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Prospective Students

Public Interest Law

Public interest law seeks to empower subordinated persons and communities, to redress the imbalance of power between individuals and government, and to promote social justice. In DePaul's public interest law program, you explore a full range of social justice issues and gain insight into diverse approaches to public interest work. Chicago is a dynamic center for the practice of public interest law and provides many opportunities, from legal services to private law firms, to work for social justice and gain a competitive edge in this continually evolving field.

Clincial Programs

Special Opportunities
Courses
  • Administrative Process
  • Advanced Civil Procedure
  • Advanced Criminal Procedure
  • Animal Law
  • Asylum & Refugee Law & Policy
  • Child Protection: Abuse & Neglect
  • Civil Rights
  • Community Economic Development
  • Constitutional Torts, Section 1983
  • Consumer Protection
  • Criminal Juvenile Justice
  • Criminal Procedure
  • DePaul Journal for Social Justice
  • Editorial Board
  • Disability Law
  • Economic Justice, Identities & Markets
  • Elder Law
  • Employment Discrimination
  • Environmental Law
  • Evidence
  • Federal Courts
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Faculty

Leonard L. Cavise
Professor of Law
Director, Center for Public Interest Law
Director, Chiapas Human Rights Practicum

Sioban Albiol
Clinical Instructor

Alberto R. Coll
Professor of Law
Director, European and Latin American Legal Studies Program
Director, International Law LL.M. Program

Daniel I.  Morales
Assistant Professor of Law

Julie D. Lawton
Assistant Professor of Law

Deborah Tuerkheimer
Professor of Law

Zoë Robinson
Assistant Professor of Law

Sumi Cho
Professor of Law

Wayne K. Lewis
Professor of Law

Andrea D. Lyon
Associate Dean for Clinical Programs
Clinical Professor of Law
Director, Center for Justice in Capital Cases
Supervisor, Death Penalty Legal Clinic

Jeffrey M. Shaman
Vincent de Paul Professor of Law

Allison Brownell Tirres
Assistant Professor of Law