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
Public Interest Newsletter (7/1/2024) 7/1/2024)
U.S. Department of Justice Webinars: For those of you who are interested in working for the U.S. Department of Justice (either as a 2L summer intern or as an entry level attorney after graduation), please review this resource for the upcoming dates for the US DOJ Info Sessions!
Keep checking here for public interest related events!
Public Interest Career Paths
List of Recent Minnesota Law Summer Public Interest Employers
Judge Advocate General's Corp (JAG)
Securing a Public Interest Job
Job Search Advice:
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.)
Interview Resources:
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
2025 Postgraduate Fellowship Opportunities (working list; updated weekly)
See also 2024 Postgraduate Fellowship Opportunities (last year's list; use as a historical reference)
Useful Outside Resources: