Representatives of 28 government and public interest employers spoke with students on Government and Public Interest Day last month. The annual event’s informal format allows students to learn about the work of various government agencies and legal aid organizations and explore summer and semester internship and pro bono opportunities.
In-person participants:
- Federal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee, Inc. (FDSET)
- Just City – Memphis
- Kentucky Dept. of Public Advocacy / Public Defenders
- Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands
- Southern Migrant Legal Services
- Tennessee Innocence Project
- Tennessee Justice for Our Neighbors
- Tennessee Office of the Post-Conviction Defender
- U.S. Air Force JAGC
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Tennessee
- United States Coast Guard
Virtual participants:
- American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee
- Disability Rights Tennessee
- Harpeth Conservancy
- IRS Office of Chief Counsel
- Knox County Public Defender Office
- Metropolitan Government of Nashville Department of Law
- Nashville Defenders
- Nashville District Attorney’s Office
- Office of the Tennessee Attorney General
- Southern Environmental Law Center
- TennCare Office of General Counsel
- Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services
- Tennessee Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence
- Tennessee Department of Children’s Services
- Tennessee Fair Housing Council
- U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development
