At RWU Law, we believe that experiential education opportunities are invaluable, intertwined, and should build upon each other. In the Feinstein Center, we will help you to plan your curriculum to take maximum advantage of the rich array of experiential curriculum throughout law school.
RWU Law’s 50-Hour Pro Bono Experiential Learning Requirement (Pro Bono ELR) provides legal service to low-income communities and an opportunity for students to gain valuable practical legal experience. To meet the graduation requirement, students must complete all required forms and submit them to the Feinstein Center by the required deadlines.
The Pro Bono Collaborative connects law firms, attorneys, and law students to community organizations that need pro bono legal services for their organization and/or their clients.
The Feinstein Center is the law school’s public interest home base. The Center provides a public interest community for law students who may be interested in pursuing full-time public interest careers or incorporating pro bono and social justice into their professional identities.
At RWU Law, we believe that lawyers should use their legal skills to serve their communities – and that pro bono service in law school can set the stage for a lifetime of invaluable social contributions.
Every year, the School of Law and the Rhode Island legal community gather together to celebrate the public interest and pro bono work of students, faculty, and community members to advance justice for all.
Last May, in the thick of the coronavirus pandemic, 2L Madison Picard received some welcome good news: the Massachusetts Bar Foundation had awarded her a generous Legal Intern Fellowship to fund a summer internship she’d...
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Clinical Professor of LawDirector of Clinical ExternshipsDirector, Feinstein Center for Pro Bono & Experiential Education
Clinical Professor of LawDirector of Pro Bono & Community Partnerships
Clinical Professor of LawAssociate Director of Pro Bono Programs
