Big law's pro bono hours increased steadily for 2016.

Judge Keith Ellison, U.S. District Court Judge in Houston, Texas has a clerkship opening for the 2019-2020 term. The new clerkship position was granted because of a series of high-profile and complex cases involving conditions in Texas state prisons. The new clerk may work on these cases, and should note any relevant experience in civil rights and/or prisoner rights litigation. Applicants should submit a cover letter, resume, transcript, three references and a writing sample via OSCAR or to arturo_rivera@txs.uscourts.gov. Letters of recommendation are not required. Judge Ellison can contact those listed as references.

Judge Keith Ellison, US District Court Judge in Houston, Texas has a clerkship opening, effective immediately. The new clerkship position was granted because of a…

Graduating students and their loved ones celebrated with the OPIA staff at OPIA's graduation reception on Thursday, May 25. Congratulations!!

A group of movement lawyering practitioners & educators, in collaboration with Law for Black Lives, CUNY-CLEAR, the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild (NLG-NIP), and the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), invites you to apply for the first-ever online Movement Lawyering Bootcamp with a series of six interactive online education and discussion sessions. Apply by 11:549 pm on Monday, May 15.

With the help of funding from LIPP, Erika Rickard has worked tirelessly to improve access to justice.

Read the stories of some exceptional pro bono advocates.

The National Security & the Law Association is very pleased to announce a lunch event with former Deputy Assistant to the President, Deputy Counsel to the President, National Security Council (NSC) Legal Adviser, and Harvard Law School graduate Christopher Fonzone.

Meet the seventeen young community leaders and activists bringing communities together throughout Philadelphia.

Monday, April 3, OPIA's Suite WCC 4039
Sign-up for one-on-one advising appointments with Dennis Parker '80, Director, Racial Justice Program (RJP), ACLU.
If spots are full, sign-up on the waitlist.

Top-notch law professors have launched a website to monitor the legality of President Trump's policies.

Come in for Walk-Ins with William Shultz, prior HHS General Counsel, to discuss Health Care Law and what the future of healthcare lawyering may look like in the current political climate.

This Fund is intended to provide support for HLS students from any HLS degree program engaged in term time or summer public interest research or work pertaining to Taiwan, the People's Republic of China or Hong Kong.

When: Thursday, April 20,  6-8pm
Where: American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California
39 Drumm St
San Francisco, CA 94111
Please RSVP. We look forward to seeing you there!

Sign-up for one-on-one advising appointments with Matthew Colangelo, Civil Rights Advocate and Senior Government Official to discuss roles in non-profits and government, and what the future of non-profit and government lawyering may look like in the current political climate.

Read Professor William P. Quigley's letter and [link_to id=144760 title="Letter to a Law Student Interested in Social Justice"]attend the event[/link_to].

Sign-up for one-on-one information sessions with a representative from the Air Force JAG Corps. Learn about the work of JAG attorneys, as well as about summer and post-graduate JAG opportunities.

How we treat citizens who make mistakes (even serious mistakes), pay their debt to society, and deserve a second chance reflects who we are as a people and reveals a lot about our character and commitment to our founding principles. And how we police our communities and the kinds of problems we ask our criminal justice system to solve can have a profound impact on the extent of trust in law enforcement and significant implications for public safety.

The Criminal Justice Policy Program is hiring paid research assistants for the January and Spring terms.

At OPIA, we know that a change in administration in Washington can create uncertainty and questions in students and alumni considering interning or working in…