Protecting Affordable Housing 

December 21, 2023

Toll Public Interest Fellow Will Fairhurst L’22 advocated for affordable housing in New Jersey.

Pathways to the Profession 

Consumer Law & Elder Justice 

October 17, 2023

At Greater Boston Legal Services, Sarah Perlman L’22 worked to ensure older adults retained access to financial resources and legal services supporting their economic independence.

Pathways to the Profession 

Transforming the Parole Process 

October 13, 2023

A fierce advocate for people impacted by incarceration, Sadye Stern L’22 worked on parole justice with Amistad Law Project.

Criminal Law & Justice, Pathways to the Profession 

International Public Interest Careers 

August 28, 2023

Three LLM Post-Graduate Public Interest Fellows advance careers dedicated to public interest in an international arena.

 

Forging Careers in Public Interest 

August 16, 2023

This year, 18 Penn Carey Law alumni launch dynamic public interest careers through post-graduate fellowships.

 

Unwavering Commitment to Service 

February 1, 2023

United by an ethos of service, Penn Carey Law’s public interest community cuts across sectors and legal specialties to effect positive change.

Centers & Institutes 

Advancing Impactful Careers 

August 10, 2022

Penn Carey Law graduates and alums have secured several highly competitive public interest fellowships, empowering them to launch dynamic careers advocating for justice across the country.

 

LLM Public Interest Fellowships 

June 28, 2022

Three LLM graduates are among those in the Class of 2022 who have secured public interest fellowships.

International & Comparative Law 

Fighting for Families 

June 27, 2022

Equal Justice Works Fellow Marissa Schwartz L’22 will advocate for survivors of domestic violence in Philadelphia.

Constitutional Law & Civil Rights, Experiential Learning, Family Law & Child Advocacy 

Justice for Domestic Violence Survivors 

June 27, 2022

Equal Justice Works Fellow Corina Scott L’22 will advocate for the rights of incarcerated domestic violence survivors eligible for re-sentencing or a new trial in New York.

Constitutional Law & Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Justice, Experiential Learning 

Fighting Mass Incarceration 

May 12, 2022

Catherine Kearney C’12, L’22 has been named a 2022 Law School Partnership Project Fellow with Gideon’s Promise.

Criminal Law & Justice 

Historic fundraising and engagement campaign solidifies and enhances ‘The Power of Penn Law’ 

January 10, 2022

“The Power of Penn Law” campaign is the Law School’s most successful fundraising and engagement effort to date.

 

Fellowship experience: Jesse McGleughlin L’20 

December 15, 2021

Jesse McGleughlin L’20 is the recipient of Toll Public Interest Fellowship and works at the Southern Center for Human Rights.

 

Fellowship experience: Jake Romm L’20, G’20 

December 13, 2021

Romm is a Catalyst Fellow at Reprieve U.S.

 

Fellowship experience: Peter Jones L’20 

December 10, 2021

Jones is a Catalyst Fellow at the Environmental Defense Center.

Environmental Law, Pathways to the Profession 

Fellowship experience: Emily Kyle L’20 

December 9, 2021

Kyle was a Catalyst Fellow with the Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network (RMIAN) and has transitioned to a position as Staff Attorney.

Pathways to the Profession 

Lauren Davis L’21 advocates for safe and healthy housing in Philadelphia through Independence Fellowship 

August 24, 2021

After college, Lauren worked as a paralegal at Community Legal Services in Philadelphia, which inspired her to attend law school.

 

Margaret Zhang L’15 advocates for pregnancy and lactation rights at the Women’s Law Project 

August 23, 2021

Zhang’s own experience of attempting to obtain lactation accommodations to take the bar exam helped inspire her career path.

 

Pathways to the Profession: Noor Irshaidat L’23 

August 19, 2021

Noor Irshaidat L’23 interned with both Lockton Re and with P.R.I.M.E. Finance in The Hague, the latter through the Global Justice Fellowship.

Pathways to the Profession 

Equal Justice Works Fellow Kate DiVasto L’21 centers young people’s voices in her advocacy 

August 17, 2021

In May 2021, DiVasto was announced as one of 77 law school graduates selected to serve as an Equal Justice Works Fellow in the 2021 Fellowship class.

Environmental Law 

Rekha Nair L’12 named Executive Director of the Phoenix Legal Action Network 

August 16, 2021

For Rekha Nair L’12, standing alongside a person as they navigate the American immigration system offers something powerful: unity in a world of separation.

Cross-Disciplinary 

JD fellows to fight for civil and criminal justice and broad, systemic change 

August 12, 2021

The fellows’ work will be supported by several organizations including Equal Justice Works; Independence Foundation; Langer, Grogan, and Diver Foundation in Social Justice; Skadden Foundation; Toll Foundation; and the University of Pennsylvania Law Review.

 

LLM graduate fellows to advance human rights in the justice system and technological world 

August 4, 2021

The work of Hugh Fitzgibbon LLM’21 and Meri Baghdasaryan LLM’21 is supported by the Law School’s LLM Postgraduate Public Interest Fellowship.

 

Fellowship experience: Jarron McAllister L’20 

August 3, 2021

Jarron McAllister L’20 is a Penn Catalyst Fellow at the National Center for Law and Economic Justice (NCLEJ).

Pathways to the Profession 

Public interest fellows to advocate for civil and criminal justice worldwide 

July 28, 2021

Upon graduation, eighteen 2021 graduates will pursue important and diverse public interest work with the support of prestigious fellowship funding.

 

Fellowship experience: Haley Pritchard L’20 

July 27, 2021

Haley Pritchard L’20 is a Langer, Grogan, & Diver Legal Fellow with the Pennsylvania ACLU.

Pathways to the Profession 

Pathways to the Profession: Sadé Stevens L’23 

July 7, 2021

Sadé Stevens L’23 is interning with the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.

Pathways to the Profession 

Fellowship experience: Sabrina Merold L’20 

July 7, 2021

Sabrina Merold L’20 is a Penn Law Public Interest Fellow with the Federal Policy and Advocacy Team at the Center for Reproductive Rights.

Pathways to the Profession 

Fellowship experience: Daniel Lewis L’20 

June 29, 2021

Daniel Lewis L’20 is the recipient of a University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School Catalyst Fellowship and is working at Bet Tzedek Legal Services in Los Angeles.

Pathways to the Profession 

Fellowship experience: Allison Perlin L’20 

June 22, 2021

Allison Perlin L’20 works at Human Rights First, where she works to better serve clients in grave need of immigration representation.

Pathways to the Profession 

Mira Baylson L’08 balances her Big Law billables with a parallel pro bono workload 

June 21, 2021

Mira Baylson L’08 built a strong foundation of pro bono service during her time at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, where she worked on prisoner education and reproductive rights student pro bono projects.

 

CTIC awards Summer Public Interest Fellowships to Soojin Jeong L’23 and William Weber L’23 

June 3, 2021

Soojin Jeong L’23 will work for the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), and William Weber L’23 will work with the DOJ’s Antitrust Division.

 

University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School establishes the Cozen Family Voting Rights Fellowship 

May 6, 2021

The Cozen Family Voting Rights Fellowship will provide two years of funding for a graduate working to advance and protect voting rights.

 

CTIC Summer Public Interest Fellowships 

February 9, 2021

The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s CTIC Public Interest Fellowships are open to 1L and 2L students.

 

Erik Nickels L’21 awarded Skadden Fellowship for public interest lawyering 

November 30, 2020

Erik Nickels L’21 has been awarded a prestigious Skadden Fellowship and will work with Mental Health Advocacy Services in Los Angeles.

 

Sadye Stern L’22 awarded Peggy Browning Fellowship for Justice at Work internship 

August 10, 2020

Sadye Stern L’22 has been awarded a Peggy Browning Fellowship to support her summer internship with Justice at Work in Philadelphia.

 

For Catalyst Fellow Sabrina Ruchelli L’19, ‘policy doesn’t exist in a vacuum’ 

July 22, 2020

As a Catalyst Fellow, Sabrina Ruchelli L’19 is working as a Law and Policy Analyst with the Policy Surveillance Program at Center for Public Health Law Research, which is based at Temple University’s Beasley School of Law.

 

Michael Joseph L’19 discusses his work as Penn Law Review Public Interest Fellow at Juvenile Law Center 

July 22, 2020

Michael Joseph L’19 works with the Juvenile Law Center advocating on behalf of young people ensnared in the criminal justice system.

 

Jeffrey Simon L’22 selected for 2020 Equal Justice Works Immigration Summer Legal Corps Fellowship 

June 12, 2020

Selected from 375 applicants, Jeffrey Simon L’22 is one of 20 law students who will serve in the 2020 class of the Equal Justice Works Immigration Summer Legal Corps.

 

The 2020 cohort of fellows build purposeful partnerships with public interest organizations around the world 

May 29, 2020

A historic number of University of Pennsylvania Carey Law school JD and LLM grads to launch public interest careers to serve communities in need.

 

Lelabari Giwa-Ojuri L’20 awarded prestigious 2020 Equal Justice Works Fellowship 

May 21, 2020

Giwa-Ojuri was selected as a recipient of the EJW Fellowship from a pool of over 430 applicants.

 

Penn Law panelists unpack the legal framework behind Trump’s family separation policy 

October 4, 2018

The panel presentation, part of Public Interest Week programming, explored how the policy emerged over time and connects to longstanding inequalities in the family immigration system.

 

Penn Law alumna works to protect pregnant and women’s rights in PA 

June 7, 2018

Margaret Zhang L’15 works as a legal fellow at the Women’s Law Project advocating for pregnant and breastfeeding women in PA workplaces, schools, and prisons.

 

Penn Law alumnus works to change records in the wake of sentencing reform 

March 29, 2018

Rodney Holcombe L’17 works as a legal fellow at the Drug Policy Alliance in Oakland, California.

 

PI Fellow works to end “modern-day debtors’ prison” 

March 26, 2018

Carl Snodgrass L’17 has joined the ACLU’s Racial Justice Program as the Debtors’ Prisons Fellow with the support of a postgraduate fellowship from Penn Law.

 

Alumnus wins fellowship to continue work on tenant rights 

January 22, 2018

Penn Law alumnus George Donnelly L’15 has been awarded a Public Interest Law Fellowship from the Independence Foundation to continue his work with Philadelphia’s Public Interest Law Center representing tenants and developing strong legal protections for the housing rights of low-income Pennsylvanians.

 

Penn Law students receive Skadden Fellowships 

January 2, 2018

Two Penn Law students, Albert Pak L’18 and Jayme Wiebold L’18, have been awarded Skadden Fellowships to pursue work in the public interest. These highly competitive postgraduate fellowships fund two years of work providing legal services to the poor, the elderly, the homeless, the disabled, and those deprived of their civil or human rights.

 

Penn Law postgraduate fellowships launch public interest careers 

September 26, 2016

Six Penn Law graduates and alumni are hitting the ground running in their public interest careers with the help of postgraduate fellowships from Penn Law.

 

Graduates and alumni win national public interest fellowships 

August 15, 2016

Five Penn Law graduates and alumni were awarded prestigious national fellowships to pursue a diverse array of public interest projects.

 

Graduates use Catalyst Fellowships to launch public interest careers 

July 11, 2016

Three Penn Law graduates, Elizabeth Frawley L’15, Daniel Lambright L’15, and Katharine Schulman L’15, began their careers in the public sector this year with the support of Penn Law’s Catalyst Fellowships.

 

Penn Law students receive coveted fellowships for public interest lawyering 

January 20, 2015

Two Penn Law students and one recent graduate were recently awarded prestigious Skadden Fellowships, and a Penn Law student was also selected for the highly coveted Marvin M. Karpatkin Fellowship from the American Civil Liberties Union in New York.