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Public Interest Career Resources

PILC offers an extensive range of career resources for NYU Law students and alumni who are exploring and pursuing public interest careers, including guidance for JDs, LLMs and alumni.

Note that "job search" includes both internship and postgraduate employment.

Resources

JD Public Interest Job Search Handbook

PILC's JD Public Interest Job Search Handbook offers extensive guidance on all aspects of the public interest job search, including an overview of public interest career opportunities, and tips on networking, applying, and interviewing.

 

LLM Public Interest Career Resources

PILC offers resources and guidance specifically for LLM students about both domestic and international public interest careers.

 

PILC Practice Area Handbooks

PILC offers resources about the wide range of career paths for public interest lawyers, including targeted guidance on specific areas of public interest legal work.

 

Job Search Guidance

PILC has compiled an assortment of resources to help you with your internship and postgraduate job search, including PILC guides, internal and external job listings, and career fairs.

 

Job Application Guidance

PILC has reviewed thousands of public interest job applications, and has guidance for every step of the process. We have also collected some particularly strong cover letter and resume samples covering a variety of types of applications.

 

Public Interest Networking

Networking is critical to your public interest internship and postgraduate job search. Developing relationships in your areas of focus and learning more about different fields and career trajectories will help you plan for your public interest legal career.

 

New York State Pro Bono Requirement

Under the New York State Pro Bono requirement, applicants to the NYS Bar must verify that they have performed at least fifty hours of pro bono service. Learn more about what qualifies and how to satisfy this requirement.

 

Alumni Resources

PILC's full range of career support extends to alumni throughout their public interest careers, including those looking to transition between practice areas, from the private sector, or even into non-legal pubic interest roles.