Wilf Impact Center for Public Interest Law

The Wilf Impact Center for Public Interest Law is committed to utilizing the law and legal education to advance social justice, promote the practice of public interest law, and expand the role of public interest law in the professional development of NYLS students.

Wilf Impact Center for Public Interest Law

The Wilf Impact Center for Public Interest Law is committed to utilizing the law and legal education to advance social justice, promote the practice of public interest law, and expand the role of public interest law in the professional development of New York Law School students.

Upcoming Impact Center for Public Interest Law Events

The Center uses a wide range of tools to advance its goals, including academic programs, events, publications, experiential opportunities, advocacy and policy initiatives, and fellowships.

The Center also shares space with NYLS’s Office of Public Interest and Pro Bono Initiatives, a “one-stop” resource for students seeking public interest-focused academic and career advising. It is also part of NYLS’s Social Justice Hub, home to this advising operation and space for a number of outside partner nonprofits.

For Students

All New York Law School students are welcome to join the Center as affiliates. Affiliating allows students to enhance their specialized knowledge and skills, expand their networks, and participate in Center events.

Learn more and apply to join the Center.

Center Leadership

Richard Marsico
Professor of Law
Director, Wilf Impact Center for Public Interest Law

Andrew Scherer
Visiting Associate Professor of Law
Policy Director, Wilf Impact Center for Public Interest Law

Yazmine Nichols
Associate Director, Wilf Impact Center for Public Interest Law

Events

The Center sponsors conferences, CLE programs, panel discussions, roundtable discussions, symposia, workshops, and much more. See past events the Center has organized in Digital Commons.

Publications

The Center offers several publications:

  • LGBT Law Notes, a publication of the Lesbian and Gay Law Association of Greater New York that reports on lesbian/gay and AIDS-related legal developments. Professor Arthur Leonard is Editor.
  • The Clinical Law Teaching & Practice eJournal, a part of the Social Science Research Network.
  • Family Law Quarterly, a scholarly journal published by the Family Law Section of the American Bar Association, in collaboration with NYLS
  • Journal of Legal Education, the peer-edited journal of record for the Association of American Law Schools (AALS), co-hosted by NYLS and the University of California, Irvine School of Law

Institutes and Projects

Wilf Impact Center for Public Interest Law •  T 212.431.2314  •  wilfimpactcenter@nyls.edu