Levin Center for Public Service & Public Interest Law

08/22/2023

We are excited to share that Shannon Al-Wakeel, our new executive director, has joined the Law School. Alumni, faculty, and students: please reach out to say hello to her!

STANFORD, CA, August 22, 2023 —Stanford Law School (SLS) announced today that Shannon Al-Wakeel has been named executive director of the John and Te

06/05/2023

Share this opportunity with those focused on health policy: The is a new 2-year postgraduate fellowship that aims to develop future health policy leaders with a deep understanding of how health technologies (biotech, medtech, digital health, or diagnostics) can be leveraged to improve patient outcomes, expand access to care, and reduce healthcare costs. Fellows will learn how to lead and shape health policy at the intersection of innovation, clinical medicine, science, and politics.

Applications for the 2024-26 cohort are open until August 25!

Learn more and apply here:

The Stanford Biodesign Policy Fellowship seeks to develop the next generation of health policy leaders capable of leveraging transformative new technologies to materially impact patient outcomes while democratizing access to care.

06/05/2023

Our latest issue of Create Change was just published today. Read more about what's been happening in SLS' public interest community!

I retire from the law school this summer with so much gratitude – to the wonderful staff and faculty colleagues who have allowed me to partner with them and who have supported my work, to my students and alumni who have taught me and learned with me, and to all of the members (old and new) of the ...

05/11/2023

We had a wonderful celebration to honor Diane Chin on May 4 before she retires later this summer. Faculty, students, staff, and alumni gathered to celebrate Diane and reflect on the impact she has had on our community and the institution. Many thanks go to the alumni who traveled from near and far to return to campus. This photo was taken at the end of the evening, so we may have missed alumni who slipped out earlier.

05/04/2023

Our Religious Liberty Clinic recently celebrated its 10th anniversary. Read all about it. Congratulations to Professor Jim Sonne and Zeba Huq for reaching this milestone!

When Stanford Law School Professor James Sonne launched the school’s Religious Liberty Clinic in 2013, there were no blueprints to consult or models

04/11/2023

Check out this great profile on our Organizations and Transactions Clinic and their three-year-long project creating a suite of contracts for Feeding America, the nation’s largest hunger relief organization!

In a three-year-long project, Stanford Law School’s (SLS) Organizations and Transactions Clinic created a mission-critical suite of contracts for Fe

03/29/2023

We also still have some "I'm an LRAP Baby" onesies available, too. Caroline Cohn, JD '19, and Jacob Addelson, JD '19, both public interest lawyers, sent us this great photo of their son in his LRAP onesie.

03/24/2023

Here's a friendly reminder to our alumni adding to your families: we can send you a complimentary "Public Interest rocks!" onesie for your little one. Pictured here is Craig Segall JD '07, and his adorable son modeling the PI onesie. Contact Anna directly and share your mailing address so we can send one to you.

02/21/2023

In our latest e-newsletter, you can read about the Levin Center's staff transitions; a new summer fellowship program designed to support students who will advocate for farmworkers in California in memory of Gene Martinez, JD ’75; a gallery of photos from our first post-pandemic major event, the Fall Public Service Awards; and an update from the students who traveled to the border to work with human rights NGOs.

After a particularly epic series of winter storms here in Northern California, I feel like we are finally starting to see glimmers of nice weather. Change is in the air. As spring approaches, it always makes me think of renewal and growth, which seems appropriate as we are also experiencing some maj...

02/16/2023

Stanford Law School's Dean, Jenny Martinez, recently shared with faculty, students, and staff the bittersweet news that Diane Chin will step down as the law school’s associate dean for public service and public interest law later this summer, though she will remain involved in the Stanford Law Scholars Institute (https://law.stanford.edu/education/special-programs/stanford-law-scholars-institute/) for years to come.

The law school is delighted, however, that Anna Wang has agreed to serve as its next public interest associate dean. Please hold May 4, from 5 to 7 PM for Diane’s retirement party at the law school. You can RSVP here: https://forms.gle/BrwfiLbgL2TE4yVbA

SLS has also launched a search for Anna Wang’s successor in the role of Levin Center executive director. Please share the announcement widely!

Stanford Law School Executive Director, John and Terry Levin Center for Public Service and Public Interest Law (Hybrid Position) Job Code: 4113...

01/27/2023

Have you seen the latest issue of the Stanford Lawyer? There's a great profile on a new program founded by Prof. Allen Weiner, JD '89, and Bailey Ulbricht, JD ’22 (the new executive director). Read more about SLS' new Stanford Humanitarian Program.

The interdisciplinary initiative—which grew out of a chance conversation at an SLS event—develops research-based solutions aimed at minimizing suf

11/10/2022

We are hiring a Public Interest Career Counselor to join our team. This is a full-time position with a hybrid schedule option (we currently work 2 days in the office and 3 from home). Ideally, we are looking for someone with experience/familiarity with international human rights, rule of law in transitional societies, and law and international development. See the full description for more details.

The Levin Center is seeking a full-time Public Interest Career Counselor who will work with students and alumni to explore public interest nonprofit.....