Membership in the legal profession carries with it inherent commitments to equal justice and public service. The Pro Bono and Public Interest Program, along with the law school’s clinical programs and externships and the Marshall-Brennan Fellowship, offer opportunities to weave service into every law school experience. Our goal is to help students develop the skills and inclination to perform service throughout their careers.

Rutgers School of Law - Camden offers extensive opportunities for students to earn academic credit while working for various public and private nonprofit agencies and for state and federal judges. In addition to the work, students attend seminars relating to the work done in their placement. Students can expect to improve knowledge of substantive and procedural law, to integrate practical lawyering skills with this greater understanding, and to be introduced to advanced legal skills in writing, strategic decisionmaking and the like.

Funding Public Interest
 

The Clinic is the Law School's own teaching law firm staffed by faculty and students. Each year, the Law Clinics handle hundreds of cases and student attorneys provide more than 20,000 hours of free legal services to the Camden community. All of our clinics are designed to assist lower income individuals who otherwise would have difficulty obtaining representation.