Explore Public Interest and Public Sector Careers
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The Career Center works closely with the Field Placement Office, Pro Bono Program, and the Jacob Burns Community Legal Clinics to support students pursuing public sector and public interest careers. The Career Center connects students with employers through the annual Public Sector Recruiting Program (PSRP), the Equal Justice Works Conference and Career Fair, information sessions with employers, and various networking events. GW Law is also a member of PSJD and Equal Justice Works, national organizations that provide resources and connect law students with public interest opportunities worldwide.
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Learn how to tailor your resume and cover letters to make the best impression with public interest organizations, as well as tips for federal government resumes.
Get tips on preparing for interviews, including public sector, public interest, and prosecutor/public defender interviews.
Students working in public sector or public interest internships are eligible to apply for a variety of scholarships and summer funding opportunities, including the Law School Summer Grant Program, EJF, KACIF, and more.
There are a number of resources designed to make public interest careers financially feasible. Explore options for funding your post-graduate public interest career.
The GW Law Career Center and the Georgetown University Law Center collaborate to host our annual Public Sector Recruiting Program (PSRP). This program allows public interest organizations, government agencies, and legal services offices to meet and interview students from both law schools. The program will be held in January 2023. PSRP is exclusively for GW and Georgetown students and is the premier event for public sector job opportunities for Summer 2023.
View our PSRP page for more information.
The Equal Justice Works Conference and Career Fair is the largest national public interest legal career fair, bringing together more than 200 public interest employers to conduct interviews for full-time positions and internships. More than 1,400 law students from over 150 law schools attend the conference to participate in workshops and informal “table talk” discussions, receive resume advice, and network with fellow law students and legal professionals.