University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
University of Maryland
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
500 W. Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
www.law.umaryland.edu
Law School Pro Bono Programs
Contact Information
Professor Michael Pinard
Director of Clinical Law Program & Professor
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
500 W. Baltimore Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
A.J. Bellido de Luna
Managing Director
Clinical Law Program & Clinical Instructor
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
500 W. Baltimore Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
at 410-706-3037 at abellidodeluna@law.umaryland.edu
Category Type
Public Service Graduation Requirement Program
Description of Program
Service to vulnerable populations is not simply an aspiration; it is a requirement. Under the Cardin Requirement, all full-time students must take courses that connect theoretical study with legal services on behalf of people and communities without access to justice.
Location of Program
Clinical Law Program, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
Staffing/Management/Oversight
Clinical Law Program, faculty, staff and law students
Funding
Clinical Law Program
Student Run Pro Bono Groups/Specialized Law Education Projects
Maryland Law Service Corps
Maryland Public Interest Law Project
Maryland Education Law Program
Faculty and Administrative Pro Bono
Professional Bios of Faculty and Administrators list community service and pro bono involvement
Awards/Recognition
Graduates receive Public Service Award for graduating law students from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law who, during their law school careers, have engaged in service and legal work that significantly advances the public interest. Also, the following Awards noted at graduation celebrate the public service accomplishments and commitment to public service of graduating law students: The Hoffberger Clinical Law Prize; The Community Scholar Prize; The Anne Barlow Gallagher Prize; Ward Kershaw Fund Award and The William P. Cunningham Awards and the Rose Zetzer Fellows.
Community Service
Maryland Public Interest Law Project, promotes public interest and community service activities in the law school community. Maryland Service Corps
Law School Public Interest Programs
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Contact Information
Professor Michael Pinard, Director
Clinical Law Program & Professor
410-706-3295
Certificate/Curriculum Programs
http://www.law.umaryland.edu/programs/
Public Interest Centers
http://www.law.umaryland.edu/programs/
Public Interest Clinics
http://www.law.umaryland.edu/publicservice/clinic.html
Externships/Internships
http://www.law.umaryland.edu/academics/practice
Classes with a Public Service Component
http://www.law.umaryland.edu/academics/program/curriculum/catalog/
Public Interest Journals
http://www.law.umaryland.edu/academics/journals/
Public Interest Career Assistance
The Career Development Office hosts various panel programs, brown bag lunches and career fairs focusing on the practice of public interest law throughout the academic year. For example, an annual Public Interest Week celebration held in October hosts speakers regarding public interest opportunities; and the Office provides resources on how to fund summer and post-graduate public interest opportunities. Two Annual spring Public Interest Career Fairs and promotion of fall EJW Public Interest Fair. The Office also provides counseling, program planning and resources for students and alumni interested in public interest careers.
Loan Repayment Assistance Programs (LRAP)
http://www.law.umaryland.edu/students/resources/tuition/loan_repayment.html
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Post-Graduate Fellowships/Awards
Law School Funded:
Some post-graduate fellowships available with the Center for Health and Homeland Security and Clinical Law Program, as well as Dean’s Fellow and Library Research Fellows. The Public Service Award is given to several graduating law students from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law who, during their law school careers, engaged in service and legal work that significantly advance the public interest
.
Graduate Student Funded:
Not applicable to our post-graduate fellows at the law school.
Other Funding Sources:
Not applicable
Term Time Fellowships/Scholarships
Law School Funded:
http://www.law.umaryland.edu/students/resources/tuition/
Graduate Student Funded:
Contact Clinical Law Program for possible partnerships.
Other Funding Sources:
Not applicable
Summer Fellowships
Law School Funded:
Dean’s Award and support of student organization summer fellows, Maryland Public Interest Law Project,
Graduate Student Funded:
Not applicable
Other Funding Sources:
Not applicable
Extracurricular and Co-Curricular Programs
http://www.law.umaryland.edu/students/life/orgs/ and http://www.law.umaryland.edu/programs
Student Public Interest Groups
http://www.law.umaryland.edu/students/life/orgs/
