Students may attend lecture series and brown-bag lunches presented nearly every day by the various Centers, student organizations, and faculty members. In a typical week, students might have the opportunity to attend a lecture on the role of State Attorneys General on in national environmental policy, the newly emerging jurisprudence on national security and civil liberties, a discussion of asylum for international victims of gender-based violence, a walking tour and discussion of issues facing the Harlem community, a look at important Supreme Court cases, and a panel on public interest careers.
UPCOMING EVENTS AND DEADLINES
APRIL 2012
GSF Payment Session
Tuesday, April 24th, 12:10-1:10pm
JG 107
Happy Hour w/ Public Interest Student Groups
Wednesday, April 25th, 8-10pm
JG Annex
SJI Pre-Graduation Toast and Party
Tuesday, May 15th, 4:00-7:00pm
WJW 600 and Terrace
RECENT EVENTS
JANUARY 2010
Wed, Jan. 20th
"The Response": Film Screening and Panel Discussion
JGH 106, 6pm
Thurs, Jan. 21st
Albie Sachs to discuss his book, "The Strange Alchemy of Life and Law"
JGH 105, 12:10-1:15pm
FEBRUARY
Thurs, Feb. 11th
U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara '93 on the Evolution of Federal Prosecution
JGH 103, 5pm
Tues, Feb. 23rd
Pro Bono Opportunity: Total Life Choices training session
JGH 546, 12:10pm
MARCH
Mon, March 8th
Landing in Flyover Country: Living and Working Where You're Needed Most
JGH 101, 12:10-1:10PM
Weds, March 10th
Spring Break Caravan Orientation
JGH 101, 12:10-1:10PM
Weds, March 24th
Externship Expo
JGH 106, 5:30-7:30PM
APRIL
Monday, April 5
Postgraduate Fellowships Overview
WJW 416, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 13
How to Make the Most of Your Public Interest Summer
JG 104, 12:10-1:10 p.m.
Wednesday, April 14
Skadden Fellowship Information Session
JG 502, 12:10-1:10 p.m.
Wednesday, April 14
How to Use Your Summer as the Basis of a Note
JG 101, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Monday, April 19
LRAP and You: A Primer on Loan Repayment and Public Interest Practice
WJW Basement L107, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 22
Mandatory Payroll Orientation for Public Interest Summer Funding Recipients
JG 102, 2:00-4:30 p.m.
Friday, April 23
Mandatory Payroll Orientation for Public Interest Summer Funding Recipients
JG 106, 2:00-4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 27
Mandatory Payroll Orientation for Pubic Interest Summer Funding Recipients
JG 102, 9:30-11:30 a.m.
SEPTEMBER
Wednesday, September 1st 12:10-1:10pm
Department of Justice Honors/SLIP Information Session
JG 107
Wednesday, September 1st 6:00-8:30pm
Twenty-First Annual Public Interest Career Reception
Meet in JG Lobby at 5:15 to head to the City Bar Assn. as a group
Tuesday, September 7th 12:10-1:10pm
SJI Tuesdays Brown Bag Lunch Series: Government
WJW 104
Wednesday, September 8th 12:10-1:10pm
Manhattan District Attorney Information Session
JG 546
Monday, September 13th 12:10-1:10pm
Human Rights Watch Fellowships Information Session
JG 940
Monday, September 13th 12:10-1:10pm
Department of Homeland Security Honors/SLIP Information Session
JG 105
Tuesday, September 14th 12:10-1:10pm
SJI Tuesdays Brown Bag Lunch Series: Environment
WJW 104
Wednesday, September 15th 12:10-1:10pm
Pro Bono Orientation and Fair
JG 101
Thursday, September 16th 12:10-1:10pm
Pro Bono: Low Income Taxpayer Project Info Session
JG 546
Monday, September 20th 12:10-1:10pm
Chadborne & Park/The Door Fellowship Info Session
JG 807
Tuesday, September 21st 12:10-1:10pm
Mandatory 1L Introduction to Legal Careers
Altschul Auditorium, SIPA
Wednesday, September 22nd 12:10-1:10pm
Pro Bono: Schulte Roth & Zabel General Counsel Project Info Session
JG 502
Thursday, September 23rd 12:10-1:10pm
Mandatory 1L Introduction to Public Interest Summer Funding (GSF/HRIP)
Altschul Auditorium, SIPA
Monday, September 27th 12:10-1:10pm
2L Public Interest Job Search Strategy Session
JG 940
Monday, September 27th
Chadbourne & Park/The Door Fellowship Application Deadline
Tuesday, September 28th 12:10-1:10pm
Public Interest Brown Bag: Criminal Justice
WJW L104
Wednesday, September 29th 12:10-1:10pm
Legal Outreach Info Session
JG 546
Thursday, September 30th 12:10-1:10pm
Legal Aid Society Employment Law Clinic - San Francisco
JG 546
OCTOBER
Monday, October 4th
Skadden Fellowship Applications Due
Tuesday, October 5th 12:10-1:10pm
Public Interest Brown Bag: Direct Legal Services
WJW L104
Wednesday, October 6th 12:10-1:10pm
Pro Bono Opportunity: Total Life Choices Info Session
JG 546
Thursday, October 7th 12:10-1:10pm
The Government Lawyer: HUD and HUD Honors Program
JG 546
Friday, October 8th 12:10-1:10pm
The Government Lawyer: U.S. Attorney (Southern District of Ohio)
JG 546
Tuesday, October 12th 12:10-1:10pm
Public Interest Brown Bag: International Human Rights
WJW L104
Tuesday, October 12th 12:10-1:10pm
Neufeld Scheck Johnnie Cochran Civil Rights Fellowship Info Session
JG 546
Wednesday, October 13th 12:10-1:10pm
The Government Lawyer: State Attorneys General
JG 107
Thursday, October 14th 12:10-1:10pm
Public Interest Brown Bag: Arts & Media
WJW L104
Thursday, October 14th 12:10-1:10pm
Center for Appellate Litigation Kirkland & Ellis Fellowship Info Session
JG 502
Thursday, October 14th 6:30-8:00pm
Low Income Taxpayers Pro Bono Project Training (Session 2)
Friday, October 15th 5:00pm
Presidential Management Fellowship Nomination Applications Due
SJI (Little Warren, 9th Floor)
Tuesday, October 19th 12:10-1:10pm
Public Interest Brown Bag: Criminal Prosecution
WJW L104
Wednesday, October 20th 5:45-7:30pm
Externship Expo for Spring 2011
JG 103
Thursday, October 21st 12:10-1:10pm
Public Interest Brown Bag: Public Interest Law Firms
WJW L104
Monday, October 25th 12:10-1:10pm
The Government Lawyer: Corporate Law and Finance Opportunities in the Federal Government
WCW B01
Tuesday, October 26th 12:10-1:10pm
Public Interest Brown Bag: Immigration and Refugee Law
WJW L104
Wednesday, October 27th 5:00pm
Externship Applications Due for Spring Term
Thursday, October 28th 12:10-1:10pm
Federal Defenders of San Diego Info Session
JG 546
Thursday, October 28th 12:10-1:10pm
Public Interest Brown Bag: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
WJW L014
NOVEMBER
Monday, November 1st 12:10-1:10pm
Presenting Yourself in Writing - Mandatory 1L Session (1 of 2)
Monday, November 1st
Neufeld Scheck Johnnie Cochran Civil Rights Fellowship Applications Due
Wednesday, November 3rd 12:10-1:10pm
Presenting Yourself in Writing - Mandatory 1L Session (2 of 2)
Monday, November 8th 12:10-1:10pm
Goldstein, Demchak, Baller, Borgen & Dardarian Info Session
Tuesday, November 9th 12:10-1:10pm
The Government Lawyer: NYC Law Department
Wednesday, November 10th 12:10-1:10pm
Labor and Employment Law Panel
Thursday, November 11th 12:10-1:10pm
Public Interest Law Practice: A Conversation with Paul Alan Levy
Monday, November 15
Goldstein Fellowship Applications Due
Friday, November 19th 12:10-1:10pm
The Government Lawyer: DOJ Criminal Division Info Session
Wednesday, December 1st 11:00pm
Deadline to Register for NYU Public Interest Career Fair
Friday, December 3rd 11:59pm
Deadline for 1L Students to Register for Guaranteed Summer Funding
Monday, December 6th 5:00pm
Deadline for Center for Japanese Legal Studies Public Interest Fellowship Applications
JANUARY 2011
Friday, January 14th
Deadline for Peggy Browning Fund Summer Fellowship Applications
Tuesday, January 18th 4:30pm
Kirkland & Ellis Fellowship Applications Due
Thursday, January 20th 12:10-1:10pm
Presenting Yourself in Person (Public Interest Interviewing for 1Ls)
JG 104
Tuesday, January 25th 12:10-1:10pm
Spring Break Pro Bono Caravans Info Session
JG 104
Wednesday, January 26th 12:10-1:10pm
Lessons from Arizona: A Discussion with Former State Attorney General and Phoenix Mayor Terry Goddard
JG 104
Wednesday, January 26th 12:10-1:10pm
Pro Bono: Total Life Choices (NYLAG) Info/Training Session
JG 546
Thursday, January 27th 12:10-1:10pm
Pro Bono: LawHelp Training Session
JG 105
Friday, January 28th 5:00pm
Earthwatch Fellowship Applications Due to SJI
FEBRUARY 2011
Tuesday, February 1st 5:00pm
David W. Leebron Human Rights Fellowship Applications Due
Tuesday, February 8th 12:10pm
The Government Lawyer: Administrative and Regulatory Law
Thursday, February 10th - Friday, February 11th All Day
NYU Public Interest Law Career Fair
Friday, February 18th 1:30-2:30pm
LL.M Public Interest Career Counseling Panel
Tuesday, February 22nd 5:30-7:00pm
SJI Party
JG Annex
Wednesday, February 23rd 12:10-1:10pm
ABA Tax Fellowship Info Session
JG 546
Thursday, February 24th 12:10-1:10pm
The Government Lawyer: Corporate Lawyering in Government - Opportunities in the Wake of the Dodd-Frank Act
JG 546
Tuesday, March 2nd 12:10-1:10pm
Career Panel for 3Ls Still Seeking
Jerome Greene Annex
Tuesday, March 8th 12:10-1:10pm
Spring Break Caravans Planning Meeting (Mandatory for Participants)
JG 105
Tuesday, March 8th 12:10-1:10pm
Externship on the Federal Government in Washington, D.C. Info Session
JG 107
Tuesday, March 8th 5:00-7:30pm
LRAP Primer (w/ Financial Aid)
JG 102
Wednesday, March 9th 12:10-1:10pm
Government Lawyering: National Security w/ Trevor Morrison and Matt Waxman
JG 546
Friday, March 25th 4:00pm
D.C. Externship Applications Due to SJI
Tuesday, March 29th 12:10-1:10pm
Guaranteed Summer Funding Paperwork for 2Ls
JG 104
Tuesday, March 29th 5:30-7:00pm
Externship Expo for Fall 2011
JG 103
Wednesday, March 30th 12:10-1:10pm
What's Next for 1Ls Interested in Public Interest Careers?
JG 546
APRIL
Monday, April 4th 6:30-8:00pm
Postgraduate Fellowships Info Session
WJW 600
Tuesday, April 5th 12:10-1:10pm
Skadden Fellowship Info Session (w/ Susan Butler Plum)
JG 546
Tuesday, April 5th 4:00pm
Fall 2011 Externship Applications Due to SJI
Wednesday, April 6th
Landesa Women's Land Rights Fellowship Applications Due to the Organization
Thursday, April 7th 12:10-1:10pm
Guaranteed Summer Funding Paperwork for 1Ls
JG 102
Tuesday, April 12th 12:10-1:10pm
Equal Justice Works Fellowships Info Session
JG 105
Thursday, April 14th 12:10-1:10pm
DOJ Honors/SLIP Info Session
TBA
Wednesday, April 20th 12:10-1:10pm
MANDATORY 1L Professionalism Panel
JG 104/106
SUMMER
CLS in D.C. Summer Breakfast Club Series: Kickoff Happy Hour
Tuesday, 6/28 from 6-8pm
CLS in D.C. Summer Breakfast Club Series: The Hill Breakfast
Wednesday, 6/29 from 8:30-10 am
Lowenstein/Bernstein Fellowships
Apps Due 6/30
Social Justice Pathways and Government Fellowships
Apps Due 7/1
AUGUST 2011
Government Honors Programs Info Session
Thurs. Aug. 25th, 12:10-1:10pm
JG 103
Public Interest Career Reception at NYC Bar Association
Weds. Aug. 31st, 5:30-8:00pm
Meet in JG lobby at 5:30 to head down together
SEPTEMBER 2011
SJI Mondays: Criminal Defense
Mon. Sept. 12th, 12:10-1:10pm
JG 546
Litigating Capital Cases in the South: George Kendall, Civil Rights Attorney
Tues. Sept. 13th, 12:10-1:10pm
JG 103
Presidential Management Fellowship (PMF) Info Session
Tues. Sept. 13th, 5-6pm
JG 546
SJI Fall Mixer
Tues. Sept. 13th, 6-8pm
JG Annex
Equal Justice Works Fellowship Applications Due
Weds. Sept. 14th
Pro Bono Fair
Weds. Sept. 14th, 12:10-1:10pm (Presentation); 1:10-4:00pm (tabling)
JG 101 and West Lobby
D.C. Externship (Spring 2012) Info Session
Weds. Sept. 14th, 12:10-1:10pm
JG 107
Public Interest Moving Forward (2L/3Ls)
Thurs. Sept. 15th, 12:10-1:10pm
SJI Mondays: Government: Careers in Criminal Prosecution
Mon. Sept. 19th, 12:10-1:10pm
JG 546
Human Rights Watch Sandler Fellowship Info Session
Mon. Sept. 19th, 12:10-1:10pm
JG 646
1L Introduction to Legal Career Advising Services (w/ the Office of Career Services)
Tues. Sept. 20th, 12:10-1:10pm
Altschul Auditorium, SIPA building
Social Justice Mondays - Immigration and National Security
Mon. Sept. 26th, 12:10-1:10pm
JG 546
Externship on the Federal Government in Washington, D.C. Applications Due
Mon. Sept. 26th, 5:00pm
Email to Bernice Ines
Introduction to Summer Fellowships (GSF, HRIP, etc.)
Tues. Sept. 27th, 12:10-1:10pm
Altschul Auditorium, SIPA
EWJ Public Defender Corps Apps Due
Fri. Sept. 30th, 5:00pm
OCTOBER 2011
Jamil Dakwar, Director of ACLU's Human Rights Program (HRI Event)
Mon. Oct. 3rd, 12:10-1:10pm
Supreme Court Roundup by Columbia Faculty
Tues. Oct. 4th, 5-7pm
JG 104
NYLAG Total Life Choices Pro Bono Info Session
Weds. Oct. 5th, 12:10-1:10pm
WJW 101
Commissioner of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission Julie Brill: "A Life in Public Service: A World Made Up of Small Worlds"
Thurs. Oct. 6th, 12:10-1:10pm
JG 107
Legal Aid Society Employment Law Center Brown Bag
Thurs. Oct. 6th 12:10-1:10pm
JG 546
SJI Monday: Drop-In Lunch w/ SJI
Mon. Oct. 10th, 12:10-1:10pm
JG 546
Careers at the United Nations
Weds. Oct. 12th, 12:10-1:10pm
WJW L107
Chadbourne & Park The Door Fellowship Info Session
Weds. Oct. 12th, 12:10-1:10pm
JG 502
Outlaws Presents Boris Dittrich, Advocacy Director of HRW's LGBT Rights Program
Thurs. Oct. 13th, 12:10-1:10pm
JG 106
White House "Champions of Change" Webcast
Thurs. Oct. 13th, 2-3:30pm
WJW 600
HRIP Applications Due
Thurs. Oct. 13th, 3pm
LL.M Presenting Yourself in Writing and Public Interest Resume Workshop
Fri. Oct. 14th, 4:10-6:10pm
JG 546
SJI Mondays Present The Government Lawyer: Careers in State and Local Government
Mon. Oct. 17th, 12:10-1:10pm
JG 546
SJI Mondays Present The Government Lawyer: Careers in Banking and Financial Systems
Mon. Oct. 24th, 12:10-1:10pm
JG 546
Externship Expo for Spring 2012
Mon. Oct. 24th, 5:30-7:30pm
JG 103
Insider Info Wine and Cheese Panel on Public Interest Summers (1 of 2)
Weds. Oct. 26th, 4-6pm
JG Annex
Insider Info Wine and Cheese Panel on Public Interest Summers (2 of 2)
Fri. Oct. 28th, 4-6pm
JG Annex
SJI Mondays - Public Interest Law Firms and the Goldstein Fellowship
Mon. Oct. 31st, 12:10-1:10pm
JG 546
NOVEMBER 2011
Nuala Mole: Human Rights Enforcement in Europe
Thurs. Nov. 3rd, 12:10-1:10pm
JG 546
1L Public Interest Resume Review Workshop
Fri. Nov. 4th, 2-6pm
JG Annex
SJI Mondays: Lawyering for Gender Equality
Mon. Nov. 7th, 12:10-1:10pm
JG 546
Spring Break Pro Bono Caravan Planning Meeting (RSVP req)
Weds. Nov. 9th, 12:10-1:10pm
WJW 103
1L Mandatory Event: Job Search Strategies
Mon. Nov. 14th, 12:10-1:10pm
Altschul Auditorium SIPA
Greater China Public Interest Fellowship Info Session
Weds. Nov. 16th, 12:10-1:10pm
JG 546
SJI Presents: Presenting Yourself in Person
Mon. Nov. 21st, 12:10-1:10pm
Altschul Auditorium, SIPA
David Leebron Fellowship Info Session
Tues. Nov. 22nd, 12:10-1:10pm
JG 546
Kirkland & Ellis Fellowship Info Session
Weds. Nov. 30th, 12:10-1:10pm
JG 546
DECEMBER 2011
Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics Info Session
Tues. Dec. 6th, 12:10-1:10pm
JG 546
SJI Winter Social
Tues. Dec. 6th, 5:00-7:00pm
JG Annex
JANUARY 2012
Kirkland & Ellis Fellowship Applications Due
Tues. Jan. 17th, 5:00pm
SJI Offices
SJI Monday: The Government Lawyer Presents State and Local Legislative Lawyering
Mon. Jan. 23rd, 12:10-1:10pm
JG 546
Spring Break Pro Bono Caravan Info Session
Tues. Jan. 24th, 12:10-1:10pm
JG 103
Schulte, Roth & Zabel General Counsel Pro Bono Project Info Session
Weds. Jan. 25th, 12:10-1:10pm
JG 546
Faculty Tea w/ Suzanne Goldberg
Weds. Jan. 25th, 4:15-5:30pm
Dean's Dining Room
Worker-Centered Approach to Fair Pay w/ Laura Safer Espinosa of the Fair Food Standards Council
Thurs. Jan. 26th, 12:10-1:10pm
JG 546
Public Interest Cover Letter and Resume Review Workshop
Fri. Jan. 27th, Noon-7pm
JG Annex
SJI Monday: International Human Rights Focus on Children w/ Bede Sheppard
Mon. Jan. 30th, 12:10-1:10pm
JG 546
Earthwatch Fellowship Applications Due
Mon. Jan. 30th, 5:00pm
Due via email to Brian Juergens
PILC Fair Prep Panel
Tues. Jan. 31st, 12:10-1:10pm
JG 103
LawHelp Training
Tues. Jan. 31st, 12:10-1:10pm
Greater China Public Interest Fellowships Due
Tues. Jan. 31st, 5:00pm
FEBRUARY 201
David W. Leebron Human Rights Fellowship Applications Due
Weds. Feb. 1st, 5:00pm
SJI Offices
SJI Welcome Back Happy Hour
Thurs. Feb. 2nd, 4:00-6:00pm
JG Annex
SJI Monday: The Government Lawyer Presents Representing the White House (w/ Morrison and Beinart)
Mon. Feb. 6th, 12:10-1:10pm
JG 546
D.C. Externship Info Session
Tues. Feb. 7th, 12:10-1:10pm
JG 107
LRAP Info Session (w/ Financial Aid)
Weds. Feb. 8th, 12:10-1:10pm
JG 103
SJI Monday: Environmental Law: Focus on Health
Monday, Feb. 13th 12:10-1:10pm
JG 546
Public Interest 2Ls Moving Forward: Planning Your 3L Year
Wednesday, Feb. 15th 12:10-1:10pm
WJW L104
SJI Monday: The Government Lawyer Presents Civil Rights
Monday, Feb. 20th 12:10-1:10pm
JG 546
Faculty Tea w/ Katharina Pistor
Tuesday, Feb. 21st 4:15-5:30pm
Case Lounge
Catherine McCabe of the EPA: Supreme Challenges for Environmental Law Enforcement
Wednesday, Feb. 22nd 12:10-1:10pm
WJW L107
SJI Monday: Family Law
Monday, Feb. 27th, 12:10-1:10pm
JG 546
LRAP Discussion with Public Interest Alums
Tuesday, Feb. 28th, 5:30-7:00pm
JG Annex
MARCH 2012
SJI Monday: The Government Lawyer Presents Governing Gotham
Monday, March 5th, 12:10-1:10pm
JG 546
Public Interest 1Ls Moving Forward: Planning Your 2L Year (and Beyond)
Wednesday, March 7th, 12:10-1:10pm
JG 107
Faculty Tea w/ Professor Dan Richman
Thursday, March 8th, 4:15-5:30pm
JG Annex
Intro to Postgrad Fellowships
Thursday, March 8th, 6-8pm
JG Annex
SJI Monday: Grassroots Policy
Monday, March 19th, 12:10-1:10pm
JG 546
Government Job Search Overview
Tuesday, March 20th, 12:10-1:10pm
JG 107
Skadden Fellowship Info Session
Wednesday, March 21st, 12:10-1:10pm
WJW L104
Health Law Panel
Wednesday, March 21st, 5-7pm
JG Annex
DOJ Day Presentation
Thursday, March 22nd, 12:10-1:10pm
JG 107
DOJ Wine-and-Dine
Thursday, March 22nd, 5-8pm
JG Annex
SJI Mondays: The Government Lawyer Presents Environmental Law
Monday, March 26th, 12:10-1:10pm
JG 546
Landesa Women's Land Rights Fellowship Info Session
Monday, March 26th, 12:10-1:10pm
JG 646
D.C. Externship Fall 2012 Info Session
Tuesday, March 27th, 12:10-1:10pm
JG 107
Externship Expo for Fall 2012
Tuesday, March 27th, 5:30-7:00pm
JG Annex
Planned Parenthood Brown Bag
Thursday, March 29th, 12:10-1:10pm
JG 107
Federal Government Alums Panel and Reception
Thursday, March 29th, 5-8pm
Faculty House Garden Room 2 and JG Annex
APRIL 2012
SJI Monday: Lawyering at the Intersection of Immigration and LGBT Concerns
Monday, April 2nd, 12:10-1:10pm
JG 546
GSF Payment Session
Monday, April 2nd, 12:10-1:10pm
JG 107
3Ls: Continuing the Public Interest and Government Job Search
Monday, April 2nd, 4:15-6:00pm
JG 105
Tim Coulter of the Indian Law Resource Center: Public Interest Visitor from Practice
Wednesday, April 4th, 12:10-1:10pm
JG 103
Fellowships Panel and Discussion with Public Interest Alums
Wednesday, April 4th, 6:00-8:00pm
Levien (LW 10)
Mandatory 1L GSF Program: Are You Ready for Summer FUNding? Tips to Thrive During Your First Public Interest/Government Summer
Thursday, April 5th, 12:10-1:10pm
JG 104
Mandatory 1L GSF Program: Are You Ready for Summer FUNding? Tips to Thrive During Your First Public Interest/Government Summer
Monday, April 9th, 12:10-1:10pm
JG 106
Equal Justice Works Fellowship Webinar
Monday, April 9th, 12:10-1:10pm
WJW 103
Lunch with Professor Jamal Greene: What the New Deal Settled
Thursday, April 12th, 12:10-1:10pm
Levien (LW 10)
GSF Payment Session
Tuesday, April 17th, 12:10-1:10pm
JG 107
Using Your Summer as the Basis of a Note
Wednesday, April 18th, 12:10-1:10pm
JG 101
