Penn Carey Law Joins List of Schools that Contributed More than 3 Million Hours in Student Pro Bono Services 

February 26, 2024

Law School, Media, Pro Bono, Public Interest 

‘What It Means to Be a Citizen Lawyer’ 

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.

article archive, Beyond the Classroom, dispatches, Featured, Pathways to the Profession, Pro Bono, Students 

All of the Benefits, None of the Burdens: The Unique Responsibility to Provide Pro Bono Legal Services and Why it Should be Mandatory in Pennsylvania 

May 18, 2023

Andrew Bookbinder L’24

Civil Legal Aid, Criminal Law, Pro Bono 

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.

Alumni, article archive, Centers & Institutes, Clinics, Expanding Access, Featured, Fellowships, Homepage Hero, Igniting Positive Change, PI Fellowships, Pro Bono, Public Interest, Public Service, Students, TPIC 

LLM Public Interest Fellowships 

June 28, 2022

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

Alumni, Careers, Fellowships, Global, International & Comparative Law, International, LLM, PI Fellowships, Pro Bono, Public Interest, Public Service 

Environmental Justice Advocates 

May 26, 2022

The Environmental Law Project (ELP) is dedicated to environmental law and policy, fighting climate change, and advancing environmental justice

Administrative & Regulatory Law, article archive, Careers, Cary Coglianese, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law & Civil Rights, Cross-Disciplinary, Curriculum, Environment, Environmental Law, Experiential Learning, Faculty, Featured, Government, Igniting Positive Change, Institutional Highlights, Law School, Pro Bono Student Groups, Pro Bono, Public Interest, Regulation, Research and Scholarship, Research, Student Groups, Students, thoughtleadership 

Impactful Alumni in Public Service 

May 10, 2022

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.

Alumni, article archive, Awards, Civil Rights, Faculty, Featured, Igniting Positive Change, Pro Bono, Public Service, RacialJustice, TPIC 

Continuing Judicial Education 

April 28, 2022

Law School faculty regularly coordinate Continuing Judicial Education programming to help Pennsylvania judges stay abreast of cutting-edge legal issues.

Anita L. Allen, article archive, Christopher S. Yoo, Cross Disciplinary, Cross-Disciplinary, Ethics, Faculty, Featured, John F. Hollway, judicial, Law School, Local, Pro Bono, Public Service, QCimpact, Quattrone, Research, Social, Staff 

Data-Driven Support for Labor Equity 

March 31, 2022

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.

article archive, Featured, Government, Igniting Positive Change, Immigration, Pro Bono Student Groups, Pro Bono, Public Service, Publications 

Daniella Cass C’19, L’22 to clerk for Justice Samuel A. Alito during the 2024-2025 term 

March 14, 2022

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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Immigration and refugee justice advocacy at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School 

March 1, 2022

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.

Administrative & Regulatory Law, Alumni, article archive, Civil Rights, Clinics, Constitutional Law & Civil Rights, Cross-Disciplinary, Curriculum, Education, Experiential Learning, Faculty, Featured, Human Rights, Igniting Positive Change, Immigration & Transnational Law, Immigration, inclusion, International, Law School, Pro Bono Student Groups, Pro Bono, Public Interest, Public Service, refugee, Regulation, Social Justice, Equity, & Inclusion, Student Groups, Students 

Toll Public Interest Center is seeking nominations for the inaugural Alumni Impact Awards 

December 17, 2021

The awards recognize alumni who have demonstrated a passionate commitment to public service throughout their career.

Alumni, article archive, Awards, Featured, Pro Bono, Public Service, Social, TPIC 

Veronika V. Pavlus LLM’21 is expanding her business and finance knowledge alongside her law degree 

December 6, 2021

Pavlus worked as a legal intern at the United Nations Development Program before enrolling at the Law School.

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Voting rights advocacy at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School 

November 2, 2021

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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TPIC Public Interest Week 2021: ‘The Widening Divide: Economic Justice in a Post-2020 World’ 

October 28, 2021

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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Law School named a finalist for Philadelphia VIP’s Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. Award for Corporations 

October 11, 2021

The award is given annually by Philadelphia VIP, the City’s leading pro bono organization.

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Meghan Downey L’21 argues for a totality of the circumstances approach for habeas petitions in forthcoming article 

September 20, 2021

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.

Alumni, article archive, coronavirus, Criminal Justice, Externships, Featured, Government, judicial, Law Review, Pro Bono, Public Service, Publications, QCimpact, Quattrone, Research and Scholarship 

Myles Lynch L’20 explores federal and state official qualifications in forthcoming article in the William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal 

September 14, 2021

Lynch explores the provision that prohibits those who have violated their oath to uphold our Constitution from holding any federal or state office.

Alumni, article archive, constitution, Government, Journal of Con Law, Pro Bono, Publications, Student Groups 

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.

Alumni, article archive, Civil Rights Profiles, Civil Rights, Clinics, Featured, Fellowships, Local, PI Fellowships, Pro Bono, Public Service, Tertiary features, Transnational 

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.

Alumni, article archive, Civil Rights Profiles, Civil Rights, Fellowships, inclusionalumnivoices, PI Fellowships, Pro Bono, Public Service, Social 

University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School establishes the Morgan Lewis Impact Fund for Racial Justice 

June 1, 2021

article archive, Law School, Local, pennlawracialjustice, Pro Bono, RacialJustice 

University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School and Troutman Pepper partner to address dearth of immigration lawyers 

May 11, 2021

Through the Toll Public Interest Center, Law School students work with Troutman Pepper’s Pepper Center for Public Service on pro bono immigration cases.

article archive, Faculty, Immigration, Local, Pro Bono, Public Service, Students, TPIC 

Penn Housing Rights Project’s defense of tenants facing eviction may help slow spread of COVID-19: The Daily Pennsylvanian 

February 9, 2021

Coronavirus, EquityInclusion, Media, News, Pro Bono, Public Service, Research, Student Groups 

Penn Housing Rights Project’s defense of tenants facing eviction may help slow spread of COVID-19: The Daily Pennsylvanian 

February 9, 2021

Coronavirus, EquityInclusion, Media, News, Pro Bono, Public Service, Research, Student Groups 
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