Newsweek.com and Equal Justice Works Present The E-Guide to Public Service at America's Law Schools

Newsweek.com and Equal Justice Works present The E-Guide to Public Service at America's Law Schools, a new online resource for law school applicants, law students, attorneys, professors and others seeking a broad range of free information about public interest programs and curricula at law schools. The E-Guide picks up where existing commercial publications leave off by providing information not compiled elsewhere about the culture of public service at law schools.

Many legal aid and defender organizations already have valuable relationships with faculty, administrators and students at law schools, having built bridges through pro bono programs, externships, internships and clinics. For those NLADA members who have not yet done so, or those that have and want to build on their success, The E-Guide provides a way to learn about the full range of public service offerings - programs, policies and curriculum - at the law schools in your area and at which you recruit.

With The E-Guide you can:

• Enhance interviewing success by asking better questions based on what a student’s school offers;

• Learn whether there is an externship, clinic or other practical skills offering related to your work and who teaches such courses in order to explore partnerships;

• Find out about pro bono programs, formal and informal, through which you could find student volunteers;

• Examine whether there are research centers, law journal symposia, and continuing legal education programs to reach out to for possible new collaborations; and

• Find out about the programming and curricula at your OWN alma mater and how you can support it.

Your interest in local law schools also sends an important message about the importance of public service programs and curriculum to a quality legal education for ALL students, and ultimately to the legal profession as a whole. The E-Guide offers a valuable tool for use by you and all NLADA members to expand access to justice for all.

For more information about the Equal Justice Works E-Guide to Public Service at America's Law Schools, visit the Equal Justice Works Web site