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Our goal is to develop public service leaders. The 公共服务 Program integrates the academic, career and experiential opportunities that touch public service at BC, 提供机会,让学生发现和发展他们的才能,通过他们选择的法律途径促进公共利益.
每一年, 我们的公共服务学者 become a core part of the entering 1L class, but the experience extends across the entire student body, from our fall 公益法律研修班, to academic and experiential course offerings, 教师指导, 与项目, pro bono opportunities and immersion trips, and many 事件 with student organizations.
公务员服务委员会, 由院长任命, 是否由教师和管理人员组成,致力于支持和扩大法学院的公共利益倡议和项目. 那些服务的人深入从事法学院充满活力的公共利益社区,并支持学生在相关的学术, 职业和课外活动. The Committee also selects the recipients for 我们的公共服务学者hips, post-graduate 公共服务 Legal Fellowships, 德里南家庭基金贷款偿还奖和贷款偿还和援助计划,校友在毕业后从事公共利益和公共服务事业. To contact the Committee, please see the Co-Chair contact information on this page.
Public service and public interest courses are prevalent throughout the BC Law 课程. In addition to courses focused specifically on public policy, 人权, 或者其他相关话题, all our faculty bring legal topics related to service into their 课程.
Related hands-on opportunities through the 体验式学习中心 包括:
米歇尔Grossfield
公共服务委员会联席主席
公共利益 and Pro Bono Program Director
BC法律毕业生在政府和公共利益职位服务的历史悠久.
20%
参与公益项目
Completing over 10,300 hours of service
“公益项目让我有机会在现实世界中学习和发展律师技能. 把你所学到的东西用来积极地影响别人的生活,这是一种非常有益的经历.”
PIDP prepares students to launch meaningful public sector careers. PIDP students contribute not only to the BC Law community but also to the local, 国家, and inter国家 communities they serve. 完成pdp要求的学生将在毕业典礼上被授予公共利益指定电子游戏正规平台员的荣誉.
17%+
的学生参加了PIDP
项目要求
Complete 15 hours of public interest coursework
Spend at least one summer interning with a public sector employer
Take BC Law’s pro bono pledge and complete 50+ hours of public service
Opened in 1999 and dedicated by Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, the John J. 玛丽·戴利·科廷公共利益法中心是法学院支持公共利益法律工作的倡议的实体家园.
Funded through a gift by former American Bar Association President John J. 小科廷., BC '54, JD '57, the Center is, in the words of the late Mr. 这是电子游戏软件及其学生致力于公共服务的一个明显标志."
In addition to offices and a formal conference room, the Center also provides casual meeting, 电子游戏正规平台, 以及学生组织参与各种公共服务和公益活动的公共空间. BC Law students regularly complete over 10,大约20%的毕业生参加公共利益指定项目. 该中心允许这些学生分享他们的经验,并反思他们的工作对教育和形成的影响.
Mr. Curtin maintained that when it came to public interest legal work, “精神是活的, 但必须得到滋养." 科廷中心 for 公共利益 Law continues to support, 鼓励, and nourish our students' commitment to public service.
公共利益法律基金会
PILF设在科廷中心,旨在促进卑诗省法律的公共利益法律活动. For more on PILF, please see our PILF section.
“杰克·科廷(Jack Curtin)的一生是我们波士顿大学法学院(波士顿大学法学院)最珍视的东西的光辉榜样:一生都在以各种方式为他人服务.”
PILF was founded in 1984 to promote public interest opportunities and community at BC Law. PILF与教师组织活动, 社会公正培训, 一些圆桌会议, 还有一个导师项目. The organization is based in the Mary Daly Curtin and John J. 小科廷. 公共利益 Center, which is a suite on the third floor of East Wing. PILF members use the 科廷中心 for meetings, 随意的谈话, 事件, 也是一个安静的学习场所. 董事会由40多名成员组成, 2L, 和3L名学生在执行, 管理者的职位, 椅子的位置, as well as countless general members within the student body. 与法学院合作, PILF还精心策划了夏季津贴计划,每年有100多名学生因无薪公共利益实习而获得生活费津贴. PILF还向20名优秀学生颁发两项特殊奖学金:种族正义奖学金和希林格奖学金, both supported by the Ingrid Michelsen Hillinger Legacy Fund. 该津贴计划推进了PILF的更大使命,即确保公共利益律师所服务的社区能够为各种各样的学生提供公共利益职业.
PILF has received a $225,000 grant from 卡明斯基金会 to support summer stipends for BC Law students working in public service.
The BC Law 公共利益与公共服务 community is active and vibrant. In addition to the 公共利益 Law Foundation, 在科廷中心和校园里,可以看到许多其他从事公共利益领域工作的学生组织:
美国宪法学会
儿童权利小组
刑事法律学会
环境法律学会
大屠杀与人权项目
移民法律小组
如果/何时/如何
全国律师协会
St. 托马斯·莫尔社会
公益法律研修班
每年秋季, our public interest community gathers at the Connors Center for the annual Retreat, led by the 公共服务学者 and the 公共利益 and Pro Bono Program Director. 静修会将有兴趣从事公共利益和公共服务事业的人介绍给我们充满活力的公共利益社区的导师和资源. You will meet alumni working in these rewarding fields for small group conversations, hear from the Dean and from an inspiring keynote speaker and a leader in the field. 我们的目标是强调这项工作的重要性,以及我们对支持学生参与这项工作的承诺. 在晚宴和招待会上, 您将遇到具有公共部门实践经验的教师,他们活跃于公共利益社区, 从高年级学生领袖和最近的校友那里学习如何在法学院和他们的公共利益事业中参与公共利益工作.