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  • Alumni becomes Interim Counsel for NYC Mayor

    July 15, 2016

    Politico features HLS alumnus, Brittny Saunders '03, who will serve as interim counsel for MYC Mayor Bill de Blasio following the departure of Maya Wiley.

  • The Importance of Legal Aid

    July 6, 2016

    "What the Poor Really Need is Legal Aid" by Susan Beck discusses the need for Big Law to support legal aid services.

  • The 2L Job Search: Getting Started

    June 21, 2016

    We know it may seem early to start thinking about next summer, but the application process begins, for many students, in the late summer/early fall, and we want to make sure you are well prepared.

  • Alumni Spotlight: Shifting Paths Within the Public Interest Field

    April 7, 2016

    Jill Tauber (HLS, 2005) never expected to be an environmental attorney. While she was committed to doing public interest work in her career, she started off focused on civil rights and had been working already on establishing a background around housing issues. It was her experience through Hurricane Katrina that deepened her curiosity about climate justice and led her down the path she is currently going down as an attorney with Earthjustice.

  • Alumni Spotlight: Becoming a Peacekeeper with the United Nations

    April 1, 2016

    Becoming a human rights attorney takes risk, tenacity, and also some luck. Regina Fitzpatrick (HLS, 2008) had a little bit of everything to help launch her into the human rights field.

  • Student Spotlight: A focus on public international work

    January 27, 2016

    Read about Peter Nash Stavros, a 3L, who spent this past fall semester at the University of Geneva and also spent his past two summers working abroad. Peter offers a glimpse into how one can build up international credentials and explore a wide array of work types while doing so.

  • To EIP or Not to EIP

    March 11, 2015

    To ensure that a decision to pursue law firm work is based on your own personal needs and interests rather than mythology, we’ve tackled some of the most common misconceptions about public interest law here.

  • Summer Internship Spotlight – Department of Defense

    February 19, 2015

    2L Zack Bluestone spent last summer with the Office of the Chief Prosecutor (OCP) in the Defense Department’s Office of Military Commissions.

  • International Criminal Prosecution at the ECCC

    January 15, 2015

    Jillian Wagman, a 2L, spent her 1L summer as an intern with the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia. The Chambers is responsible for prosecuting individuals responsible for the genocide in Cambodia.

  • Working on Illegal Detainment Issues in Arizona

    December 11, 2014

    After 2L year, Greg Baltz (a current 3L) spent his summer with the Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project (FIRRP) in Florence, Arizona.

  • Grassroots Organizing and Immigration Reform in Oakland, CA

    November 27, 2013

    Current 3L Abbey Marr spent her summer working at the National Domestic Workers Alliance (NWDA) in Oakland, CA. The NDWA and its 45 affiliate organizations advocate for “respect, recognition and inclusion in labor protections for domestic workers.”

  • Pursuing Juvenile Justice in New Orleans

    November 14, 2013

    Current 3L Jessica Frisina spent last summer in New Orleans as an intern at the Louisiana Center for Children’s Rights (formerly known as Juvenile Regional Services).

  • Summer Experience: Working on LGBT issues at GLAD

    April 4, 2013

    Thomas Garza had a variety of interests he was looking to pursue in law school including education law and LGBT related issues. He decided to work at Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD), a Boston based impact litigation organization because he thought it was doing the most interesting work for LGBT rights.

  • Public Service Orientation Video

    October 24, 2007

    This program, held on September 19, presented an introduction to the range of public interest opportunities available to students at HLS. Featured speakers included HLS graduate and a member of Equal Justice Initiative Bryan Stevenson and our own Assistant Dean for Public Service Alexa Shabecoff. The