Representatives of 28 government and public interest employers came to VLS to speak with students on Government and Public Interest Day on Jan. 13. 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.
Participating employers included:
- A Better Balance
- ACLU of Tennessee
- Disability Rights Tennessee
- Harpeth Conservancy
- Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands
- Legal Services Alabama
- Metropolitan Government of Nashville Department of Law
- Metropolitan-Nashville District Attorney’s Office (20th District, Tennessee)
- Nashville Defenders
- New York City Law Department
- Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Office of Chief Counsel
- Root & Rebound
- Southern Environmental Law Center
- Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services
- Tennessee Attorney General’s Office
- Tennessee Claims Commission
- Tennessee Department of Children’s Services
- Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Office of the General Counsel
- Tennessee Department of Treasury
- Tennessee District Public Defenders Conference – Appellate Division
- Tennessee Division of TennCare
- Tennessee Fair Housing Council
- Tennessee Innocence Project
- Tennessee Justice Center
- Tennessee Justice for Our Neighbors
- U.S. Air Force JAG
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Tennessee
