Events & Programs

Career Education Programs
CDO provides a wide selection of programs focused on the public interest sector. Leading public interest attorneys from across the country, many of them YLS graduates, are regularly invited to give talks on careers in their areas of practice and on how they achieved their career successes. Students and alumni are welcome to view many of these programs online via streaming video, by clicking here. For a complete listing of past programs for the 2011 – 2012 year, click here. 

Mentor in Residence Program
Through the Mentors in Residence Program, law school visitors who are engaged in public interest careers spend a day on campus providing individual counseling sessions to students. To see a list of the Mentors in Residence for the 2011 – 2012 year, click here.

Interview Programs
CDO conducts two interview programs each year, and public interest and government employers come to recruit YLS students. YLS covers all registration and interview room expenses for public interest employers.

Public Interest Student Career Fair
CDO organizes an annual Public Interest Student Career Fair, at which second- and third-year students who have worked in public interest jobs over the summer share their experiences with interested students. The fair takes place in mid-November and has over 100 student volunteers representing public interest employers. For more information on this fair, contact Robyn Acampora, Associate Director of Administration at 432-7224.  

The EJW Career Fair and NYU Public Interest Career Fair
YLS sponsors students to attend the Equal Justice Works (EJW) Career Fair and Conference in October in Washington DC, and the NYU Public Interest Career Fair in February in New York City. The law school pays for the registration and covers reasonable travel expenses. 

Career Development Office Programs for 2011-2012

August

Nuts & Bolts of the USDOJ Honors Program (Webinar)-Speaker: Jamila Frone, Deputy Director of Legal Recruitment and Outreach

September

Community-Based Lawyering-Speaker: Miranda Massie, NY Lawyers for the Public Interest

YLS Public Interest Fellowships: Liman, Bernstein/Robina, Heyman, Gruber & YPIF-Speakers: Hope Metcalf, Jim Silk, Alyson McKinney and Megan Barnett

The 2L Public Interest Job Search–Speaker: Akua Akyea, CDO

October

White House Champions of Change: Closing the Justice Gap (Webcast from DC)–Speakers: Attorney General Eric Holder and DOJ Senior Counselor for Access to Justice Mark Childress-

November

1L Introduction to Public Interest Careers: Developing a Game Plan– Speaker: Akua Akyea, CDO

Financing Your Summer Public Interest Job: SPIF-Speakers: Jim Silk, Asha Rangappa and Jill Stone

Careers in Environmental Advocacy: An Informal Discussion with Vera Pardee (Cosponsored with Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy)

Southern (In)Justice (Cosponsored with the Criminal Justice Theory & Practice Workshop)– Speakers: John Rapping, SPDTC and Kung Li, ’10 Open Society Fellow

15th Annual Public Interest Career Fair– 2Ls and 3Ls share their knowledge of public interest employers with whom they have worked

Prosecuting & Policy Making: Working with the State Attorneys General–Speaker: Jim Tierney, Columbia Law School

Public Defense Career Panel (Cosponsored with the Capital Assistance Project)–Speakers: Caroline Van Zile ’12, Katherine Oberembt ’12, Jeremy Kaplan-Lyman ’12, Linda Evarts ’13 and Katie Chamblee ’12

Careers at the U.S. Justice Department: Two Perspectives –Speakers: Carter Stewart (SDOH) and David Fein (D. CT)

December

Public Interest Retreat: Finding a Path–Speakers: Miriam Gohara, Robin Golden, Margaret Middleton,  Fiona Doherty, and Jim Silk

Pro Bono Network Info Session–Speakers: Robyn Acampora, CDO and Tamar Lerer ’13, PI Student Director

January

Pro Bono Network Info Session–Speakers: Robyn Acampora, CDO and Tamar Lerer ’13, PI Student Director

February

Making the Most of the NYU Public Interest Job Fair–Speaker: Akua Akyea, CDO

March

Public Interest Law Firms-Speakers: Emma Freudenberger, Neufeld Scheck & Brustin, Katherine Kimpel ’06, Sanford Wittels & Heisler, Jeremy Golubcow-Teglasi ’10, David Rosen & Associates

Skadden Fellowships: A Conversation with Susan Butler Plum-Speaker: Susan Butler Plum, Executive Director, Skadden Fellowships Foundation

Appropriation, Copyright & the Death of Creativity: The State of Copyrights for Visual & Performing Arts: Speaker-Sergio Munoz Sarmiento, Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts

Nuts & Bolts of EJW Fellowships-Speaker: Nita Mazumder, Program Manager, Law School Relations at EJW

April

Public Interest Fellowships: The Inside Story-Speaker: Akua Akyea, CDO

Grant Writing Workshop (Cosponsored with the Development Office) –Speaker: Katherine Norton
 
Coping Through COAP (Cosponsored with the Financial Aid Office) –Speakers: Asha Rangappa and Jill Stone

Public Interest Celebration:

Yale Public Interest Fellowships (YPIF): Perspectives from Current & Former Fellows-Speakers: Emma Alpert ’09, Brooklyn Family Defense Project, Matthew Matera ’11, New Schools for New Orleans, Ana Munoz ’10, Bronx Defenders
Making the Most of Your Fellowship Year: Three Current YPIF Fellows-Speakers: Caroline Gross ’10, International Association of Women Judges, Nicolas Riley ’11, Brennan Center for Justice and Erin Phillips ‘’09, Greater Boston Legal Service
Public Interest Reception

Heyman Fellowship Program-Speakers:  Arthur Plews ’11, US Mission to the United Nations, Lindsey Luebchow ’11, US Department of Education and Elbridge Colby ’09, Center for Naval Analyses

Expanding Your Options:  Employers Beyond FIP- Speakers: David Lebowitz ’12, Clare Ryan ‘13, Spencer Amdur  ’13, and Kenneth Townsend ’12

Career Development Office - Mentors in Residence for 2011-2012

October
Henry Freedman ’65, Executive Director, National Center for Law & Economic Justice

November
Vera Pardee, Sr. Attorney- Climate Law Institute of the Center for Biological Diversity
Kevin Keenan ’02, Executive Director- ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Counties
John Rapping, Founder/CEO- Southern Public Defender Training Center (SPDTC)
Anisha Dasgupta ’06, DOJ Civil Appellate Advocacy Group
James Tierney, Director- National State Attorneys General Program, Columbia Law School

February
Christopher Ho, Legal Aid Society

March
Susan Butler Plum, Skadden Fellowship Foundation

April
As part of the Public Interest Celebration (YPIF & Heyman Fellows):
Eric Fish ’11 – Public Citizen Litigation Group, Washington, DC
Ben Gross ’10 - City of New Haven’s Livable Cities Initiative
Scarlet Kim ’11 – New York Civil Liberties Union
John Mangin ’08 - The Center for Urban Pedagogy
Patricia Moon ’09 - The Bronx Defenders
Robin Rotman ’09 - Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Arthur Plews ’11, US Mission to the United Nations
Lindsey Luebchow ’11, US Department of Education