Tulane Law School - In the Public Interest

In the Public Interest

Pro Bono Programs

Placement opportunities may be available with the following pro bono partners in the New Orleans metropolitan area:

ACLU of Louisiana
The Advocacy Center
Advocates for Environmental Human Rights
AIDSLaw of Louisiana, Inc.
Alliance for Affordable Energy
The Capital Appeals Project
Capital Defense Project of SE LA
Capital Post-Conviction Project
C.A.S.A. - Court-Appointed Special Advocates
Common Ground Legal Clinic
Conservation Force
Critical Resistance
DV Pro Se Help Desk at Civil District Court/LSBA
EEOC, New Orleans District, ADR Section & Legal Div.
Entertainment Law Legal Assistance (ELLA), TLS
Fair Housing Action Center
Federal Public Defenders
Foundation to Support Animal Protection/PETA
Gulf Restoration Network
Health Law Advocates of LA
Homeless Experience Legal Protection (HELP)
Housing Authority of N.O. (HANO)
Immigration Clinic-Loyola Law School
Immigration Legal Service, A.C.C.

Innocence Project New Orleans
Institute on Water Resources Law & Policy, TLS
Juvenile Justice Project Louisiana
Juvenile Regional Services
Lawyer Referral Service, New Orleans Bar Assn.
Louisiana Bucket Brigade
Louisiana Capital Assistance Center
Mental Health Advocacy Service
The Nature Conservancy, So. US Region
New Orleans City Attorney's Office
New Orleans City Council Offices
New Orleans District Attorney's Office
Orleans Parish Public Defender: Internships and Pre-Trial Services
The Pro Bono Project
Project for Older Prisoners (POPS), TLS
Project SAVE, A.C.C
Public Defender Boards in various LA parishes
Resurrection After Exoneration
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (SLLS)
Street Law, TLS
U.S. Attorney's Office
V.I.T.A., TLS

ELLA

ELLA is an initiative of Tulane Law School’s pro bono program, the Tipitina’s Foundation, and the Arts Council of New Orleans. read more...

Tulane Project for Older Prisoners

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The Project for Older Prisoners (POPS) was established at Tulane Law School in 1989 to address the problems of prison overcrowding and the rapidly growing geriatric inmate population in Louisiana's prisons. POPS' primary mission is to aid elderly and infirm inmates in seeking parole. This portion of our state prison population incurs an extremely low rate of recidivism. Yet their continued incarceration is costly and often limits the space available which may be needed to house those who pose a much greater risk to society. Students who choose to volunteer for Tulane POPS travel to one of five state prisons, where they conduct interviews of inmates who may be eligible for POPS representation at a future parole hearing. Law students gather data, contact relevant resources and analyze the case so that they may advocate for the selected inmate before the State of Louisiana Board of Parole. POPS presents an ideal opportunity for Tulane law students to gain experience in interviewing and in oral advocacy under the supervision of an experience practitioner. This program has gained national attention and has served as a model for similar programs across the nation.