Public Interest News
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Public Interest vs. Firm Recruiting
While recruiting for large firms often follows a predictable and limited timeline and structure, recruiting for public interest jobs varies more widely. Read MoreAug. 13, 2024
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Krishna Ammisetty, Class of 2024, Selected to NLRB Honors Program
While recruiting for large firms often follows a predictable and limited timeline and structure, recruiting for public interest jobs varies more widely. The stark difference leaves many prospective students with questions about how to explore roles in public interest. To dispel confusion, we talked with Beth Cruz, Assistant Dean… Read MoreJun. 5, 2024
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Kyle Smith Named Garrison Social Justice Scholar for Class of 2026
Awarded each spring to a member of the current 1L class who will use their legal training to advance social justice Read MoreJun. 3, 2024
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Katherine D. Named 2024 Equal Justice Works Fellow
2024 Equal Justice Works Fellow will be working with the Texas Advocacy Project. Read MoreMay. 29, 2024
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73 Vanderbilt Law Students Intern with Government and Non-Profit Legal Employers This Summer
Students working for legal employers in 14 states and Washington, D.C., legal nonprofits in London, U.K., The Hague, Netherlands, and Malta Read MoreMay. 28, 2024
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Launching a Public Interest Career at Vanderbilt Law
Assistant Dean Beth Cruz discusses public interest career paths, experiential learning opportunities, stipends, and more Read MoreMay. 23, 2024
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Public Interest Legislation and Policy Practicum Hits the Ground Running
While recruiting for large firms often follows a predictable and limited timeline and structure, recruiting for public interest jobs varies more widely. The stark difference leaves many prospective students with questions about how to explore roles in public interest. To dispel confusion, we talked with Beth Cruz, Assistant Dean… Read MoreMay. 23, 2024
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Alissa Osberg Named 2024 George Barrett Social Justice Fellow
The Barrett Fellowship will fund Osberg’s work with the DC Volunteer Lawyers Project. Read MoreMay. 22, 2024
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Natalia Wurst ’24 Named 2024 Immigrant Justice Corps Fellow
Wurst will represent unaccompanied immigrant youth as an Immigrant Justice Corps (IJC) Fellow with Al Otro Lado in San Diego Read MoreMay. 21, 2024
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Nine Branstetter Summer Fellows to Intern in Federal Attorney Generals’ Offices, State Law Offices, and Judicial Chambers
Fellowships support litigation-minded law students working in internships with judicial chambers, government law offices, legal nonprofits Read MoreMay. 20, 2024