SJI Monday:
Looking Ahead to 2L Year

March 28, 12:10-1:10 p.m., Zoom
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Get set for success in your 2L year! Current 1Ls, learn how to use the next year to chart your 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.

SJI Monday:
How 1Ls Can Prepare for Public Defense Hiring for 2L Summer

April 4, 12:10-1:10 p.m., Zoom
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Interested in a 2L summer internship in public defense? The hiring season starts in the late summer/early fall. Learn what the hiring process looks like and how you can prepare.

SJI Monday:
Looking Ahead to 3L Year

April 11, 12:10-1:10 p.m., JG 102B and Zoom

Get set for success in your 3L year! Current 2Ls, learn how to use the next year to chart your path toward a public interest, government, or human rights career.

Postgraduate Fellowships

May 2: J.D. Pathways
June 20: Enhanced LRAP

Summer Funding

April 1: Miss the CSF Payment Session? Watch the video and do the quiz
April 4: Venable, Catalyst, and John Paul Stevens summer fellowship applications

Other

May 13: 3L Bridge Loan

DOJ Voting Rights Section Seeks Interns

The Department of Justice Voting Rights Section invites Columbia students to apply for fall internships, as they anticipate a high volume of work. Students would need to enroll in the Externship on the Federal Government: Semester in Washington, DC, which is open to 3Ls (current 2Ls) only in the fall.

Postgraduate Fellowship Corner

2Ls: Interested in Postgraduate Fellowships?

Select Deadlines for 3Ls

J.D. Pathways: May 2

Enhanced LRAP: June 20
 

Resources

Introduction to Postgraduate Fellowships (Video)

Organization-Based Fellowship Tracker

Also at Columbia (and Beyond)

Smith Family Human Rights Clinic Project Presentations
March 28, 12:10 p.m

Navigating Social Justice Advocacy as Muslim Lawyers
Muslim Law Students' Association
March 28, 6-7 p.m.
Meeting Link:
TinyUrl.com/2p9ebrhX
ID: 941 8055 8480, Passcode: MLSA2022

Ambedkar Law Lectures:
Historical Injustice, Agency & Resentment
March 28 and March 31, 4:30 p.m.

Fall 2022 Experiential Learning Information Session
April 6, 12:10 p.m.

Democracy's Futures: Seyla Benhabib & Nicola Lacey
April 7, 5:45 p.m.

Journal of Transnational Law Award Banquet
April 9, 6 p.m.

1Ls: A Note on EIP

The Early Interview Program (EIP), run by the Office of Career Services, is the principal method through which 2Ls secure summer associate positions at private sector firms.

Not Interested in EIP?
You can opt out of EIP emails. Be sure to speak with SJI about 2L summer public sector positions.

Interested in EIP?
EIP will be held on July 28 through August 2. Please take these dates into account when scheduling your summer job.

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.