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Summer 2009 Public Interest Placements

 

In the midst of the worst recession in modern United States history,  Pace Law Students made an unprecedented contribution to their communities through internships in service of the public interest. Students undertook work in a wide range of legal areas, spanning direct legal services, prosecution, environmental law, government work, and civil rights.

Fellowships and Honoraria

  • PILSO Grants (10 Students)
  • LSPIN Grant,  Funded by the Charles H. Revson Foundation (4 Students)
  • J. Edward Lumbard Fellowship for the U.S. Attorney's Office,  SDNY (2 Students)
  • Lloyd F. MacMahon Fellowship for the U.S. Attorney's Office,  SDNY (1 Student)
  • Equal Justice Works Summer Corps Scholarship (2 Students)
  • Westchester Women's Bar Association Foundation (2 Students)

 

 

 

Off-Campus Public Interest Federal Work Study Program (30 Students)

Advocates for Children

New York, NY

Bronx County District Attorney's Office,  Domestic Violence Bureau

Bronx, NY

Bronx County District Attorney's Office,  Gangs/Major Case Unit

Bronx, NY

Bronx County District Attorney's Office,  Investigation Division,  Rackets Bureau

Bronx, NY

ConnecticutForestand Park Association

Rockfall , CT

ConnecticutLegal Services

Waterbury, CT

Environmental Protection Agency,  Region 6

Dallas, TX

Federal Communications Commission,  Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau

Washington, DC

Humane Society of the U.S. ,  Animal Protection Litigation Section

Washington, DC

Legal Aid Society,  Juvenile Rights Division

Bronx, NY

Legal Services of the HudsonValley,  Domestic Violence Unit

White Plains, NY

Legal Services of theHudsonValley, Poughkeepsie Office

Poughkeepsie, NY

Mental Hygiene Legal Service (2 students)

Elmsford, NY

N.Y.C. Landmarks Preservation Commission

New York, NY

N.Y.S. Department of Environmental Conservation,  Region 4

Albany, NY

N.Y.S. Department of Environmental Conservation,  Region 2

Long Island City, NY

N.Y.S. Parent Education & Awareness Program (2 students)

White Plains, NY

Riverkeeper

Tarrytown, NY

Southern Environmental LawCenter

Charlottesville, VA

U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia,  Fraud and Public Corruption Division

Washington, DC

U.S. Department of Homeland Security,  Immigration & Customs Enforcement

Miami, FL

U.S. Equal EmploymentOpportunity Commission,  Office of Federal Operations

Washington, DC

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,  Division of International Conservation

Arlington, VA

Union CountyProsecutor's Office

Elizabeth, NJ

Westchester CountyBoard of Legislatures,  Legislation,  Energy and Environment Committee

White Plains, NY

Westchester County District Attorney's Office, Yorktown Court Branch

Yorktown, NY

Westchester Residential Opportunities (2 students)

White Plains, NY

  

 

Other Public Interest Placements

American Civil LibertiesUnion

Charleston, WV

Connecticut Attorney General's Office,  Environmental Department

Hartford, CT

Eastern Environmental LawCenter

Newark, NJ

Environmental Protection Agency,  Region 1

Boston, MA

Environmental Protection Agency,  Region 2 (2 students)

New York, NY

Environmental Protection Agency,  Region 9

San Francisco, CA

Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy

Frankfort, KY 

League of American Bicyclists

Washington, DC

MiddlesexCountyProsecutor's Office

New Brunswick, NJ

Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust

Seattle, WA

N.Y.C. Law Department (2 students)

New York, NY

N.Y.S. Attorney General's Office (2 students)

White Plains, NY

N.Y.S. Division of Human Rights

Bronx, NY

New Jersey Attorney General's Office

Newark, NJ

New York Police Department,  Legal Department

New York, NY

Riverkeeper (2 students)

Tarrytown, NY

Rockland County District Attorney's Office

New City, NY

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York (3 Students)

White Plains, NY

United Nations Office for Partnerships

New York, NY

Westchester Residential Opportunities (2 students)

Elmsford, NY

  

 

Pace Law School Externships

Prosecution & Honors Prosecution Externship

 

Kings County District Attorney's Office

Brooklyn, NY

Office of the State's Attorney of Connecticut

Bridgeport, CT

Westchester District Attorney's Office (10 Students)

WestchesterCounty

 

 

Washington, DC Environmental Law Externship

 

Environmental Protection Agency,  Environmental Appeals Board

Washington, DC

Environmental Protection Agency,  International Law Office

Washington, DC

Environmental Protection Agency,  Office of Enforcement & Compliance Assurance (6 students)

Washington, DC

Judge Friedman,  U.S. District Court

Washington, DC

National Association of Clean Water Agencies

Washington, DC

U.S. Department of Justice,  Environment & Natural Resources Divisions

Washington, DC

 

 

Legal Services/Public Interest/Health Law Externship

 

Better Business Bureau of New York

Tarrytown, NY

My Sister’s Place (2 students)

White Plains, NY

N.Y.S. Attorney General’s Office

White Plains, NY

N.Y.S. Department of Environmental Conservation,  Region 2 (2 students)

Queens, NY

Putnam County Department of Social Services

Carmel, NY

RocklandCountyPublic Defender

New City, NY

Westchester County Attorney’s Office

White Plains, NY

WestchesterHuman Rights Commission

White Plains, NY

 

 

Family Court Legal Program Externship

 

Pace Women's JusticeCenter

White Plains, NY

 

Pace LawSchool Placements

International Human Rights in Action Internship Program

 

Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia

Phnom Penh,  Cambodia

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (2 students)

Arusha ,  Tanzania

International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (2 students)

The Hague,  Netherlands

 

 

Domestic Human Rights In Action Internship Program

 

United Nations Educational,  Scientific,  and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

New York, NY

 

 

John Jay Legal Services

 

Health Law Clinic (3 students)

White Plains, NY

Immigration Clinic (3 students)

White Plains, NY

Investor Rights Clinic (4 students)

White Plains, NY

Post Conviction Project

White Plains, NY

 

 

Center for Environmental Legal Studies

 

Vaccine Injury Research Project (4 students)

White Plains, NY

Brazil-American Institute for Law and Environment

White Plains, NY

Climate Change,  Environmental Justice,  etc. (5 students)

White Plains, NY

Environmental Courts and Tribunals

White Plains, NY

Fall 2009 Water Conference 

White Plains, NY

N.Y. League of Conservation Voters Project (2 students)

White Plains, NY

N.Y.S. Department of Environmental Conservation,  Region 3 (2 students)

New Paltz, NY

 

 

Pace Environmental Litigation Clinic (9 Students)

White Plains, NY

 

 

Energy & Climate Center ( 7 students)

White Plains, NY

 

 

Land Use Law Center (6 students)

White Plains, NY