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, May 02, 2022
News
New Report Refutes Flawed Science of Texas and Alabama Transgender Legal Actions
A major new report by legal and medical experts from the Yale Child Study Center, Yale School of Medicine, Yale Law School, and the University of Texas Southwestern analyzes in depth the misleading scientific claims that informed recent actions by Texas and Alabama to criminalize medical treatment for transgender youth.
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Thursday, May 12, 2022
The Law, Ethics & Animals Program (LEAP) announced 10 recipients of the LEAP Student Grant Program from across Yale University.
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Recipients of 2022-23 Bernstein and Robina International Human Rights Fellowships, clockwise from top left: Yussef Al Tamimi ’22, Rodrigo Ayala Miret ’22, Luke Connell ’22, Jason Gardiner ’22, Megan Hauptman ’21, Tim Hirschel-Burns ’22, and Lena Riemer ’22.
Tuesday, May 3, 2022
A still from a new short film documenting the experiences of those impacted by Connecticut’s incarceration lien law.
Monday, May 2, 2022
Justice Sonia Sotomayor ’79 joined a panel of alumni moderated by Professor Judith Resnik to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Liman Center and more than 50 years of the Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization and Yale Law School’s clinical program.
Tuesday, May 3, 2022
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Wednesday, April 27, 2022
In The Press
It Is Time to Repeal Connecticut’s Incarceration Lien —A Commentary by Jenny Carroll, Mila Reed Guevara ’23, and Ryanne Bamieh ’23
The Connecticut Mirror
Jenny Carroll is the Director of the Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law and a Visiting Professor of Law at Yale Law School. Mila Reed Guevara and Ryanne Bamieh are members of the class of 2023 at Yale Law School.
Tuesday, April 26, 2022
In The Press
Connecticut’s Automotive Dealers Should Examine Their Own Behavior
The Connecticut Mirror
Research by Deputy Dean and the Oscar M. Ruebhausen Professor Professor Ian Ayres ’86 is cited in a commentary on whether buyers should be able to purchase electric vehicles directly from manufacturers.
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
In The Press
The Superpredator Myth Did a Lot of Damage. Courts Are Beginning to See the Light. — A Commentary by James Forman Jr. ’92 and Kayla Vinson
The New York Times
James Forman Jr. ’92 is J. Skelly Wright Professor of Law at Yale Law School and the Faculty Director of Yale’s Center for Law and Racial Justice. Kayla Vinson is the Center’s Executive Director.
Thursday, April 7, 2022
In The Press
Historic Supreme Court Confirmation Comes at a Time When Some in the GOP Are Trying To Reverse LGBTQ Rights
CNN
John A. Garver Professor of Jurisprudence Professor William N. Eskridge Jr. ’78 discusses objectives behind recent legal challenges to LGBTQ rights.
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
In The Press
Colleges Should Be Grateful for ‘Zoom School’ Lawsuits — A Commentary by Stephen L. Carter ’79
Bloomberg
Stephen L. Carter ’79 is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Monday, March 14, 2022
In The Press
Arizona’s Privatized Prison Health Care Has Been Failing for Years. A New Court Case Could Change That
PBS News Hour
Arthur Liman Professor of Law Judith Resnik is quoted about Arizona’s privatized prison health care system.
Alumni & Student Profiles
Yale is the one place where going to law school doesn’t mean sitting on the sidelines; it means making headlines.”
Heather Gerken
Dean and Sol & Lillian Goldman Professor of Law