Public Sector
Public interest law encompasses many practice areas, including working for nonprofits, government agencies at all levels and foreign equivalents, labor unions, educational institutions, and more.
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Public Interest News
Summer Funding: The summer funding deadlines have passed, but the application will remain open until Tuesday, April 30th. If you have recently secured an unpaid public interest position and did not have a chance to apply for funding, please email Ruth Isaacson (isaac478@umn.edu) to see if there are any funds remaining.
Exploring Public Interest Career Paths
List of Recent Minnesota Law Summer Public Interest Employers
Judge Advocate General's Corp (JAG)
How to Find a Public Interest Job
Job Posting Sites:
PSJD: National job board with public interest listings for law students and lawyers.
University of Arizona Handbooks (password is umn2016): Provides a compilation of government honors and internship positions (both summer & post-grad) as well as public policy positions (summer & post-grad).
USAjobs.gov: Federal government job board and application portal
Reproductive Rights (If/When/How) Internship & Fellowship Guide
Career Fairs:
Equal Justice Works Career Fair (Annually in Fall)
Midwest Public Interest Law Career Conference (Annually in Jan./Feb.)
Job Search Advice:
Summer Funding
Although many students who work in the public sector are not paid, a number of programs at the Law School and nationally offer students financial support for summer public interest work.
2024 Human Rights Center Application Form and Instruction Sheet
Postgraduate Fellowships
UMN Quick Guide: Postgraduate Fellowships
2024 Postgraduate Fellowship Opportunities (Working List)
Listserv Archives (Summer/Fall 2023)
Useful Outside Resources:
PSJD Calendar of Fellowship Deadlines (adjust filter to "0 years back")
Archived UMN Law Resources (These documents were last updated in 2021, but still contain useful information.)
