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Protecting Affordable Housing

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

Sarah Perlman L'22

Consumer Law & Elder Justice

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.

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Transforming the Parole Process

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

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International Public Interest Careers

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

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Forging Careers in Public Interest

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

Unwavering Commitment to Service

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

Advancing Impactful Careers

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

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

Marissa Schwartz L'22

Fighting for Families

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

Corina Scott L'22

Justice for Domestic Violence Survivors

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.

Fighting Mass Incarceration

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

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

“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

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

Romm is a Catalyst Fellow at Reprieve U.S.

Fellowship experience: Peter Jones L’20

Jones is a Catalyst Fellow at the Environmental Defense Center.

Fellowship experience: Emily Kyle L’20

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.