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.
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
News
WIRAC Heads to Supreme Court in Suit Defending DACA
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case brought by the Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic (WIRAC) and co-counsel, along with other related cases, challenging the Trump Administration’s recission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.Thursday, November 14, 2019
In The Press
Senior is first Yale student from Syria to win a Rhodes Scholarship
Yale News
Yale College student Marwan Safar Jalani ’20, a 2018 Liman Summer Fellow at the The Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law, is the first Yale student from Syria to win a Rhodes Scholarship.
Thursday, October 03, 2019
In The Press
Degrading strip search of 200 women prisoners cries out for courts to act — A Commentary by Judith Resnik
CNN Opinion
Judith Resnik is the Arthur Liman Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
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Friday, November 8, 2019
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Wednesday, March 6, 2019
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Monday, November 5, 2018
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Thursday, November 14, 2019
In The Press
Senior is first Yale student from Syria to win a Rhodes Scholarship
Yale News
Yale College student Marwan Safar Jalani ’20, a 2018 Liman Summer Fellow at the The Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law, is the first Yale student from Syria to win a Rhodes Scholarship.
Sunday, November 3, 2019
In The Press
‘Felon’ Author Says, ‘Everybody Has To Tell Their Kids Something’
NPR / All Things Considered
Former Liman Fellow Dwayne Betts ’16 discussed his latest book of poetry in an interview with NPR’s All Things Considered.
Thursday, October 3, 2019
In The Press
Degrading strip search of 200 women prisoners cries out for courts to act — A Commentary by Judith Resnik
CNN Opinion
Judith Resnik is the Arthur Liman Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
In The Press
Say Hello To The Sworn Enemy Of Travel Scams
Forbes
A report on a case brought by the San Francisco city attorney against two travel companies alleging unlawful business practices. The San Francisco Affirmative Litigation Project is assisting with the lawsuit.
Wednesday, September 4, 2019
In The Press
Symposium: Textualism’s moment of truth — A Commentary by William N. Eskridge, Jr. ’78
SCOTUSblog
Professor William N. Eskridge, Jr. ’78 is the John A. Garver Professor of Jurisprudence at Yale Law School.
Monday, August 26, 2019
In The Press
The Limits of Private Action: What the Past 40 Years Taught Us About the Perils of Unregulated Markets — A Commentary by Anne Alstott ’87 and Ganesh Sitaraman
Pro-Market
Anne Alstott ’87 is the Jacquin D. Bierman Professor in Taxation at Yale Law School. Ganesh Sitaraman is a Professor of Law at Vanderbilt Law School. This commentary is an excerpt from the book their book, The Public Option: How to Expand Freedom, Increase Opportunity, and Promote Equality.
Alumni & Student Profiles
You have an obligation to serve, by virtue of the privilege, opportunity, and talent that you have. You have an obligation to serve, in your way, at some point in time, in your career.”
Gina Raimondo ’98
Governor of Rhode Island, 2015 Commencement Address