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Still Seeking a Summer Internship?

Take a look at our HotJobs List of public interest employers still seeking interns. And reach out to an SJI adviser to discuss your search!

SJI Monday: How to Prepare for 2L Summer Public Defense Hiring

Monday, Mar. 27
12:10-1:10 p.m. in JG 106
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For 1Ls interested in pursuing a 2L summer internship in public defense, the hiring season starts in the late summer/early fall. Learn about the hiring process from a panel of 2Ls who went through the process and will be joining public defender offices this summer.

Lunch will be provided; vegan and gluten-free options included.

Public Interest Career Celebration for 1Ls

Friday, Mar. 31
12:10-1:10 p.m. in WJW Feldberg Space, 1st Floor
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If you are not planning to attend EIP Orientation, join SJI and your classmates to celebrate your public interest or public service path.

Lunch will be served; vegan and gluten-free options will be available. Please register in advance so we know how much food to order. If you have other dietary restrictions, email ev2494@columbia.edu at least five business days in advance.

SJI Monday: Looking Ahead to 2L Year

Monday, Apr. 3
12:10-1:10 p.m. on Zoom
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Get set for success in your 2L year! Current 1Ls are invited to join this program for guidance on how to use the next year to chart a path toward a public interest, government, or human rights career. Hear from SJI advisers on how you can best use your time at the Law School so that you graduate ready to achieve your goals.

Postgraduate Fellowships

May 2: J.D. Pathways

Other

May 12: Public Service Bridge Loan

SJI Is Here for You

Make an advising appointment on Symplicity

Marka Belinfanti
Pro Bono

Joel Dodge
Postgraduate Fellowships, Public Interest Lawyering

Solmaz Firoz
1Ls, LL.M.s, Public Defense

Alex Hogan
Government

Kerry McLean
Human Rights, Public International Law, HRIP

Tory Messina
Career Transitions, LRAP, Public Interest Law Firms

Devi Patel
PI/PS Fellows

Hasan Shafiqullah
Direct Services, Immigration, Housing, Welfare Benefits, LGBTQ+ Advocacy

Full staff list and bios

Donate a Bar Prep Course or Receive a Free Course!

Many bar prep courses (which firms will purchase for incoming associates) include a second course that can be donated to a public interest student.

Fill out this Student Senate form to be matched with a classmate who can offer or who needs a bar prep course.

Questions? Email Jermel McClure.

Also @ Columbia (and Beyond)

Join Professor Katherine Franke's Gender Justice Class
Tuesdays through Apr. 25
4:20-6:10 p.m.
Professor Franke will open her class to the public and feature a guest speaker.

Brazil as a Laboratory of Fascist Insurrection
Mar. 28, 12:10 p.m.

Legality and Authoritarian Legality in China
Mar. 28, 12:15 p.m.

Panel: Career Opportunities at the FTC
Mar. 28, 1 p.m.

Repatriating Looted Art and Artifacts
Mar. 29, 12 p.m.

Careers in Law Teaching Series
Wednesdays through the end of March

Parole Advocacy Project Fundraiser:
Mr. Johnson's Return Home

Emma Alzner and Priyanka Radhakrishnan of the Parole Advocacy Project are raising money to help a client who was just granted parole after more than 20 years in prison. Learn more about their client, Mr. Johnson, and help support him as he returns home!

Select Deadlines
Download applications

J.D. Pathways:
May 2

Resources

Sign up for fellowship emails for LL.M.s, 3Ls

Intro to Fellowships (Video)

Organization-Based Fellowship Tracker

Funding Opportunities

MAX Scholarship Opportunities
MAX by AccessLex, which provides financial education for law students, automatically enters students into scholarship drawings if they complete online courses or attend events.

CLS Funding Resources
Internal and external funding available to and/or specifically for CLS students.

3L Bridge Loan
Receive assistance with the costs of bar registration, bar prep, and living expenses. Requires demonstrated commitment to public interest/public service. Due May 12.

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