"Washington" Square
Former White House Counsel Robert Bauer and former Special Inspector General of TARP Neil Barofsky '95 are among the Washington insiders bringing real-world experience to our classrooms. Read More
More than 1 million people have watched Bryan Stevenson's TED Talk, "We need to talk about an injustice." See Video
Immigrant Rights Clinic
Saerom Park ’12, Martha Saunders ’12, Wonjun Lee ’12, and Nikki Reisch ’12 (L to R) are just a few of the Immigrant Rights Clinic students who had court victories recently. Read More
Leaders in Public Interest
Meredith Fuchs ’93, general counsel of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, discussed consumer protection in the aftermath of the financial crisis in the annual Frank J. Guarini Government Lecture. Read More
25 Ford Fellows for NYU
The Ford Foundation selected 25 NYU Law students for its inaugural law school fellowship program, providing 10-week summer placements at Ford Foundation grantee organizations around the world. Read More
A Culture of Public Service
NYU offers the most comprehensive public service infrastructure of any law school in the nation.
Public Interest Summer Funding Grants guarantee funding for 1Ls and 2Ls who work in public interest and government positions.
The Loan Repayment Assistance Program encourages qualified students to pursue careers in public service by paying their debt burden in part or in full.
The Root-Tilden-Kern Program, the nation’s premier public service scholarship, is one of several public interest scholarship programs.
The Frank J. Guarini Leaders in Government Service Institute provides training for students who aspire to leadership roles in government or organizations that shape public policy.
Our new Legislative and Regulatory Process Clinic lets students spend a semester in Washington, D.C., dividing their time between fieldwork in a government agency and classroom study.
For Prospective Students
The Law School offers a robust LRAP program, many scholarships, and a wide range of public interest courses, and is home to 29 centers.
For Current Students
There are more than 30 public interest student organizations at NYU Law. PILC Summer Grants guarantee funding for public interest work for 1Ls and 2Ls.
For Alumni
NYU offers unparalleled support for graduates, from an active Career Services department and Judicial Clerkship Office to CLE events year-round.
Public Interest News in Brief
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New Jersey Judge Mary Jacobson '78 ruled on Friday that the state must allow same-sex couples to marry, saying that not doing so deprives them of rights that were guaranteed by the United States... -
On September 20, the daylong conference “The Future of Fannie and Freddie,” co-sponsored by the Classical Liberal Institute and the NYU Journal of Law & Business, featured experts on law, finance... -
Started three years ago by Vilas and Vikas Dhar, two brothers, the firm handles a variety of traditional work from business law and strategic advice to civil litigation. Its real aim, however,... -
On April 24, 2012, the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) wrote to the Supreme Court to “clarify and correct” a factual statement in its brief in Nken v. Holder – a...
Public Interest Centers
- Public Interest Law Center
- Brennan Center for Justice
- Center on the Administration of Criminal Law
- Center for Constitutional Transitions
- Center for Human Rights & Global Justice
- Center for Environmental and Land Use Law
- Institute for Policy Integrity
- Migration Policy Institute
- Center for Labor and Employment Law
Summer Funding Grants
Arthur Garfield Hays Civil Liberties Program
The Arthur Garfield Hays Civil Liberties Program awards fellowships to a small group of third-year students committed to civil liberties and offers them special internships in civil liberties and other human rights organizations. The program has launched the careers of hundreds of important public interest lawyers.
IN THE PRESS
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10/1/2013Defining IdeasRichard EpsteinAuthor:
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9/30/2013New York TimesRichard PildesExpert:
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9/30/2013Washington PostDavid Boies (LL.M. '67)Featured:
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9/30/2013MSNBCDavid KaminExpert: