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Government & Public Interest

BBA Event: Protecting Access to Abortion in a Post-Roe World

Wednesday, July 27th at 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM on Zoom The Supreme Court’s decision to overrule Roe v. Wade and eliminate the federal constitutional right to abortion has transformed abortion rights, law, and access across the country. Since then, twenty-one states have banned, moved to ban, or severely restricted abortion with even more states certain […]

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Government & Public Interest

Save the Dates! EJW Conference and Career Fair

Each fall, Equal Justice Works (EJW) hosts its annual Conference and Career Fair, the largest national public interest legal career fair that brings together hundreds of law students, recent graduates, public interest employers, law school faculty and staff, and public interest practitioners from across the United States and its territories for prescheduled interviews, informal “table talk” discussions, […]

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Government & Public Interest

Presidential Management Fellowship 2022 Application Dates & Webinars

The Presidential Management Fellowship (PMF) Program Office has formally announced the dates for the upcoming PMF Class of 2022 Application, which are as follows:  opening Noon (Eastern Time), Tuesday, September 28 and closing Noon (Eastern Time), Tuesday, October 12, 2021. These dates have also been posted here. Approximately six weeks after the application closes, PMF expects […]

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Government & Public Interest

EJW Fellowship Application Resources & Upcoming Webinars

Fellowship season is flying by, and Equal Justice Works (EJW) wants to help you make the most of it. Not sure how to get started? At this point, you should be working to identify the issue your project will seek to address, and beginning to consider an organization that may be a good fit for the work […]

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Government & Public Interest

WCL: Fellowships 101

Washington Council of Lawyers (WCL) will be hosting Fellowships 101 on Thursday, July 15, from 6:00-7:30 pm ET. WCL’s expert panel of current fellows, fellowship coordinators, and fellow supervisors will walk attendees through all the steps of the application process for the various post-graduate legal fellowship programs and provide concrete tips for maximizing the chances […]

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Government & Public Interest

National Health Law Program Summer Intern 2021 Training Series

Attorneys from the National Health Law Program (NHeLP) will conduct a series of webinar trainings for law students serving as summer interns with legal aid, protection and advocacy, and other public interest organizations. These free webinars will examine important health law and policy issues for low income and underserved populations. NHeLP will address hot topics […]

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Pro Bono

Taking Action Through Pro Bono

There have been many difficult, challenging and troubling events unfold in the new year and throughout 2020. There have also been many inspiring responses, acts of bravery, resistance and activism. Pro bono is one of the ways you can use your legal skills and education while in law school to impact the communities and issues […]

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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 […]