the Offices of Attorneys General of NJ and NY.  The panelists will speak about the breadth of their work, internship opportunities and, where […]

Please join PILC and the Peggy Browning Fund for a workplace justice panel featuring labor law practitioners from union-side firms, the government, and labor unions. The panel will take place on Friday, November 8, from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM […]

Join NYU Law’s Latinx Rights Scholarship Program for our annual Latinx in the Law Lecture with Maribel Hernández Rivera ‘10. Maribel, an alumna of NYU Law’s Latinx Rights Scholarship Program, is the District Director for Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and previously […]

Are you interested in a career in environmental and land use law? Join us for a lunch conversation with NYU Law alumni Kimberly Ong ’09 (NRDC), Jonathan Kalmuss-Katz ’10 (Earthjustice), and Andrea Leshak ’14 (EPA) to hear about their career […]

You may have considered spending your summer doing public interest work in New York City, DC, or California, but have you thought about going somewhere more rural?  Join us for a discussion with current NYU law students who have spent […]

NYU Law’s Summer Funding Registration system for summer 2020 is now open.  If you may work in the public sector during the summer 2020, please register for funding as soon as possible.  You must register anew even if you registered […]

The African Services Committee (ASC) is the oldest non-profit serving the African immigrant community in New York City. Established in 1981 by Ethiopian refugees, ASC was initially set up to provide comprehensive resettlement assistance to African refugees and asylum seekers. Today, ASC provides […]

Attorneys from Criminal, Civil and Juvenile Rights will discuss how gender identity and sexual orientation discrimination impacts their LGBTQ+ clients on a daily basis. Recently, this team filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court on how gender policing is […]

Join PILC and panelists for an info session for 1Ls who may want to spend their summers summer interning in a federal, state or local government agency or prosecutor’s office. We will talk about the varied opportunities and timelines, and […]

“Wellness” is a term that is too-often dismissed as a trite soundbite designed to sell lifestyle magazines and fitness programs. But depression, addiction, and suicide rates for attorneys are real. An ABA-commissioned study recently concluded that “the current state of […]

Join PILC to learn about the Warren Sinsheimer Children’s Rights Fellowship, which provides an opportunity for a recent NYU Law graduate to serve as an attorney with The Warren Sinsheimer Children’s Rights Program, a unit within Mobilization for Justice. The […]

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 corporate firms and from non-profit organizations? Come meet attorneys practicing in the areas of […]