83 students and recent graduates received grants this summer to support their work in public interest positions.
Path to Public Interest Program
$236,800 in Grants Awarded to Students and Alumni Working in Public Interest Positions
Summer Experience: Barbara Merryman ’24L
Barbara Merryman spent her summer clerking with the Juvenile Litigation Division of the Maryland Office of the Public Defender in Baltimore.
Summer Experience: Yardley Borten ’25L
Yardley Borten spent the summer as a legal intern at the Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project (MAIP) in Washington, D.C.
Summer Experience: Arianna Kiaei ‘25L
Arianna Kiaei spent her summer as a judicial intern at the U.S. Court of International Trade in New York.
$323,000 in Grants Awarded to Students and Alumni Working in Public Interest
105 students and recent graduates received grants to support their work in public interest positions.
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W&L Law Commits $330,000 Annually to Public Interest Students and Alumni
W&L Law has announced the creation of a program to guarantee financial support for current students and graduates interested or serving in public interest and government careers.