Each October more than 1,500 public interest-minded law students, law graduates, law school professionals and public interest employers descend upon Washington, D.C. for this two-day event. The Equal Justice Works Conference and Career Fair includes interviewing for permanent and summer positions, skills building and career advising sessions with experts from around the country, as well as workshops on effective public interest organizing strategies.

Highlights include:

• Plenary session featuring:
  • Brandt Goldstein, Author, Storming the Court: How Yale Law Students Sued the President and Won
  • Egil Krough, Attorney and Former Aide to President Richard Nixon
  • Shannon Price Minter, Legal Director, National Lesbian Rights Center
    
• Workshops on topics such as:
  • Defending internet free speech
  • Affording a career in public interest law
  • Grassroots organizing around constitutional issues
    
• More than 1,800 law students and graduates interviewing with more than 135 public interest employers including the American Bar Association, American Civil Liberties Union and United States Government.

The Inn and Conference Center
University of Maryland University College
3501 University Blvd., East
Adelphi, MD