PUBLIC SERVICE 101. Laura Scott (scottlm) Alyson Robbins (alyr) Jackie Julien (jmjulien) OPIS

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1 PUBLIC SERVICE 101 Laura Scott (scottlm) Alyson Robbins (alyr) Jackie Julien (jmjulien) OPIS

2 Public Service Public Interest Pro bono What does it all mean?

3 PUBLIC SERVICE PRACTICE AREAS

4 PUBLIC SERVICE PRACTICE AREAS AIDS / HIV Animal Rights Arts Children / Youth / Education Civil Rights / Civil Liberties Community Economic Development Constitutional Consumer Law Criminal Law Death Penalty / Prisoners' Rights Disability Law Education Elder Law Employment / Labor Native American Law Public Benefits/Welfare Reform Domestic Violence Women & Gender Environmental / Energy Family Law Asylum & Refugee LGBT Government / Regulatory Affairs Health Law Homeless/Housing Law Immigration International Human Rights Legal Aid/Poverty Legislative Policy and Analysis Migrant Workers Military JAG/Civilian Attorney Municipal Law Campaign/Election/Voting Reproductive Justice First Amendment Racial Justice/Civil Rights

5 PUBLIC SERVICE PRACTICE SETTINGS

6 PUBLIC SERVICE PRACTICE SETTINGS Nonprofit Public Interest Organization Client oriented Nonprofit Public Interest Organization Policy oriented Public Defenders Prosecuting Attorneys State & Federal Government (Executive/Administrative Agencies) Legislatures Courts International Public Interest Work Private Public Interest Law Firms Law Firms Performing Pro Bono Work

7 Government Practice Options Branches Executive Legislative Judicial Military Practice Areas Litigation Regulatory Advisory Public Policy Civil / Transactional Anything you can do in the private sector, you can do in government DOJ practice area chart: ractice-area-chart.pdf Making a Difference Guide Government (provides an overview of government service, discusses the various levels of government, and describes what government lawyers do)

8 Practice Specialties - IP Dept. of the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Navy, etc. US Army Corps of Engineers CIA Dept. of Commerce, Legal Internship Program Dept. of Defense Federal Communications Commission Committee on the Judiciary Office of the US Trade Representative

9 Practice Specialties - Environmental Dept. of the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Navy US Army Corps of Engineers, Civilian Atomic Safety & Licensing Board Panel Dept. of Commerce (including National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration) Dept. of Defense Dept. of Energy Environmental Protection Agency (DC and Regional Offices) Federal Aviation Administration Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Dept. of the Interior, (DC and Regional Offices) US Dept. of Justice Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Personnel Management, Presidential Management Fellows Program Dept. of Transportation Office of the US Trade Representative, Student Internship Program White House

10 Practice Specialties Financial/Commercial Dept. of the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Navy, etc. US Army Corps of Engineers Dept. of Commerce Commodity Futures Trading Commission Comptroller of the Currency Export-Import Bank of the US Federal Aviation Administration Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal Reserve Board Federal Trade Commission, Bureau of Competition and Bureau of Consumer Protection US Justice Dept., Overseas Private Investment Corporation Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, Office of Personnel Management, 2010 Presidential Management Fellows Program Securities & Exchange Commission Small Business Administration, Summer Intern Program Dept. of Treasury

11 Get some experience to... (1) Help you figure out what you want to do (2) Build your public service resume

12 Pro Bono Projects Clinics Part-time Externships Full-time Externships Summer internships/jobs

13 Can I afford to pursue a career in public service?? YES!!!

14 1L Summer Funding: SFF (mandatory meeting 1/27) Program for Cambodian Law & Development Perry Watkins Fellowship Bergstrom Child Welfare Law Fellowship Center for International and Comp Law Disability Law and Policy Fellow Equal Justice America Equal Justice Works ipsandfunding/pages/summerfunding.aspx

15 After 1L... 2L Public Service Guarantee! Other funding opportunities Michigan s LRAP: Loan repayment assistance for graduates earning up to $88,000 NO out-of-pocket contributions for those earning less than $50,000 Federal loan forgiveness for graduates working in the public sector after 10 years

16 Look! They did it and so can you! Scott Simpson ( 08) 1L summer = The Federal Defender for the Western District of Washington 2L summer = The Defender Association in Seattle Post-Graduate = Staff attorney with Bronx Defenders in New York.

17 Look! They did it and so can you! Sarah DeYoung ( 01) 1L summer = Children s Law Center (Grand Rapids) 2L summer = Ottawa Prosecuting Attorney s Office Post-Graduate = Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney s Office.

18 Look! They did it and so can you! Melanie Macey ( 08) 1L summer = Judicial internship 2L summer = Family Law Project (DPSF) Post-Graduate = Detroit Center for Family Advocacy

19 Look! They did it and so can you! Fiza Quraishi ( 08) 1L summer = Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund in NY (SFF) 2L summer = National Center for Youth Law in Oakland, CA (DPSF) Post-Graduate = EJW Fellow at National Center for Youth Law; Staff Attorney at National Center for Youth Law in Oakland, CA

20 Look! They did it and so can you! Amy Myers ( 05) -- 1L summer = Lambda Legal (PILI funding) -- 2L summer = SAGE Project in San Francisco -- Post-Graduate = Skadden Fellowship at WEAVE; Director, American University Washington College of Law s Domestic Violence Clinic.

21 What should you be doing?

22 Public Interest To Do List: 1. Sign-up for the public service listserve. 2. Review the Making a Difference: Public Interest Careers guide on OCP s website. 3. Go to lunch programs on public interest topics (OPIS job panels on Tuesdays; OCP s Learn to Network program on 12/1) 4. PSLawnet. 5. Public Service Network. 6. Join OPIS and other public interest student organizations. 7. Michigan Law School Job Bulletin.

23 By January Make an appointment with OCP. 9. Sign-up for Speed Resume Review. 10. Start applying! ** Some positions aren t even posted until February or later! 11. Keep in mind... The process and timing of public interest hiring is different than the process for private firms.

24 1L Government Timeline Read the Making A Difference Guide, Volume II Government, Visit the Government page on OCP s Web site. Meet with government advisor (Laura Scott) to discuss your career goals, your 1L summer job search, and experiences to consider in preparation for a government position.

25 1L Government Timeline Plan your 1L summer: Attend OCP panels and workshops to learn about resources and career paths. Talk to 2Ls and 3Ls who did summer internships in government. Read Summer Job Summaries on the Public Service Network. See also, the OCP Student Summer Employment List sorted by geographic area and organization name.

26 1L Government Timeline See the government job search resources found on the Government page and the Criminal Law practice area page, for Prosecution Resources (including US Attorney, Attorney General, and District Attorney offices) and Defense Resources (including Federal Defender, Appellate Defender, and local Public Defender offices) The University of Arizona Government Honors and Internship Handbook

27 Questions??? Laura Scott (scottlm) Alyson Robbins (alyr) Jackie Julien (jmjulien) Hallie Ryan (hallier)