Alumni

After trading his slacks and tie for boots and a uniform, Nathan Williams ’18, a cadet once more, gained a different kind of education.

Some Big Law baby boomers pursue pro bono opportunities instead of retiring because they still love practicing law.

Alex Abdo (HLS '06) tackles difficult privacy cases for the ACLU.

An ex-prosecutor learns that becoming a defense lawyer means defending people, not defendants.

Lawyers in public interest fellowships use their legal skills to affect real change. However, every year, exceptional young talents are turned away due to lack of funding.

The Mitchell Hamline School of Law retrofitted a recreational vehicle into a mobile pro bono law office. The RV, called Wheels of Justice carries students across Minnesota to perform pro bono legal services for those in need.

The Justice Department files a brief arguing that holding a defendant in jail because they cannot afford bail is unconstitutional.

Law students are discussing current events in class in order to prepare them for how race, class, and economics influence law in the real world.

Fordham, Stanford and other institutions are working to lessen the legal system's limitations.

Emily Broad Leib, director of the Harvard Food Law and Policy Clinic, calls for policies to address food waste and its impacts on the environment, food security, and our climate.

Bob Bordone, Thaddeus R. Beal Clinical Professor of Law and Director of the Harvard Negotiation and Mediation Clinical Program, considers the elements of a successful career.

Please consider nominating a faculty member, dean, or staff member for one of these awards recognizing pro bono and public service contributions. Nominations of others or oneself may be made by any member of AALS until September 30, 2016, 5:00 p.m. (EST) and must be emailed to Jennifer Tschirch.

OCS’s Yih-hsien Shen and OPIA’s Catherine Pattanayak cover the fundamentals of effective cover letter writing and editing in this workshop.