Public Service Project
The Public Service Project - Student Work & Awards
Students at New England School of Law perform public service work through clinical courses, student groups, and employment, both paid and volunteer.
Beginning in the Fall, 2006, New England students may obtain transcript recognition for approved public service legal work, through the Public Service Transcript Notation program.
Public Service Opportunities For Students
Student Profiles
2008
- Romina Casadei
- Lucy Cheung
- Allison Ciullo
- Astrid Claessens
- Sarah Espahbodi
- Kristin Gherlone
- Christine Giambone
- Rachel Horman
- Brian Mahler
- Estela Matta
- Anne Mitchell
- Maria Peppas
- Leigh Ann Pond
- Brooke Posatko
- Sarah Roxburgh
from previous years
Click on names at left for profiles
ACC Law Student Ethics Award
The ACC Law Student Ethics Award: Annual award given by the Northeast Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) to a student at each Boston-area law school who "demonstrates an early commitment to ethics in the practice of law, either through clinical programs, legal internships, pro bono work, or exceptional scholarship."
The ACC Law Student Ethics Award (description and contact information) [PDF]
Our Recipients of the ACC Law Student Ethics Award (2005–2008)
PILA Grants
PILA grants are awarded to projects that serve the public interest and provide a tangible benefit to the community. Click here to see a list of students who have received this grant.
Articles Related to Legal Education and Public Service Legal Work
For an analysis of the need to integrate public service legal work into legal education generally, please see Russell Engler, From the Margins to the Core: Integrating Public Service Legal Work into the Mainstream of Legal Education, 40 New England L.L. Re. Rev. 479
For a perspective on public service work generally at law schools, please read, Russell Engler, What Counts as Pro Bono/Public Service, The AALS Section on Pro Bono and Public Service Newsletter, Vol.2, No.3, p. 4
For data demonstrating the connection between clinic work and future pro bono work, please see Russell Engler, The Path to Pro Bono
For a description of the Rise of Public Interest work among students at New England, please see the On the Rise , an article appearing in 2002 in the school newspaper Due Process