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, November 28, 2022
News
Black Veteran Sues Over Racial Disparities in VA Benefits Administration
On Nov. 28, Conley Monk Jr., a Black veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, filed a lawsuit in federal court against the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) seeking redress for harm caused by longstanding racial disparities in veterans’ benefits programs.
Monday, November 28, 2022
In The Press
Racial Discrimination by Veterans Affairs Spans Decades, Lawsuit Says
The Washington Post
The Veterans Legal Services Clinic represents Conley Monk Jr. in a case seeking redress for harm caused by long-standing racial disparities in veterans’ benefits programs.
Friday, November 18, 2022
Thursday, November 17, 2022
In The Press
Influencers with Andy Serwer: Heather Gerken
Yahoo Finance
Dean Heather K. Gerken is interviewed about educating the next generation of lawyers and leaders.
Monday, November 28, 2022
Left to right: Visiting Clinical Professor Jason Parkin, Rebecca Harris ’24, Michelle Fraling ’23, Conley Monk Jr., Adam Henderson ’23, Mike Sullivan ’24, Beatrice Pollard ’23, William O. Douglas Clinical Professor of Law Michael Wishnie ’93
Friday, November 18, 2022
At a Connecticut Council on Freedom of Information event, at which the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic received an award for its work: from left, Connecticut Foundation for Open Government President Bill Fish, Stephanie Rice ’23, Jonathan Gibson ’24, MFIA Clinical Fellow Stephen Stich ’17, Council President Dan Klau, and Marlene Arias ’24. (Photo: Gary Lewis)
Monday, November 14, 2022
Arthur Liman Professor of Law Judith Resnik speaks at the conference honoring the 40th anniversary of her influential paper “Managerial Judges.”
Monday, November 28, 2022
In The Press
Racial Discrimination by Veterans Affairs Spans Decades, Lawsuit Says
The Washington Post
The Veterans Legal Services Clinic represents Conley Monk Jr. in a case seeking redress for harm caused by long-standing racial disparities in veterans’ benefits programs.
Monday, November 28, 2022
In The Press
A Black Vietnam Veteran is Suing the VA for Discrimination
NPR
Adam Henderson ’23 is interviewed about a new case brought by the Veterans Legal Services Clinic in federal court.
Monday, November 21, 2022
In The Press
Legal Education Needs to be ‘Accessible to Everyone,’ Says Yale Law School Dean
Yahoo Finance
Dean Heather K. Gerken and the Hurst Horizon Scholarship Program are mentioned in a piece about equity in legal education.
Thursday, November 17, 2022
In The Press
Influencers with Andy Serwer: Heather Gerken
Yahoo Finance
Dean Heather K. Gerken is interviewed about educating the next generation of lawyers and leaders.
Thursday, October 27, 2022
In The Press
This Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Let's Give Connecticut Survivors A Chance At Fair Sentences — A Commentary By Elizabeth Clarke ’23 and Ali Fraerman ’23
Elizabeth Clarke and Ali Fraerman are members of the Yale Law School class of 2023.
Tuesday, October 25, 2022
In The Press
A Look Into Connecticut’s History of Housing Segregation
Connecticut Public
Walter E. Meyer Professor Emeritus of Property and Urban Law Robert C. Ellickson ’66 joins a conversation on zoning and segregation in Connecticut.
Alumni & Student Profiles
This place has always been imbued with a restless spirit, the assumption that being the finest law school in the world is never enough, and a deep belief that you, our students, can do anything.”
Heather Gerken
Dean and Sol & Lillian Goldman Professor of Law