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.
Friday, March 02, 2018
News
Clinic Files Class Action On Behalf of Marine Corps Vets with PTSD
The Veterans Legal Services Clinic filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of thousands of Navy and Marine Corps veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan who developed post-traumatic stress disorder and received less-than-honorable discharges.
Monday, July 16, 2018
Thursday, February 15, 2018
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Tuesday, July 17, 2018
In The Press
Immigrant Children, Parents Reunified In Connecticut, But What's Next?
The Hartford Courant
Clinical Professor of Law Muneer Ahmad and Clinical Associate Professor of Law Marisol Orihuela ’08 are quoted in a report on the reunification of two children and their parents who had been separated at the U.S.-Mexico border. The children were represented by the Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic and CT Legal Services.
Monday, July 16, 2018
In The Press
Prosecutor: 2 immigrant children to be reunited with parents
CT Post
Hannah Schoen ’19 is quoted in a story about the release of two children being held in Connecticut and a reunion with their parents after being separated at the U.S. border. The children are being represented by the Connecticut Legal Services and the Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic at Yale Law School.
Friday, July 13, 2018
In The Press
UPDATED: Detention of Immigrant Children in Conn. Custody Ruled Unconstitutional
Law.com
A federal judge in Connecticut ruled that the separation of two children taken from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border is unconstitutional. The case was argued in court by Clinical Associate Professor of Law Marisol Orihuela ’08. Hannah Schoen ’19 and Carolyn O’Connor ’18, with the Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic, are quoted.
Wednesday, July 11, 2018
In The Press
Federal judge delays decision on reuniting children with parents in immigration case
CT Mirror
Clinical Associate Professor of Law Marisol Orihuela ’08 is quoted in a story about a hearing on whether to reunite two children being held in Connecticut with their parents after being separated at the U.S. border. The children are being represented by the Connecticut Legal Services and the Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic at Yale Law School.
Monday, July 9, 2018
In The Press
Immigrant Children In Connecticut Sue After Being Separated From Parents
WNPR
The Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic’s case on behalf of two children, taken from their parents at the U.S.- Mexico border and sent to a Connecticut facility, suing the federal government is discussed.
Saturday, July 7, 2018
In The Press
Two Children Held In Connecticut After Separation From Parents At Border Sue Government
The Hartford Courant
Clinical Associate Professor of Law Marisol Orihuela ’08 is quoted in an article about two children, taken from their parents at the U.S.- Mexico border and sent to a Connecticut facility, who are suing the federal government with the help of the Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic.
Alumni & Student Profiles
Mike Fisher
Legal Division Director, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Criminal Enforcement, Takoma Park, MD
Now it is time to pivot and ask, where are your extraordinary gifts needed? How do you make this legal world that you are entering a better world? One where no one is shut out; one where the weak and vulnerable are not exploited; one that produces fair results based on the merits of the issues before it.”
Visiting Lecturer Stephen Bright
2012 Commencement Address