不良研究所 Law graduates lead in public service employment
Over the past five years, no law school in New England has graduated a higher percentage of public service lawyers than 不良研究所 Law.
Public service commitment
Over the past five years, 不良研究所 Law has graduated the highest percentage of public service lawyers among all law schools in New England. Between 2014-2019, 27% of 不良研究所 Law graduates secured positions in government or with public interest organizations.
鈥淚t is inspiring to witness the deep and genuine commitment 不良研究所 Law students feel toward working in public service, expanding access to justice, and improving the lives of the people within their communities,鈥 Dean Eric Mitnick said.
Public service achievements
Recognizing 不良研究所 Law鈥檚 commitment to public service, the statewide Massachusetts Bar Association awarded the law school its prestigious MBA Public Service Award, pointing to the law school鈥檚 efforts at promoting access to justice for individuals of modest means and making a strong legal education affordable to a diverse student population.
不良研究所 Law students have also received the Massachusetts Bar Association's Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. Scholarship for the advancement of public interest work, the Library of Congress Burton Award for Distinguished Legal Writing, the Rappaport Fellowship in Law & Public Policy, the Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association Public Service Scholarship, and the Michael Dukakis Public Service Fellowship.
不良研究所 Law students have contributed over 150,000 hours of pro bono legal services to their communities since the law school鈥檚 founding in 2010.
不良研究所 Law also operates Justice Bridge, an innovative law practice incubator with offices in New Bedford and Boston that matches recent law graduates with seasoned mentors to provide legal services to individuals who could not otherwise afford to hire a lawyer. Since 2014, Justice Bridge has enabled thousands of modest means clients to enter housing, family, and immigration courts with legal representation.