Let’s Talk Public Service

Assistant Dean for Public Service Annie Kim ’99 sits down with juvenile rights attorney Jeree Thomas to talk about advocating for the rights of Black youth, her policy work and tips for UVA Law students.

Areshini Pather ’04 talks about working as a prosecutor with the Public Service Center’s Annie Kim ’99 and Lawton Tufts. This is the final installment in a four-part series called “The Big 4,” covering four of the major paths UVA Law students pursue directly out of law school, including public defense, government, legal aid/nonprofit, and prosecution.

Mario Salas ’14, an attorney with the Legal Aid Justice Center's JustChildren Program," joins the Public Service Center’s Annie Kim ’99 and Director of Public Service Amanda Yale to talk about legal aid and nonprofit work. This is the third episode in a four-part series called “The Big 4,” covering four of the major paths UVA Law students pursue directly out of law school, including public defense, government, legal aid/nonprofit, and prosecution.

Jennifer Ricketts ’88, a director of the Federal Programs Branch in the Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, joins the Public Service Center’s Annie Kim ’99 and Lawton Tufts to talk about public service lawyering in the government. This is the second episode in a four-part series called “The Big 4,” covering four of the major paths UVA Law students pursue directly out of law school, including public defense, government, legal aid/nonprofit, and prosecution.

Ray Szwabowski ’15, a local public defender, talks about the field of public defense with Annie Kim ’99, assistant dean for public service, and Lawton Tufts, director of public service. This is the first in a four-part series called “The Big 4,” covering four major paths UVA Law students pursue directly out of law school, including public defense, federal government, legal aid/nonprofit and prosecution.

Annie Kim ’99, assistant dean for public service, and Lawton Tufts, director of public service and alumni advising, talk about how to transform your old resume into one that will land you the perfect 1L summer internship.

Annie Kim ’99, assistant dean for public service, and Lawton Tufts, director of public service and alumni advising, discuss the basic do’s and don’ts of crafting your cover letter.

The Public Service Center’s Lawton Tufts and Annie Kim discuss the questions they often get from 1Ls about how to get the most out of their summer internships. Read a transcript of this episode at: https://www.law.virginia.edu/system/files/publicservice/podcast/Episode%206%2C%20Summer.pdf

The Public Service Center discusses how to approach two of the most dreaded types of interview questions Read a transcript of this episode at: https://www.law.virginia.edu/system/files/publicservice/podcast/Episode%205%2C%20Interviewing.pdf

Kim Rolla ’13, an attorney with the Legal Aid Justice Center’s Civil Rights & Racial Justice Program, discusses the aims of the project. Rolla began working at LAJC as a UVA Law Lewis F. Powell Fellow, and will co-teach the new Civil Rights Clinic at the Law School. Read a transcript of this episode at: https://www.law.virginia.edu/system/files/publicservice/podcast/Episode%204%2C%20Kim%20Rolla.pdf

Over the past month, we’ve been talking to many 1Ls who have a wide range of interests, and we keep getting the same question: How do I narrow down all of my career options and figure out the best job for me? On today’s podcast, we discuss that question. Read a transcript of this episode at https://www.law.virginia.edu/system/files/publicservice/podcast/Episode%203%2C%20Where%20Do%20I%20Go%20From%20Here.pdf

UVA Law Director of Public Service Lawton Tufts talks with third-year student Robbie Pomeroy about his path to pursuing a career in public defense. Read a transcript of this episode at https://www.law.virginia.edu/system/files/publicservice/podcast/Episode%202%2C%20Robbie%20Pomeroy.pdf

Counselors from the Public Service Center at the University of Virginia School of Law lead a conversation on misconceptions about what it means to be an attorney working in public service. Lawton Tufts, director of public service and alumni advising, talks with Assistant Dean for Public Service Annie Kim ’99 and Director of Public Service Amanda Yale. Read a transcript of this episode at https://www.law.virginia.edu/system/files/publicservice/podcast/Episode%201%2C%20Myth%20Busting.pdf