The Public Interest Law Society
Nova Southeastern University Law's Public Interest Law Society is a student-run organization founded in 1994 to promote public interest legal employment opportunities and to overcome the economic barriers that confront future public interest lawyers. The organization is also involved in a number of public service and law school projects including Canned Immunity (providing food
for the needy), clothing drives, SBA Cook-Off, SBA Fall Fair, and the national public interest law conference held each October in Washington, D.C.
Auction
The Public Interest Law Society's major fundraiser is the annual Auction held each Spring. The money raised by the Auction sponsors students who choose to take non-paying public interest positions during the summer. All non-graduating students are eligible to apply for these fellowships, which are awarded each year. The Public Interest Law Society is the ONLY
student organization that gives all the money it raises back to the students.
Membership
If you are interested in becoming a member, you may e-mail Sharon Booth in the Public Interest Law Center at boothsh@nsu.law.nova.edu.
"All students are invited to join."
For more information about Equal Justice Works (formerly the National Association for Public Interest Law), visit their homepage at www.equaljusticeworks.org.
2006 - 2007 Executive Board
| Co-President: |
Rachel Klastorin and Scott Silver |
| Vice President: |
Courtney Rapps |
| Treasurer: |
Alan Schwartzseid |
| Secretary: |
Erin Mcdonough |
| PR Chair : |
Sara Barker |
| Auction Committee: |
Frances Johnson, Cristina Altamirano and Hazel Solis |
| Auction Alumni Liaison : |
Melody Haley |
| Advisors: |
Sharon Booth and Prof. Michael Richmond |
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