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New York Law School
New York Law School
Law School Pro Bono Programs
Contact Information
Seth Mills Director of Public Interest and Pro Bono Initiatives
[email protected]
P: (212) 431-2120
Category Type
Formal Voluntary Pro Bono Program Characterized by a Referral System with a Coordinator
Description of Programs
The Pro Bono Director keeps an updated list of projects available for pro bono hours, as well as working with students and faculty to adminster projects.
Location of Programs
The pro bono program is part of the Career Services Office and the Public Interest Center.
Staffing/Management/Oversight
The Director of Pro Bono and Public Interest is responsible for academic and career advising, administering public interest summer funding, and teaching.
Funding
The Office for Public Interest and Community Service is funded from the school's general operating budget.
Faculty and Administrative Pro Bono
There is no formal faculty pro bono policy. Some pro bono group projects are supervised by faculty members and/or law school administrators.
Awards/Recognition
None.
Alternative Winter or Spring Break Projects
None.
Law School Public Interest Programs
Contact Information
Office of Career Services
Yazmine Nichols
Assistant Director, Wilf Impact Center
P: (212) 431-4250
[email protected]
Certificate/Curriculum Programs
View here.
Public Interest Centers
The Wilf Impact Center is the home of the Wilf Scholar program (full tuition scholarship for 10 public interest students), as well as multiple projects such as the Racial Justice Project and other initiatives. The Center has two postgrad fellowships: The Wilf Public Interest Postgraduate Fellowship, and the Lewis Steel Racial Justice Project Fellowship. The Center is also affiliated with the charter high school, the Charter High School for Law & Social Justice
PI Career Support Center
The Assistant Director for the Impact Center (Yazmine Nichols) advises the 10 yearly Wilf Scholars, and there is also a dedicated public interest advisor for all other students (Seth Mills).
Loan Repayment Assistance Programs (LRAP)
None.
Fellowships
View here.
12/30/2024