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Northeastern University School of Law
Northeastern University School of Law
Law School Pro Bono Programs
Contact Information
Renay Frankel
Managing Director, Center for Public Interest Advocacy and Collaboration
[email protected]
(617) 373-5914
Category or Type of Program
Public Service Graduation Requirement Program
Description of Programs
Students may meet the Public Interest Requirement in a variety of ways. These include: successfully completing a full-time public interest co-op in a public interest or government work setting; taking a law school clinic; performing 30 hours of pre-approved legal pro bono work; or completing a public interest independent study.
Location of Programs
The program is located in the Center for Public Interest Advocacy and Collaboration.
Staffing/Management Oversight
Managing pro bono is not a dedicated staff position. The Managing Director of the Center for Public Interest Advocacy and Collaboration supervises pro bono, along with other duties.
Funding
The pro bono program is funded through the law school.
Faculty and Administrative Pro Bono
Although there is no formal pro bono policy, Northeastern faculty are heavily engaged in various pro bono projects focusing on an array of public interest issues.
Awards/Recognition
The Outstanding Graduate Student Awards annually recognize the accomplishments of individual graduate students in the greater Northeastern University community. Awards are given for research, practice-oriented education, and community service at an annual awards presentation program and reception in April. Northeastern law students typically receive one or more of these awards annually.
Alternative Winter or Spring Break Projects
Students can engage in school-organized pro bono opportunities during the week of Spring Break.
Law School Public Interest Programs
Contact Information
Quaime Lee
Assistant Dean, Center for Co-op & Career Development
[email protected]
(613) 373-7887
Certificate/Curriculum Programs
View here.
Public Interest Centers
Northeastern has four Centers of Excellence. Our interdisciplinary centers, institutes and programs cross boundaries, climb mountains and explore prickly terrain to tackle big challenges, including those involving public health, human rights, civil rights, privacy and so much more. Center for Public Interest Advocacy and Collaboration (CPIAC); Center for Law, Equity and Race (CLEAR); Center for Health Law and Policy (CHLP); Center for Law, Innovation, & Creativity (CLIC).
PI Career Support Center
The Center for Co-op and Career Development works with both employers and students in the job acquisition process and counsels students on all aspects of their co-op and post-graduate job experience, from job selection strategy to succeeding in the workplace.
Loan Repayment Assistance Programs (LRAP)
Since 1990, the LD/F Program has provided loan relief assistance to JD graduates pursuing careers with public interest law organizations. Since 1990, the program has provided more than $3 million to 425 graduates. Under the program, a portion of an eligible graduate's debt is initially deferred and ultimately forgiven if the recipient continues working in the public interest field for between three and five years.
Fellowships
None
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