DC Law Students: Free Event about Staying on Public Interest Career Path on 3/7
By: Steve Grumm
It’s not always easy to remain in public interest practice. Debt is high. Salaries are low. Presently, many nonprofit and government law offices are fighting through funding woes. Yet, public interest work can be tremendously fulfilling, challenging, and plain-old joyful. Public interest lawyers live out their passions. And junior public interest attorneys will find themselves working directly with clients and in courtrooms early in their careers – sometimes immediately.
At PSLawNet we spend much of our time aiding law students as they look for jobs – for points of access to those careers. But it’s also quite helpful for students to know what their careers could look like a few years down the road. What will be the challenges to remaining in public interest work? What opportunities does it present?
We encourage DC-area students to attend the Washington Council of Lawyers’s “Staying Public” event at 6pm on Wednesday, March 7. Her are the particulars:
We hope you will join us for a presentation on how attorneys can stay in public interest work for the long haul, with discussions of financial considerations and options, avoiding burnout, and various career paths.
Featured Panelists:
- Jennifer Berger, Legal Counsel for the Elderly
- Jen Tschirch, Pro Bono Coordinator, Catholic University, Columbus School of Law
- Imoni Washington, DC Bar Foundation
- Moderator: Vytas V. Vergeer, Bread for the City
This free event is open to WCL Members, friends, colleagues, and the DC Public Interest Community. Law students welcome!
Location: Hogan & Lovells, 555 13 St., NW, Wash. DC 20004 (Metro Center)
Date/Time: Tuesday, March 6, 6:00-7:30pm
Networking Happy Hour at Laughing Man Tavern to follow (right around the corner).