Careers @ BC Law
June 6, 8, 15, 22; 12:00-2:30 pm ET The Washington Council of Lawyers (WCL) Summer Pro Bono & Public Interest Forum is an annual tradition that brings together lawyers, summer associates, summer interns, and others interested in making pro bono or public-interest work a part of their legal careers and provides an introduction to several […]
Stay Informed on Legal Responses Across the Country to Social Justice Issues Check out this news digest for recent public interest news stories! Some of the topics discussed include Reproductive Rights, Free and Fair Elections; Rule of Law & Voting Rights; Systemic Racism; Pro Bono Response; Student Loans & Student Debt; Immigration, Refugee & Citizenship […]
April 13, 5:30-7:00 PM, Boston Bar Association, 16 Beacon Street, Boston, MA The BBA’s Delivery of Legal Services Section invites you to a mixer to connect with friends and colleagues over appetizers and drinks. Section members as well as their colleagues, folks working in legal services organizations, and new lawyers and law students interested in […]
Application Open Now! Each year, the Equal Justice Works National Advisory Committee presents eight law students throughout the country with a Regional Public Interest Award. Chosen for their innovation, impact, and commitment to public interest law, each of the students selected is recognized for providing extraordinary service through clinics, volunteer work, internships, and more. Recipients of the Regional […]
April 11th, 2-4 PM, Boston Bar Association, Register here Join the BBA and Rian Immigrant Center! This Forms Workshop will provide volunteer attorneys and law students with opportunity to assist members of our community with completing basic immigration forms, including citizenship applications, applications for temporary protected status, green card renewals, and work permit renewals. This […]
Register here. Please join legal services leaders in the Boston community to learn about the acute need for lawyers to provide pro bono services to low-income members of the Boston community. Panelists will discuss their participation in innovative remote and in-person pro bono projects. You will leave this session with concrete ways to start helping!
BC Law students are invited to volunteer with Project Citizenship at Boston Citizenship Day 2023! In collaboration with the City of Boston, Project Citizenship will return to the Reggie Lewis Center on Saturday, April 1, 2023, to host New England’s largest citizenship workshop and help 450 immigrants complete their citizenship applications. Please save the date and fill out […]
There are a limited number of hybrid and remote opportunities to volunteer with legal services and nonprofit organizations during BC Law’s spring break (March 6-10). These are excellent opportunities to use your skills to serve underrepresented communities and individuals, connect with local organizations and attorneys engaged in public interest work and gain legal experience. Pro […]
The University of Pennsylvania Law Review is pleased to invite BC Law students to participate in its eighth annual Public Interest Essay Competition. The Competition has been renamed the Dorothy E. Roberts Public Interest Essay Competition, in recognition of Professor Roberts’ immense, pervasive impact on not only the Penn Law community but communities around the country. The […]
Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS), provides free civil legal aid to low-income residents of Boston and 21 surrounding cities and towns who are facing a crisis where their housing, safety, health or access to other basic needs are at risk. To maximize its impact, GBLS employs a broad spectrum of advocacy approaches from direct individual representation to […]