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.
Thursday, March 16, 2023
News
Panel Brings Manhattan Felony Alternative-to-Incarceration Court to Yale Law School
The audience learned about an innovative alternative sentencing program at a recent panel co-sponsored by the Liman Center.
Tuesday, March 07, 2023
Friday, January 27, 2023
Thursday, March 16, 2023
Liman Fellow-in-Residence Grace Li (at left under screen) and two panelists from the Manhattan Alternative-to-Incarceration (ATI) Court, Judge Ellen N. Biben and Joe Barrett, discuss the alternative sentencing program at an event co-sponsored by the Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law.
Thursday, March 9, 2023
SFALP students Ashlee Fox ’25, Amy Jeon ’24, Doménica Merino ’24, Isabelle Zaslavsky ’24 met with San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu (center) this week.
Tuesday, March 7, 2023
Monday, February 27, 2023
Nathan Baker Clinical Professor of Law J. L. Pottenger Jr. ’75 speaks at the groundbreaking for the redevelopment of Parkside Village, an affordable housing complex in Branford, Connecticut in November 2022.
Monday, February 20, 2023
Veterans Legal Services Clinic client Conley Monk Jr. with members of the clinic in 2019.
News
Protecting Veterans
Friday, January 27, 2023
Nathan Baker Clinical Professor of Law J. L. Pottenger Jr. ’75 speaks at the groundbreaking for the redevelopment of Parkside Village, an affordable housing complex in Branford, Connecticut. Yale Law School’s Ludwig Center for Community & Economic Development Clinic and its Housing Clinic represent the town’s housing authority, which owns the property.
Event
Technology and the Pubic Interest, Haochen Sun, Professor of Law, University of Hong Kong
12:10PM
SLB Room 128
Saturday, February 25, 2023
In The Press
Benefits Denied: Older Black Veterans Battle for GI Education and Housing Compensation, Disability Payments
NBC Los Angeles
A report about the history of Black veterans being denied veterans benefits and efforts to address the issue includes the story of Conley Monk Jr., who is represented by the Veterans Legal Services Clinic.
Friday, January 20, 2023
In The Press
Live Litigation and Out-of-Court Resolutions: Yale Law Interns Experience Both in Records Dispute With HUD
Connecticut Law Tribune
Yale Law School’s Housing Clinic worked inside and outside of the courtroom recently to resolve a public records dispute.
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.
Alumni & Student Profiles
Yale Law School is about as perfect as a true and serious interdisciplinary hub for the law-related social sciences and humanities as one could possibly imagine.”
Taisu Zhang ’08
Professor of Law