Public Interest Law
About Public Interest Law
Yale Law School has a strong tradition of service in the public interest. In addition to the rich curricular offerings, approximately 80 percent of students take part in a clinic during their time at the Law School.
Public Interest Activities
Most YLS students perform public service in activities ranging from legal research and writing to outreach in the New Haven public schools. A number of YLS centers and projects offer fellowships and other opportunities for public service.
Public Interest Career Services
Public Interest Career Services are available through the Career Development Office, which offers specialized counseling, as well as a wide array of services, programs, events, and resources for public interest minded students and alumni in all stages of their career development.
Monday, April 12, 2021
News
Rep. Rosa DeLauro Opens 24th Liman Colloquium with Tutorial on Making Change
Rep. Rosa DeLauro gave Liman Fellows guidance on bringing about a fairer world when she launched the 24th Annual Liman Colloquium with a wide-ranging conversation on April 8, 2021.
Friday, April 09, 2021
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Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Thursday, April 1, 2021
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Wednesday, April 7, 2021
In The Press
Suburb Housing Quest Enters New Phase
New Haven Independent
Karen Anderson ’21 is quoted and the Community and Economic Development Clinic is mentioned in a New Haven Independent report on efforts to challenge zoning restrictions in Woodbridge, Connecticut.
Tuesday, April 6, 2021
In The Press
New Orleans Police Miffed That Travis Boys' Defense, DA Seek Review of Jury Selection
New Orleans Times-Picayne
Clinical Lecturer in Law and Director of the Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law Anna VanCleave is mentioned in a Times-Picayne article about the case of Travis Boys, whose lawyers, including VanCleave, are seeking a review of the jury selection process in the case.
Monday, March 29, 2021
In The Press
Make the Infrastructure Bill Tell Us Cost of Each Bridge, Road, and Train — A Commentary by Zachary Liscow ’15 and Leah Brooks
The Hill
Zachary Liscow is an Associate Professor of Law at Yale Law School. Leah Brooks is an Associate Professor of Public Policy and Public Affairs at the George Washington University.
Monday, March 29, 2021
In The Press
A Fight over Housing Segregation is Dividing One of America’s Most Liberal States
Vox
A commentary by Professor of Law David Schleicher is cited in Vox about Connecticut residential zoning restrictions.
Thursday, March 25, 2021
In The Press
I Survived 18 Years in Solitary Confinement
The New York Times
Scholarship by the Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law is cited in a commentary in The New York Times about solitary confinement.
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
In The Press
Unlocking Courts: Ending Arbitration Mandates and Gag Orders — A Commentary by Judith Resnik
Connecticut Post
Judith Resnik is the Arthur Liman Professor of Law at Yale Law School and the Founding Director of the Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law.
Alumni & Student Profiles
Monica Maldonado
Assistant Dean, Yale Law School; formerly Assistant County Attorney, Miami-Dade County Attorney’s Office
I will remember most about my time here the wonderful conversations and interactions with my peers and with my professors. This is a wonderful community, very welcoming, and an amazing place to have studied the law.”
Allison Turbiville
Class of 2015