Every year, the Yale Law School community brings energy and vision to work for the public good. In a typical academic year, 60% of students participate in public interest activities1, through clinics2 and student organizations3, and students can also choose from an array of public interest-related courses4.
The YLS community’s commitment to public interest continues beyond the academic year, as approximately three-quarters of the first-year class and one quarter of the second-year class take jobs in the public interest5, many of which are funded by Summer Public Interest Fellowships6.
After graduation, the Law School provides financial support for public interest work7 in the form of loan forgiveness and specialized fellowships. Ten years after graduating, 46% of graduates have held public interest jobs.
