Public Interest Alumni
Santa Clara Law has an impressive network of alumni working in the government and nonprofit sectors at the local, state, national, and international levels. Many of those alumni are committed to helping our current Public Interest J.D. students launch their careers in public interest law. Here is a small sample of the government and public interest organizations where SCU alumni are employed:
International Organizations
United Nations
International Criminal Court
International Labor Organization
U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees
Kosovo Specialist Prosecutor’s Office
International Nonprofits
Global Business Initiative on Human Rights Transparency International
International Labor Rights Forum
Greenpeace USA
Federal Government
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Executive Office for Immigration Review
Federal Trade Commission
Social Security Administration
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Congress
U.S. Department of Justice
State Government
District Attorney offices throughout California
Public Defender offices throughout California
California Dept. of Toxic Substances Control
California Attorney General’s Office
Local Government
Bay Area Air Quality Management District
Santa Clara Valley Water District
New York City Department of Education
San Jose City Attorney’s office
City of Hayward
City of Fremont
Morgan Hill City Council
Santa Clara County Council
Alameda City Council
Domestic Nonprofits
Law Foundation of Silicon Valley
Housing and Economic Rights Advocates
Catholic Charities
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
South Bay Coalition on Human Trafficking
California Housing Consortium
Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto
#Cut50
Bay Area Legal Services
Council on American-Islamic Relations
Disability Rights California
AIDS Legal Referral Panel