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Public Interest Lawyers

Resources & Associations

For information on membership and continuing education, contact
Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys (AAAA)
859 Riverside Drive, #11
Greenwood, IN, 46142
Tel: (317) 407-8422
Email: Info@adoptionART.org
https://adoptionart.org

For more information about public interest law, contact
American Bar Association Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service and the Center for Pro Bono
321 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL, 60654-7598
Fax: (800) 285-2221
Email: service@americanbar.org
https://www.americanbar.org/groups/probono_public_service/

Some attorneys who work in the government sector are members of AFGE. Contact the organization for more details.
American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO (AFGE)
80 F Street, NW
Washington, DC, 20001
Tel: (202) 737-8700
Email: comments@afge.org
https://www.afge.org

For information on immigration law, contact
American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
1331 G Street, NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC, 20005-3142
Tel: (202) 507-7600
Fax: (202) 783-7853
Email: membership@aila.org
https://www.aila.org

For information on law schools, contact
Association of American Law Schools (AALS)
1614 20th Street, NW
Washington, DC, 20009-1001
Tel: (202) 296-8851
Fax: (202) 296-8869
Email: info@aals.org
https://www.aals.org

For more information about public interest law, contact
Equal Justice Works
1730 M Street, NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC, 20036-4511
Tel: (202) 466-3686
https://www.equaljusticeworks.org

For information about admission to law school, contact
Law School Admission Council (LSAC)
662 Penn Street
Newtown, PA, 18940
Tel: (215) 968-1001
Email: website-feedback@lsac.org
https://www.lsac.org

For information, contact
National Association of Counsel for Children (NACC)
1600 Downing Street, Suite 410
Denver, CO, 80218
Tel: (888) 828-NACC
Email: Advocate@NACCchildlaw.org
https://www.naccchildlaw.org

National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL)
https://www.nawl.org

For information about elder law, contact
National Elder Law Foundation (NELF)
6336 N. Oracle Rd., Ste. 326, #136
Tucson, AZ, 85704
Tel: (520) 881-1076
Email: Meg@nelf.org
https://www.nelf.org

National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA)
1800 Sutter Street, Suite 210
Concord, CA, 94520
Tel: (415) 296-7629
Fax: (866) 593-7521
Email: nelahq@nelahq.org
https://www.nela.org

For more information about public interest law, contact
National Legal Aid & Defender Association (NLADA)
1901 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC, 20006
Tel: (202) 452-0620
Fax: (202) 872-1031
http://www.nlada.org

PSJD is an "online clearinghouse for law students and lawyers to connect with public interest job listings and career-building resources."
PSJD
1220 19th Street NW, Suite 401
Washington, DC, 20036-2405
Tel: (202) 296-0076
Fax: (202) 835-1112
Email: PSJD@nalp.org
https://www.psjd.org

NALP is "an association of over 2,500 legal career professionals who advise law students, lawyers, law offices, and law schools in North America and beyond."
The National Association for Law Placement (NALP)
1220 19th Street NW, Suite 401
Washington, DC, 20036-2405
Tel: (202) 835-1001
Fax: (202) 835-1112
Email: info@nalp.org
https://www.nalp.org

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