Careers in Public Interest Law

In conjunction with the Career Services Office, the Public Interest Institute offers guidance in conducting job searches for summer internships, fellowships and careers in the area of public interest law. In addition to the resources we have at our office, below are some useful links and documents to help in your career research:

Job Search Sites

General Public Interest Jobs:

PSJD: psjd.org
Equal Justice Works: equaljusticeworks.org
Impact Fund: impactfund.org (Organized by region)
National Legal Aid & Defender Association: nlada.org
Legal Services Jobs: MIELegalAid.org
Nat’l District Attorneys Association: ndaa.org/employment
Nat’l Association for Public Defense: publicdefenders.us (Click on Jobs tab)

Government Jobs:

Federal Government: USAJobs.gov
Hill Zoo: HillZoo.com
Roll Call: rcjobs.com
Council of State Governments: csg.org
Arizona Handbooks (see Symplicity)

Nonprofit Jobs:

Idealist: idealist.org (Can filter search by education – choose “J.D.”)
Nonprofit Job Source: NonProfitJobSource.org
Work for Good: WorkForGood.org
Society for Nonprofits: snpo.org
Nonprofit Jobs: nonprofitjobs.org

Alabama Organizations & Job Listings:

Alabama State Bar Classifieds: alabar.org/news/classifieds
Alabama Association of Nonprofits: alabamanonprofits.org
Southern Poverty Law Center: splcenter.org/about/careers/jobs
Equal Justice Initiative: eji.org/employment
Southern Environmental Law Center: southernenvironment.org/about-us/careers
ACLU of Alabama: aclu.org/careers (Lists all ACLU jobs nationally)
Legal Services Alabama: legalservicesalabama.org/employment-opportunities

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Post-Graduate Fellowships

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