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.
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
News
Veterans Clinic Secures Major Settlement in Army Class Action
The settlement ensures that the Army will reconsider thousands of decisions involving Iraq and Afghanistan-era veterans with a less-than-fully-honorable discharge.
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Thursday, November 19, 2020
In The Press
A Group of Yale Law Students Just Clinched a Government Settlement for Military Vets
Law.com
Andy DeGuglielmo ’21 is quoted and the Veterans Legal Services Clinic is mentioned in a Law.com article on the clinic’s recent major settlement on behalf of Iraq and Afghanistan-era veterans with a less-than-fully-honorable discharge.
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
In The Press
HUD ‘perpetuating segregation,’ Hartford families claim in lawsuit
CT Mirror
The Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization is mentioned in a CT Mirror story about policies that keep poor residents segregated in impoverished areas in Hartford.
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
In The Press
Yale Law School helps bring settlement: Army must reconsider applications for discharge upgrades connected to PTSD
New Haven Register
The Veterans Legal Services Clinic is mentioned in a New Haven Register story about a major settlement in a class-action suit brought by two Connecticut veterans who challenged their discharge status.
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
In The Press
NY Judge Slams Feds For 'Ignoring' Justices' DACA Revival
Law360
William O. Douglas Clinical Professor of Law Michael Wishnie ’93, Sol Goldman Clinical Professor of Law Muneer Ahmad, Clinical Associate Professor of Law Marisol Orihuela ’08, and students from the Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic are mentioned in a Law360 article about new efforts by the Trump administration to curtail DACA.
Sunday, November 15, 2020
In The Press
Acting DHS Secretary Lacked Authority To Suspend DACA Program, Judge Rules
NPR / Morning Edition
Sol Goldman Clinical Professor of Law Muneer Ahmad was interviewed on NPR about the Trump administration’s efforts to roll back DACA and the role of the Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, November 4, 2020
In The Press
Fed. Circ. Weighs If VA Appeals Ripe For Review
Law360
Law 360 has an update to a case related to a Veterans Affairs decision that is before the U.S. Court of Appeals. Plaintiffs are represented by William O. Douglas Clinical Professor of Law Michael Wishnie ’93, Clinical Lecturer in Law Renée Burbank and students from the Veterans Legal Services Clinic.
Alumni & Student Profiles
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Heather Gerken
Dean and Sol & Lillian Goldman Professor of Law