Speaker Series
Oct 1st, 2009 by admin
Each semester, PILF brings a range of speakers to discuss their experience in public interest law and offer advice to students who want to pursue careers in pro bono opportunities in that field. All students are welcome and encouraged to attend.
Some prior events have audio or video links available. See below.
Selected Past Events:
Criminal Law and Public Interest (March 30, 2011)
Federal Public Defender Sean Kennedy (Central District of California), First Assistant U.S. Attorney George S. Cardona (Central District of California), and Director of Legal Services for Homeboy Industries Elie Miller had a spirited conversation on the intersection of criminal law and public interest law moderated by Professor Laurie Levenson.
Pro Bono Work in a Private Firm Setting (February 9, 2009)
James Gilliam, Associate Pro Bono Coordinator for Paul Hastings’ Los Angeles and David Lash, Counsel at O’Melveny & Myers, spoke recently on doing pro bono work in a private firm setting.
Immigration Attorney Stacy Tolchin (September 12, 2008)
Immigration attorney Stacy Tolchin visited Loyola in the fall of 2008.
Jennifer Gordon – February 2008
Jennifer Gordon, Associate Professor of Law at Fordham Law School in New York City. Professor Gordon teaches Immigration Law, Labor Law, and seminars on public interest law and the relationship of law to organizing.
Julie Su – Inaugural Social Justice Lecturer, October 2007
Julie A. Su, Litigation Director at the non-profit Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Southern California (APALC), an affiliate of the Washington D.C.-based Asian American Justice Center.
Loyola Faculty Panel (October 1, 2007)
Professors Kathleen Kim, Alexandra Natapoff, and John Nockleby shared their experiences working in the field of public interest.
