From: Rebecca Hinde
Date: October 14, 2021
Subject: SJI Monday on Criminal Justice Reform, Public Interest Career Financial Decisions


Social Justice Initiatives at Columbia Law School
Events and Programs

Today! SJI Monday: Strategies for Criminal Justice Reform

Monday, October 18
12:10pm - 1:10pm
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L.B. Eisen, Director, Justice Program, Brennan Center for Justice, and Ashok Chandran '15, Assistant Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, discuss their work to end mass incarceration and address structural problems including racism and excessive force in policing. This event is particularly well-suited for students interested in the area of criminal justice reform.
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Public Sector Financial Conversations with Grads

Wednesday, October 20
12:10pm - 1:10pm
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Columbia Law School graduates in public interest, government, and human rights will talk frankly about how financial considerations, including LRAP, have intersected with their public interest career goals.
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MSK Career Pathways: In-House Healthcare Law

Wednesday, October 20
12:00pm - 1:30pm
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Hosted by Memorial Sloan Kettering. This program is open to all law students. Anyone with an interest in a career in health care law and/or a corporate in-house position — no matter how fully formed — is invited to join. Students are invited to submit questions in advance to MSKOGC@mskcc.org.
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Labor Law Panel with the Peggy Browning Fund

Thursday, November 4
4:00pm-5:00pm
Zoom

Registration deadline is November 3

Interested in advocating for workplace justice? Learn about the Peggy Browning Fund (PBF)’s paid Summer Fellowships ($6,000 and up), explore the many career paths workers’ rights has to offer, and connect with local labor and employment lawyers.

  • Cynthia Estlund, Catherine A. Rein Professor of Law, NYU School of Law
  • Kate Andrias, Professor of Law, Columbia School of Law
  • Sarah Leberstein, Executive Director, Make the Road NY
  • Jessica Ludd, General Counsel, United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals
  • Nicole Oliver, Field Attorney, National Labor Relations Board, Region 2
  • Megan Stater Shaw, Associate Attorney, Cohen, Weiss & Simon

New Resource

Who Worked Where lists where the 2Ls spent their 1L summer. Find it in the Symplicity Document Library, under "Researching Employers."
Upcoming Deadlines
A non-exhaustive list of upcoming student deadlines


Postgraduate Fellowships

Date TBA: Norton Rose Fellowship at the Door
Nov. 1: Singer Fellowship
Nov. 15: Millstein Fellowship

SJI Is Here for You

We're back in person on the 8th floor of Big Warren, weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

In-Person Availability

Dean Erica Smock: Tuesdays, Thursdays, some Mondays and Fridays

Kerry McLean: Wednesdays, Fridays
Human Rights, Public International Law, HRIP

Nadine Mompremier: Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays
Pro Bono, Summer Funding

Devi Patel: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays
PI/PS Fellows

Rachel Pauley: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays
Government

Kiran Singh: Mondays or Wednesdays
Government/Prosecution

Tory Messina: Thursdays
Career Transitions, LRAP, Public Interest Law Firms

Other Staff: Please email

Full Staff List and Bios

We’d love to meet you in-person on the days we are in! Please note that we are still available via Zoom on other days, and you still must schedule advising appointments on Symplicity.
News and Notes

1Ls: Public Interest Legal Career Fair

The Public Interest Legal Career (PILC) Fair (2/3-2/4) provides a forum for public interest employers and students can connect through interviews for summer internships and at information tables. You'll be hearing more from SJI about PILC—we are here to help you prep! 

Period to Register and Apply for Interviews: 12/1-1/13

3Ls: Public Service Bridge Loan

The Public Service Bridge Loan assists with the financial challenges Columbia public interest J.D. students may face in registering for bar courses and covering postgraduate living expenses. The loan provides a maximum of $10,000 and is LRAP-eligible. The application is due 5/13.

Postgraduate Fellowship Corner

Select information on postgraduate fellowships
 

3L Deadlines

 

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At Columbia and Beyond

Experiential Learning Information Sessions
10/19 U.N. Externship
Full schedule

What's Law Got to Do With It?
10/19, 6 p.m.
Conversation with lawyers who have used their legal skills and training to build the power of movement by pursuing non-traditional legal careers.

New York State Public Defenders Career Fair
10/29, 1-5 p.m.

A New Vision for the 21st Century Prosecutor
Hosted by Fair and Just Prosecution
11/5, 2 p.m., 11/9, 4 p.m.
These virtual panels will discuss the role of prosecutors in criminal justice reform. The first event will feature Loudoun County (VA) Commonwealth's Attorney Buta Biberaj, Chittenden County (VT) State’s Attorney Sarah George, Suffolk County (MA) District Attorney Rachael Rollins, and FJP Executive Director Miriam Krinsky. The second event will also include Miriam Krinsky, as well as Nueces County (TX) District Attorney Mark Gonzalez, Western Judicial Circuit (GA) District Attorney Deborah Gonzalez, Wyandotte County (KS) District Attorney Mark Dupree, and Washtenaw County (MI) Prosecuting Attorney Eli Savit.

NYC Metro Area Public Interest Employer Web Series

These panels feature practitioners from city and federal government, civil and criminal prosecution, civil, housing, and children's rights, environmental, family, and immigration law, international human rights, and public defense/criminal defense.

Connect with the Public Interest/Public Service Council

The council is a large group of senior alumni who are experts and leaders (past and present) in the public interest and government sectors, both in the U.S. and abroad. Students interested in connecting with a council member should email SJI Dean Erica Smock.
Social Justice Initiatives (SJI) inspires and prepares students and graduates to pursue public service and public interest work throughout their careers anywhere in the world.

Staff List
Statement from the SJI Racial Justice Committee