PILC Fair: Logistics, Strategies, and How to Find Your Summer Job

Jan 2026
30

First-year J.D. students, get ready for the 2026 Public Interest Legal Career (PILC) Fair! 

Attend this event to feel comfortable and confident as you navigate the fair this year. A panel of 2Ls and advisers from the PI/PS Office will discuss:

  • Important dates and deadlines
  • Scheduling interviews with employers who have last-minute openings
  • Preparing for interviews and table talk
  • Acing your virtual interviews and meetings with employers 
  • Following up with employers and managing potential offers 

Register with your Columbia Zoom account: ​​https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/meeting/register/BlI76WfxTVa8ratpE-f…

Note: The deadline to apply to interview at the fair has passed, but late registration is open until Feb. 2 at 8 a.m. Late registrants cannot apply for interviews, but they can participate in Table Talk. More about the PILC Fair.

Presented by the Office of Public Interest/Public Service Law and Careers (the PI/PS Office).

Event Contact

The PI/PS Office

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