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, February 04, 2019
News
Major Step Forward in Class Action for Veterans Exposed to Radiation
The Veterans Legal Services Clinic won a 6-3 ruling in a class action lawsuit affecting thousands of veterans impacted by a 1966 clean-up operation in Palomares, Spain.
Tuesday, December 11, 2018
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
Saturday, December 22, 2018
Friday, December 14, 2018
Monday, November 5, 2018
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Thursday, October 25, 2018
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Thursday, January 31, 2019
In The Press
Chicago aldermen might be even more powerful than you think
Crain’s Chicago Business
Professor of Law David Schleicher is quoted in an article about how aldermanic power in Chicago compares to other big cities.
Sunday, January 27, 2019
In The Press
David Udell Dishes On Growing Access To Justice Research
Law360
Scholarship by Dean and Sol & Lillian Goldman Professor of Law Heather Gerken is mentioned in a Law360 interview with David Udell, executive director of the National Center for Access to Justice.
Sunday, December 9, 2018
In The Press
The Real-Life Heroine Who Inspired a Character on ‘Boardwalk Empire’
The New York Times Book Review
Invisible: The Forgotten Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America’s Most Powerful Mobster, the new book by William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law Stephen Carter ’79, is reviewed in the New York Times Book Review.
Thursday, November 29, 2018
In The Press
State wants details of Yale clinic deal
New Haven Register
Ahmad Maaz ’20 is quoted, and Sarah June Bever-Chritton ’20 and Rachel Kogan’19 mentioned, in a New Haven Register article about a proposed collaboration between Yale New Haven Hospital and two local federally qualified health clinics.
Monday, November 26, 2018
In The Press
Clinic plan could jeoparduze abortion access—A Commentary by Rachel Kogan ’19
The Hartford Courant
Yale Law School student Rachel Kogan ’19 has an op/ed in the Hartford Courant.
Monday, November 12, 2018
In The Press
Law students launch service group
Yale Daily News
Law School students James Campbell ’20, Abigail Pershing ’20, Matthew Linsley ’21, and Carl Jiang ’20 are quoted in the Yale Daily News about a new student organization, the Yale Law Student National Service Forum.
Alumni & Student Profiles
Emma Alpert
Current Senior Staff Attorney and 2009-2010 YLS Public Interest Fellow, Brooklyn Defender Services Family Defense Practice, Brooklyn, NY
The people I was able to spend those three years with and think alongside and work alongside — they put me on a different path and it’s a path that’s allowing me to have a much larger and more meaningful impact on children than I would have had before.”
Samantha Tweedy
Class of 2006