Announcements for Students

When: January 30, 2020 6:00 pm
Where: WCC Milstein East ABC

OPIA’s Public Interest Networking Reception is a great way to learn about summer internships and post-graduate fellowships. Drinks and hors d'oeuvres will be served. Business casual attire suggested.
RSVP!  

Just in case you missed this post in December, make sure to read our advice on communicating with employers throughout the potentially difficult public interest hiring timeline to make it easier for you to manage your timeline and make your decision.

The deadline for the Public Service Venture Fund (PSVF) Organization-Based Fellowship is February 6, 2020. Learn more and apply. 

3Ls may apply for grants to travel for postgraduate fellowship and job interviews three times throughout the academic year. Students must submit their materials by February 14 to meet the second deadline. Learn more and apply!

The LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinic offers students the opportunity to work directly on cutting-edge issues involving LGBTQ+ rights, with a particular emphasis on issues affecting underrepresented communities within the LGBTQ+ community. Clinic offerings include local and national projects covering the spectrum of LGBTQ+ issues. Students will have the opportunity to engage in a range of work […]

Interested in impact litigation and migrant rights? Sign up for an appointment with Ben Botts, Legal Director of the Centro de los Derechos del Migrante, Inc., from Jan. 29-31.
Visit "Our Services" to sign up for an appointment. 

Advisors are available to help with whatever job search questions you may be facing. If you have special concerns about your summer job search, please make an appointment to discuss your search with OPIA.

The LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinic offers students the opportunity to work directly on cutting-edge issues involving LGBTQ+ rights, with a particular emphasis on issues affecting underrepresented communities within the LGBTQ+ community. Clinic offerings include local and national projects covering the spectrum of LGBTQ+ issues. Students will have the opportunity to engage in a range of work […]

The Robert M. Cover Retreat on Feb. 21-23 brings together law students, academics and practitioners committed to public interest to share their experiences, network and reinvigorate their commitment to this important work. Registration deadline is February 7, 2020.

Check out the evolving list of practitioners and register for the retreat!

OPIA has compiled a few key dates that may be useful as you plan your summer internships and other commitments, including the confirmed 2020 EIP dates.

Spring 2020 Clinics with Available Seats The drop deadline has now passed for all spring clinics.  If you are already signed up for a clinic in the spring, you can no longer drop it without receiving a withdrawal (“WD”). There are a handful of clinics that have a few seats available for the spring term.  […]

Spring 2020 Clinics with Open Seats The following spring clinics still have a few seats available!  Please log in to Helios and navigate to the Add/Drop section to enroll in one of these clinics.  Open seats will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis.  The add/drop deadline for most spring clinics is TOMORROW, Friday, December […]

Spring 2020 Clinics with Open Seats The following spring clinics still have a few seats available!  Please log in to Helios and navigate to the Add/Drop section to enroll in one of these clinics.  Open seats will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis.  The add/drop deadline for most spring clinics is Friday, December 6th. […]

Interested in learning more about nonprofit work? The following resources can help you begin your exploration.

Location: Washington D.C. January 6, 2020 – January 24, 2020 The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty (www.becketlaw.org) is a non-profit law firm dedicated to protecting the free expression of all religious faiths. Becket seeks interns for the winter term to work in its Washington, D.C. office on a variety of Supreme Court, appellate and trial-level […]

Interested in learning more about private public interest law firms? The following resources can help you begin your exploration.

Public Service Venture Fund Organization Based (Org-Based) Fellowships are fully-funded fellowships intended to help launch students’ public interest careers at the public service organization of their choice that otherwise is not hiring at the entry-level. Learn more about the selection criteria and process.

Interested in learning more about public international law work? These resources can help you begin your exploration.

The 1L Mock Interview Program on Monday, November 18, offers you a stress-free opportunity to practice your interview skills before starting your summer job search. Attorneys from the public and private sectors will be here to conduct mock-interviews and give you candid feedback. 

Independent Clinical Credit option for 2L’s and 3L’s – Spring 2020 Communities for Restorative Justice: One or two clinical credits (representing 4 or 8 hours per week) of independent clinical credit may be available for the spring term to work with Communities for Restorative Justice on criminal cases in Boston referred to restorative diversion. Students would participate in […]