PSLawNet

PSLawNet, the Public Service Law Network Worldwide, is a network of 150 member law schools across the country and more than 12,000 law-related public interest organizations in the United States and around the world. Through its online database, PSLawNet provides a comprehensive clearinghouse of public interest opportunities for law students. BYU law students can perform customized searches of several thousand public interest opportunities around the world, ranging from short-term volunteer and paid internships to post-graduate jobs, fellowships, and pro bono opportunities.

Students using PSLawNet to conduct career research can search organizations by the area of law they are interested in, the type of organization they are interested in, and the geographical location of their choice. When searching by area of law, students may choose from over fifty areas of law ranging from AIDS/HIV issues to child/youth law. Searching by type of organization also allows students to focus their search by choosing from Non-Profit, Business/Corporation, Government, Educational Organization, Judge/Judiciary, Law Firm, Law Firm--Public Interest Focus, Legal Aid/Advocacy, Professional Association, and Search/Placement Service.

In addition to searching by organization, law students can also search current job opportunities by job type, schedule type, area of law, and geographical location. Students interested in public interest employment should search by both organization and opportunities.

PSLawNet also offers students helpful information on summer funding possibilities by providing a list of summer funding sources nationwide. Students are given the option of posting a resume on the PSLawNet site; these resumes are then available for review by potential employers.

(Public Interest Handbook, p. 33).

Registration Instructions:

• Go to PSLawNet.org
• Select "Getting Started"
• Select "Create Account"
• Fill in your information
• Select "Student/Alum"
• Select "Brigham Young University-J. Reuben Clark"
• Select "Submit" and begin searching opportunities