Service Opportunities
Baylor Law School students have access to a wide range of Pro Bono law-related and other service opportunities that allow them to apply their legal skills while making a meaningful impact in the community. From participating in clinics and public interest programs to working with local legal aid providers and non-profits, these experiences offer valuable hands-on training and the chance to serve those in need:
- Baylor Law School’s National Adoption Day (contact the Baylor Public Interest Legal Society)
- Baylor Law School’s People’s Law School (contact Josh Borderud)
- Baylor Law School’s Summer Public Interest Fellowships (See Information on this page)
- Baylor Law School’s Legal Clinics
- Estate Planning Clinic (contact Josh Borderud)
- Family Law Clinic (contact Professor Stephanie Tang)
- Intellectual Property Law (contact Professor Connie Nichols)
- Entrepreneurship Clinic (contact elawclinic@baylor.edu)
- Juvenile Justice Clinic (contact Josh Borderud)
- Veterans Clinic (contact Josh Borderud)
- Baylor Law School’s Annual Day of Service (Contact Katherine Sims)
- Local Legal Aid Providers, victims’ rights organizations, and other legal service non-profits. (contact Josh Borderud)
- Participation in the Texas Access to Justice Commission’s Pro Bono Spring Break (contact Josh Borderud)
- For additional opportunities, contact Josh Borderud
Baylor Law School offers Public Interest Summer Fellowships to support students interning at non-profit or government organizations that serve underrepresented communities. Thanks to a generous gift from Coulter (’33 J.D.) and Lily Rush Hoppess, these fellowships promote justice through ethical legal practice.
Public interest law covers many areas that help individuals gain equal access to justice. Eligible employers include government programs, legal aid, public defender offices, and non-profits that serve disadvantaged populations. Typical focus areas include poverty, family law, immigration, and civil rights. Please note that fellowships are not available for internships in prosecution or judicial roles.
Fellowship recipients may receive up to $2,400 to help cover living expenses while working in qualifying internships outside of McLennan County, Texas, and surrounding areas. To qualify, internships must last at least five weeks and be supervised by an attorney.
Summer Fellows have worked for organizations such as:
- Air Force JAG Corps
- Arizona Attorney General’s Office - Child and Family Protection Division
- Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
- Clark County Public Defender
- Dallas County Federal Public Defender’s Office
- Dallas County Public Defender’s Office
- Federal Judge Moses
- Federal Public Defender’s Office
- General Land Office
- Greater Waco Legal Services
- Harris County Attorney’s Office
- Human Rights Initiative of North Texas-Asylum Program
- International Justice Mission - Bolivia Field Office
- Justice Guzman
- Mental Health Advocacy Services
- Nevada Federal Public Defender
- Office of Texas Attorney General - Child Support Division
- Regional Public Defender’s Office for Capital Cases
- Texas Advocacy Project
- Texas Attorney General
- Texas Charter Schools Association
- Texas Civil Rights Project
- Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
- Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid
- The State Office of Administrative Hearings
- Travis County District Attorney’s Office
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
- U.S. Attorney’s Office
- Adoption Day
- The People’s Law School
- Baylor Law School’s Day of Service
- Baylor Law School Legal Clinics
- For non-Baylor Law School volunteer hours, ask your volunteer coordinator/manager to turn in your hours to the Legal Clinics.
