August 4, 2023
Haofei Liu L’25 participated in a unique split-summer program focused on pro bono work in both law firm and nonprofit settings.
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United by an ethos of service, Penn Carey Law’s public interest community cuts across sectors and legal specialties to effect positive change.
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Three LLM graduates are among those in the Class of 2022 who have secured public interest fellowships.
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The Environmental Law Project (ELP) is dedicated to environmental law and policy, fighting climate change, and advancing environmental justice
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Jessica Feierman L’00, Deuel Ross L’09, and Kristen Dama L’07 were recently honored at the Toll Public Interest Center’s Alumni Impact Awards dinner.
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Law School faculty regularly coordinate Continuing Judicial Education programming to help Pennsylvania judges stay abreast of cutting-edge legal issues.
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Elizabeth Shackney L’24, MUSA’24 co-authors a report on improving equity in the federal oversight of employers who hire migrant workers on H-2A visas.
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Following clerkship positions in the Eleventh and Third Circuits, Cass will clerk for the Supreme Court Justice during the 2024-2025 term.
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University of Pennsylvania Carey Law students have an amalgam of academic and experiential opportunities to prepare them for careers fighting for immigration and refugee justice.
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The awards recognize alumni who have demonstrated a passionate commitment to public service throughout their career.
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Pavlus worked as a legal intern at the United Nations Development Program before enrolling at the Law School.
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In the voting rights sphere, the Law School offers several public interest law and pro bono opportunities as well as thematic, timely courses and a voting rights fellowship.
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This year’s Public Interest Week events will explore the complex roles that lawyers play as society’s economic inequities continue to deepen.
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The award is given annually by Philadelphia VIP, the City’s leading pro bono organization.
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Downey’s article was developed during a federal habeas corpus course at the Law School and will appear in the Berkeley Journal of Criminal Law.
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Lynch explores the provision that prohibits those who have violated their oath to uphold our Constitution from holding any federal or state office.
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After college, Lauren worked as a paralegal at Community Legal Services in Philadelphia, which inspired her to attend law school.
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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.
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Through the Toll Public Interest Center, Law School students work with Troutman Pepper’s Pepper Center for Public Service on pro bono immigration cases.
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