UMass Law students complete 250,000 public service and pro bono hours

April 25, 2025

UMASS LAW — University of Massachusetts Dartmouth’s School of Law (UMass Law) students have surpassed a significant milestone, collectively contributing more than 250,000 hours of public service, clinical, pro bono, and field placement work since joining UMass Dartmouth 14 years ago.

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Gift to University of Missouri Law to support students in study abroad and public interest programs

March 27, 2025

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SCHOOL OF LAW — As a part of the 2025 Mizzou Giving Day, Professor Emeritus Rodney Uphoff has given a generous gift of $1 million to Mizzou Law to provide important financial support to law students pursuing transformative educational and public service experiences.

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University of Oregon Law students host public interest environmental law conference

March 20, 2025

EUGENE WEEKLY — Starting in 1983, the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference has been uniting environmentalists, activists, students, scientists and attorneys under the common interest of how to best protect Mother Earth. 

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Advice on starting a career in public service

March 19, 2025

THE NATIONAL JURIST — Lady Justicemay wear a blindfold, but she’s not blind. As a symbol of fairness and equity, Lady Justice embodies the ideals at the heart of the legal profession. With a blindfold, scales and a sword, she represents the impartiality, balance and authority required to uphold justice.

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University of Michigan Law shares highlights from their Public Interest Week

March 11, 2025

MICHIGAN LAW — “Public interest week is so important for so many reasons,” said Emily Bretz, ’11, Michigan Law’s public interest director. 

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University of Houston Law Center hosts table talk event to introduce students to public service opportunities 

March 5, 2025

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — The University of Houston Law Center’s Career Development Office kicked off the spring semester with its annual Government & Public Interest Table Talk. The event, held on January 24, brought together students, alumni, and representatives from about 50 local, state and national government agencies and nonprofit organizations to explore

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Notre Dame Law Immersion Program exposes first-year students to public interest law

February 26, 2025

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME THE LAW SCHOOL — The Galilee Immersion Program, a cornerstone experience for first-year law students at Notre Dame Law School, exemplifies the Law School’s commitment to educating “a different kind of lawyer.”

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