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PILC Events Calendar 2026-27

This page includes a listing of PILC's scheduled and anticipated events for the 2026-27 academic year. 

Each year, PILC holds dozens of public interest events on topics relevant to those pursuing public interest work, both during and after law school. PILC holds informational sessions on summer, term-time and postgraduate opportunities & planning; discussions and panels with public interest employers & practitioners; and .

  • For recordings of past events, see the PILC Event Archives. 
  • For more information about upcoming events and other public interest opportunities, see the PILC Docket.
     

Fall 2026 PILC Events           Jump to Spring

DateEventTopic
Aug 6        2L Class MeetingPostgraduate
Planning
Aug 103L Class MeetingSummer & Term 
Planning
Aug 311L Class MeetingSummer & Term 
Planning
Aug 31PILC Welcome ReceptionLectures & Special 
Events
Sept 1PILC Week: Law Reform & 
Impact Litigation Alumni Panel		Employer & Career 
Panels
Sept 3PILC Week: Civil Legal Services Alumni PanelEmployer & Career 
Panels
Sept 3PILC Week: International Public Interest Alumni PanelEmployer & Career 
Panels
Sept 3NYS Pro Bono Requirement Info Session for JDs & LLMsSummer & Term
Planning
Sept 8Attorney General Robert Abrams Annual Public Service Lecture Lectures & Special
Events
Sept 10PILC Week: Criminal & Family Defense Alumni PanelEmployer & Career Panels
Sept 10PILC Week: Government & Prosecution Alumni PanelEmployer & Career Panels
SeptPro Bono Volunteer Info Session with
Crime Victims Treatment Center (CVTC)		Summer & Term Planning
SeptPILC and Bernstein Institute for Human Rights LunchLectures & Special Events
SeptLSNYC Bankruptcy Assistance Project TrainingSummer & Term
Planning
Sept 24PILC and Institute for Policy Integrity LuncheonLectures & Special Events
Sept 29International Postgraduate Fellowship Info Session for JDsPostgraduate
Planning
Oct 1LLM Postgraduate Fellowship Info Session (PILC, CHRGJ, IILJ)Postgraduate
Planning
Oct 1Moelis Fellowship in Affordable Housing & Urban Affairs Info SessionSummer & Term 
Planning
Oct 13Finding & Funding a 1L Public Interest InternshipSummer Planning
Oct 131L Summer Internships in Local and Federal ProsecutionSummer Planning
Oct 13Sinsheimer Children's Rights Fellowship Info SessionPostgraduate
Planning
Oct 151L Government Summer InternshipsSummer Planning
Oct 15Federal Defender PanelEmployer & Career
Panels
Oct 16Should You Apply for a 2L Summer in Big Law If You Want To 
Work in Public Interest After Graduation? 		Summer Planning
TBD1L & 2L International Summer InternshipsSummer Planning
TBDPublic Interest Law Firms PanelEmployer & Career Panels
TBDPILC Career Conversation with the Vance Center for International JusticeEmployer & Career Panels
Nov 10Getting Out of NYC: Summer Internships Beyond the Big CitiesSummer Planning
Nov 17PILC Fair Info SessionSummer Planning
TBDWinter & Spring Break Intensive Pro Bono Research Info SessionTerm Planning
TBDA Conversation with Xuan W Tay on the International Court of Justice (ICJ)'s 
Judicial Fellow Program		Postgraduate
Planning

 

Spring 2026 PILC Events

DateEventTopic
TBD            PILC Fair: Interviewing and Table Talk Info SessionSummer Planning
TBDLSNYC Bankruptcy Assistance Project TrainingSummer & Term Planning
Feb 4-550th Annual NYU Public Interest Legal Career FairLectures &
Special Events
TBDArmy JAG Corps Info SessionPostgraduate
Planning
TBDNavy JAG Corps Info SessionPostgraduate
Planning
Feb 22   Getting a Head Start on Your 3L Public Interest Job SearchPostgraduate
Planning
TBDPost-PILC Fair Tips for 1Ls on Finding Summer Public Interest InternshipsSummer
Planning
Mar 9Postgraduate Project Fellowships Info SessionPostgraduate
Planning
TBDPlanning your 2L year: Choices and Strategies
for Public Interest 1Ls		Summer & Term
Planning
Mar 25EJW Project Fellowship Info SessionPostgraduate
Planning
TBDThinking Ahead Towards Prosecution Positions for 2Ls and 3LsSummer &
Postgraduate
Planning 
Apr 6Skadden Fellowship Info SessionPostgraduate
Planning
TBDGideon’s Promise Fellowship Information SessionsPostgraduate
Planning
TBDRising 2Ls: Thinking Ahead Towards a Summer Internship in GovernmentSummer
Planning
TBDRising 3Ls: Thinking Ahead Towards a Postgrad Position in GovernmentPostgraduate
Planning
TBDPlanning for Your Summer in Civil RightsSummer
Planning
TBDPlanning for Your Summer in Public DefenseSummer
Planning