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Public Service Employment and More on Staff & Faculty Engagement in Access to Justice

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We continue to build out Haub Law’s access to justice reputation and the project through faculty and staff engagement with local and national legal, government and community organizations engaged in legal, social, and racial justice work.

Dean Anderson and other faculty consistently speak at wide-ranging programs and serve on committees and boards related to Access to Justice. Prof. Diamond assisted in coordinating and co-moderated a Workshop Session at the NYS Commission on Access to Justice on March 9, 2023. The Workshop entitled: Legal Knowledge, Cultural Competency and Life Experience through Sustained Community Pro Bono Engagement explored best practices in implementing innovative co-curricular law school access to justice pro bono and broader community engagement projects, such as Legal Hand Call-In Centers, LiveHelp and the Pro Bono Scholars Program, including sharing lessons learned, discussing the unique enrichment and benefits these programs can bring to legal institutions and law students, and sharing advice on how to advocate for and support these expanded offerings at your school or organization.  Prof. Diamond also recently completed a 2-year term on the National Advisory Committee for Equal Justice Works (well-known Washington DC based national organization).

Public Service Employment – a Real World “Path to Practice”

While not a direct component of the Access to Justice Project, central to the Public Interest Law Center’s mission is helping our students and graduate obtain and thrive in public service law positions – and public service employment and internships continue to be a source of success and pride at Haub Law. Most recently, Haub Law just reported its Class of 2022 employment statistics reflecting that 39% of that class entered careers in the public sector (government, non-profit, clerkships, etc.) - an effort led by the Public Interest Law Center (PILC) in close collaboration with the Center for Career & Professional Development (CCPD).

These innovative academic experiences and programs, combined with practical training through our partnerships with Westchester County courts, the New York State Judicial Institute and other community partners, will lay the groundwork for students to make a real impact in racial and social justice reform. By building out and working to formalize our Pace A2J pro bono and related collaborations, we are increasing opportunities, experience and connections for our students and building the reputation of the law school and its community work and engagement on public service/access to justice and social and racial justice work.