Bloomberg Law
Nov. 16, 2018, 8:33 PM UTC

Columbia Law Invests $4.5 Million in Public Interest Careers

Elizabeth Olson
Elizabeth Olson
Special Correspondent

Columbia Law School may be known for preparing its graduates for jobs at Big Law firms, but it’s also taking steps to make it easier financially for students to pursue public interest and public service legal careers.

The elite school announced this week that it is investing an additional $4.5 million over the next three years to expand financing and public interest programming, including fellowships for recent graduates in public interest law.

Dean Gillian Lester announced the initiative, calling it “core to our mission and, perhaps today more than ever, critical for the health and vitality of our nation’s most ...

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