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.
   

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Fall 2026 PILC Events           Jump to Spring

Date	Event
Aug 6	2L Class Meeting
Aug 10	3L Class Meeting
Aug 31	1L Class Meeting
Aug 31	PILC Welcome Reception
Sept 1	PILC Week: Law Reform & Impact Litigation Alumni Panel
Sept 3	PILC Week: Civil Legal Services Alumni Panel
Sept 3	PILC Week: International Public Interest Alumni Panel
Sept 3	NYS Pro Bono Requirement Info Session for JDs & LLMs
Sept 8	Attorney General Robert Abrams Annual Public Service Lecture
Sept 10	PILC Week: Criminal & Family Defense Alumni Panel
Sept 10	PILC Week: Government & Prosecution Alumni Panel
Sept 11	LSNYC Bankruptcy Assistance Project Training
TBD	JAG Corps Info Session
Sept 17	PILC and Bernstein Institute for Human Rights Lunch
Sept 17	Discussion with Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz
Sept 24	PILC and Institute for Policy Integrity Luncheon
Sept 29	International Postgraduate Fellowship Info Session for JDs
Sept 30	Pro Bono Volunteer Info Session with Crime Victims Treatment Center (CVTC)
Oct 1	LLM Postgraduate Fellowship Info Session (PILC, CHRGJ, IILJ)
Oct 1	Moelis Fellowship in Affordable Housing & Urban Affairs Info Session
Oct 8	Public Interest Law Firms Panel
Oct 13	Finding & Funding a 1L Public Interest Internship
Oct 13	1L Summer Internships in Local and Federal Prosecution
Oct 15	1L Government Summer Internships
Oct 15	Federal Defender Panel
Oct 15	1L & 2L International Summer Internships
Oct 16	Should You Apply for a 2L Summer in Big Law If You Want To  Work in Public Interest After Graduation?
Oct 19	Sinsheimer Children's Rights Fellowship Info Session
Oct 29	The Role of the Municipal Government Lawyer:  A Conversation with NYC Corporation Counsel Steven Banks and Other City Lawyers
TBD	PILC Career Conversation with the Vance Center for International Justice
Nov 9	Getting Out of NYC: Summer Internships Beyond the Big Cities
Nov 17	PILC Fair Info Session
TBD	Winter & Spring Break Intensive Pro Bono Research Info Session
TBD	A Conversation with Xuan W Tay on the International Court of Justice (ICJ)'s Judicial Fellow Program

 

Spring 2026 PILC Events

Date	Event
Jan 4-8	Winter Pro Bono Research Week for LLMs
Jan 26	PILC Fair: Interviewing and Table Talk Info Session
Jan 29	LSNYC Bankruptcy Assistance Project Training
Feb 4-5	50th Annual NYU Public Interest Legal Career Fair
Feb 22	Getting a Head Start on Your 3L Public Interest Job Search
Mar 4	Post-PILC Fair Tips for 1Ls on Finding Summer Public Interest Internships
Mar 9	Postgraduate Project Fellowships Info Session
Mar 11	Planning your 2L year: Choices and Strategies for Public Interest 1Ls
Mar 15-21	Spring Break Bro Bono Research Project
Mar 25	EJW Project Fellowship Info Session
Apr 6	Skadden Fellowship Info Session
Apr 8	Thinking Ahead Towards Prosecution Positions for 2Ls and 3Ls
Apr 13	Rising 3Ls: Thinking Ahead Towards a Postgrad Position in Government
Apr 15	Rising 2Ls: Thinking Ahead Towards a Summer Internship in Government
TBD	Planning for Your Summer in Civil Rights
TBD	Planning for Your Summer in Public Defense
TBD	Sudler Family Fellowship Orientation