Summer Public Interest Program
The University of Chicago is committed to supporting a range of summer public interest employment opportunities for both first- and second-year law students. To meet this commitment, the Heerey Fellowship Program provides generous financial support for first-year law students who secure eligible public interest or government summer positions. The Chicago Law Foundation and a web of other generous donors allow the Law School to commit public interest funding to support the summers of second-year law students. The generosity of alumni and friends allows the Law School to commit funding to support students in international public service positions.
University of Chicago Law School students have worked at an exciting range of organizations and government agencies including the following:
- Animal Legal Defense Fund
- Chicago Coalition for the Homeless
- Federal Communications Commission
- Dept of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
- Greater Boston Legal Services
- Immigration Equality
- International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
- Kurdish Human Rights Project
- Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
- Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
- Mississippi Center for Justice
- National Human Rights Commission of Korea
- National Senior Citizens Law Center
- Natural Resources Defense Council
- New York City Housing Authority
- Southeast Louisiana Legal Services
- Southern Africa Litigation Centre
- US Attorney's Office (several locations nationwide)
- US Department of Justice (numerous divisions)
To learn more about the Heerey Fellowship Program and other programs that fund public interest summers, and the application process, please click here.