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Get to know the Office of Public Interest/Public Service Law and Careers at Columbia Law School.

Since the summer of 1985, hundreds of Columbia Law students have developed their human rights lawyering skills during fully funded summer internships overseas.

Through the Herbert and Nell Singer Social Justice Fellowship Endowment Fund, graduates pursuing public interest law receive financial support for two years of postgraduate legal work at a U.S. nonprofit host organization.

Columbia Law School graduates have received prestigious fellowships that enable them to launch their public interest careers and contribute to the work of public service organizations.

Students at Columbia Law receive individualized mentoring and guidance on specializing in and working in human rights. The Office of Public Interest/Public Service Law and Careers and the Human Rights Institute share more about these offerings below.

The foundation’s latest gift to Columbia Law School expands the Greene Public Service Scholars program and kicks off a matching challenge for student financial aid with a new fund named for Gillian Lester, who will conclude her service as dean later this year. 

Suchita Mathur LAW ’14, SIPA ’14 is a senior litigation attorney with the American Immigration Council in Washington, D.C. 

Columbia Law School graduates have received prestigious fellowships that support positions in public interest and public service organizations.

Dean Gillian Lester provides an update on her strategic efforts to support students entering public interest and public service careers, and announces several new developments and investments. 

Columbia Law School students who worked from home this summer for social justice and public service organizations performed meaningful work while honing their lawyering skills.