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, December 21, 2020
News
The Liman Center Publishes its Annual Reports
The 2020 edition of The Liman Center Reports, the annual publication of the Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law at Yale Law School, has been published in print and online.
Wednesday, January 06, 2021
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Monday, January 18, 2021
In The Press
Housing battle may have broad impact
Hartford Courant
The Hartford Courant reports on a proposal to build a multi-family dwelling in Woodbridge, Connecticut. The Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization is part of an effort to change what they view as the town’s discriminatory zoning policies.
Monday, January 4, 2021
In The Press
Finally, a chance for environmental justice — A Commentary by Gerald Torres and Kathleen Rogers
Canton Daily Ledger
Gerald Torres is Professor of Environmental Justice at the Yale School of the Environment, with a secondary appointment as Professor of Law at the Law School. Kathleen Rogers is President of Earthday.org.
Tuesday, December 29, 2020
In The Press
Forgotten court case shows how a California schoolteacher was persecuted for being gay
The New York Times
John A. Garver Professor of Jurisprudence William N. Eskridge ’78 is quoted about past legal prosecution of gay Californians.
Saturday, December 26, 2020
In The Press
Connecticut can take a stand for equality — A Commentary by Professor Douglas NeJaime and Patience Crozier
The Connecticut Post
Douglas NeJaime is Anne Urowsky Professor of Law at Yale Law School. Patience Crozier is Senior Staff Attorney GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders.
Friday, December 18, 2020
In The Press
Rent Q: Did She Vacuum The Hallways?
New Haven Independent
Nathan Baker Clinical Professor of Law J.L. Pottenger, Jr. ’75 is quoted and Adam Kinkley ’21 mentioned in a New Haven Independent report about a landlord-tenant dispute in which the tenant is represented by the Housing Clinic at YLS.
Monday, December 14, 2020
In The Press
Eight Years Later, Newtown Activists Still Pushing For Local Gun Control Laws
WNPR
William K. Townsend Professor of Law Ian Ayres ’86 is quoted by WNPR about Connecticut communities and local gun control laws.
Alumni & Student Profiles
Neena K. Chaudhry
Director of Education and Senior Counsel, National Women’s Law Center, Washington, DC
Today is a wonderful time to be blessed with legal training and to be able to go out and take on the enormous challenges of a difficult world — with an aspiration to lead tempered by humility at the complexity, difficulty, discipline, and self-sacrifice inherent in the task.”
Ben W. Heineman, Jr.
Class of 1971