Public Interest Institute

Created in 2000, the Public Interest Institute of the University of Alabama School of Law is dedicated to the idea that the privilege of being an attorney includes service to one’s community. The Institute builds upon the longstanding tradition of service by the Law School’s students, graduates, faculty and administration.

The Institute has two equally important missions.  The first is to promote public service and community outreach as an integral part of our students’ law school experience.  The community service experience broadens education, connects students with their peers in meaningful non-classroom work, and reinforces the service dimension to a full professional life.

The second mission of the Institute is to encourage and support those law students considering a career in public interest law.  While there is no single route to a career in public interest law, each student will discover the unique path that best suits their goals.