Melanie Shapiro ’12, co-founder and co-director of Citizens Against Trafficking, played a key role in the 2009 passage of a law closing a loophole...
Upcoming Events
- 15th Annual Rhode Island Attorney General Open Government Summit
- AUG
02 - 8:30 am - 12:30 pm
- School of Law, Bristol, R.I.
- RWU Law 20th Anniversary CVS Caremark Downtown 5K Team
- SEP
22 - 11:15 am - 12:30 pm
- Providence, RI
- 2nd Annual Professor Anthony J. Santoro Business Law Lecture Series
- SEP
26 - 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
- Omni Providence Hotel, One West Exchange Street, Providence, Rhode Island
- RWU Law Alumni Celebration Weekend
- SEP
28 - All Day
- RWU Law Bristol Campus
- 14th Annual Law Alumni Association Scholarship Golf Tournament
- SEP
29 - 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm
- Metacomet Country Club, 500 Veterans Memorial Parkway, East Providence, Rhode Island
Public Interest Externship Program
The Public Interest Externship Program provides an opportunity for students to work in a public interest setting for academic credit. Students enrolled in the Public Interest Externship Program work at a not-for-profit legal services organization or a government agency. In addition, students participate in a co-requisite seminar on “Public Interest Lawyering and Ethic."
Thirty (30) students will be selected each semester; 15 Judicial and 15 Public Interest. The Executive Director of the Feinstein Institute will determine who is accepted into the Externship Program. To apply, each student must complete an application and provide a writing sample, resume and essay. The application must be submitted via Symplicity by the application deadline. For more information about the program, please reference the forms below:
Information for Students:
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Forms for Students:
Mid-Semester Debrief Reflection
Mid-Semester Meeting Prep Reflection
Information for Supervising Attorneys:
Supervisor Final Evaluation
Public Interest Placements
Public Interest Externships are currently available at the following organizations. Please note that sites may be added or deleted from this list each semester.
- Bristol County District Attorney's Office
- Committee for Public Counsel Services
- Community Legal Services & Counseling Center
- Community Mediation Center of RI
- Conservation Law Foundation
- Defense Institute of International Legal Studies
- Governor's Executive Counsel
- The Immigration, Law, Education & Advocacy Project
- International Institute
- Legal Assistance Corporation of Central Massachusetts
- Naval Justice School
- Providence Law Department
- RI Department of Administration
- RI Department of the Attorney General
- RI Legal Services
- RI Office of the Child Advocate
- RI Office of the Mental Health Advocate
- RI Public Defender
- Save the Bay
- South Coastal Counties Legal Services
- United States Attorney's Office - District of RI