Lawyers and law students often seek public interest work because (1) public interest legal work provides valuable experience, (2) public interest legal jobs are often personally very satisfying because of the cause the lawyers are working to advance, and (3) the work-life balance is often much better in public interest lawyer jobs than traditional law firms.
These organizations have lists of job openings in public interest law positions and other valuable information about the types of public interest law jobs available.
Organizations with job openings and information about public interest law jobs:
