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Government & Public Interest

In the Public Interest: A New Podcast from WilmerHale

BC Law students are invited to check out WilmerHale’s new podcast, In the Public Interest. Episode 1 is available now, featuring WilmerHale Partner Debo Adegbile, a Commissioner on the US Commission on Civil Rights, and Chicago Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot for a discussion on the US Conference of Mayors’ blueprint for improving policing and promoting equal justice in America’s cities. 

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Government & Public Interest

LCR Virtual Fireside Chat: The Climate-Migration Nexus, 12/9 @ 4pm ET

Join LCR for a free virtual fireside chat with their community partners from Alianza Americas, Centro Presente, and Greenroots on how climate change is a key driver of family displacement and migration to the United States. Click here to register for this event.

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Government & Public Interest

Sign Up for PILF Summer Funding

If you are considering applying for a PILF summer stipend, submit this form to get on the email list. You will gain access to the Canvas page and will receive occasional updates and reminders from PILF about any upcoming events and deadlines. If you have any questions, reach out to pilf.stipendsdirector@gmail.com.

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Pro Bono

It’s LEAPS Pro Bono Week at BC Law!

Thank you to all who have joined us for LEAPS Pro Bono Week! There is still one last program to participate in hosted by Mintz. Please see below for details and join us. Please also feel free to review the recordings from earlier this week. UPCOMING: Pro Bono in the Private SectorThursday, October 29th, 12-1pm […]

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Government & Public Interest

2020 NLADA Annual Virtual Conference – Free to Attend!

Tuesday, November 10, 2020 12:00 pm to Friday, November 13, 2020 4:00 pm – Held in Cyberspace The 2020 NLADA Annual Conference is the premier skills-building and knowledge-sharing event for the civil legal aid, public defense and public interest law communities. We will offer advocates substantive information and professional skills training to meet the legal needs of […]

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Government & Public Interest

Upcoming Post-Grad Fellowship Deadlines

3Ls- don’t miss out on applying to upcoming organization-based post-graduate fellowships. Please check out our CSO fellowship resources and review upcoming fellowship deadlines below from PSJD.org (must be logged in to PSJD.org to view, create a job seeker profile if you don’t currently have one). Make sure to also view the PSJD Fellowship Deadline Calendar. […]

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Pro Bono

October is National Pro Bono Month!

The American Bar Association (ABA) Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service invites you to join them this October for the National Celebration of Pro Bono. The Celebration is an opportunity to connect pro bono providers and attorneys across the nation and to showcase the incredible difference that pro bono lawyers make to our […]

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Government & Public Interest

Public Interest Practice Programs, Trainings & Conferences

If you are seeking opportunities to expand your skills and knowledge when it comes to practicing in public interest law, be sure to check out MassProBono’s calendar of upcoming events this fall.

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Government & Public Interest

Racism by Design: Where We Live, Why We Live There, and Why It Matters

October 20, 2020, 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm, Register here$5 for WCL Members; $10 for non-members Join the Washington Council of Lawyers (WCL) for their Racial Justice Series with “Racism by Design: Where We Live, Why We Live There, and Why it Matters,” a panel discussion on the intersection of housing segregation and racial justice. The […]

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Government & Public Interest

Deadline Today! BC Law Public Interest Law Retreat

Class of 2023, if you are interested in learning more about government and public interest opportunities during and after law school and want to meet attorneys, alumni, faculty and public interest-minded students, then don’t miss the 2020 Public Interest Law Retreat!   Apply today by 11:59pm ET! The application is available here. Applicants will be notified of their selection shortly thereafter.   PUBLIC INTEREST LAW RETREATSaturday, September 26th, virtual, mid-morning to early afternoon plus evening […]