Save the Date! 17th Annual Public Interest Auction

Friday, March 11, 2011 at 6:30pm

University of Baltimore Thumel Business Center, Baltimore, MD

Join the University of Baltimore School of Law and University of Baltimore Students for Public Interest Law (UBSPI) for the 17th Annual UBSPI auction! Enjoy live and silent auctions, tasty hors d'oeuvres, a beer and wine bar, and the opportunity to connect with fellow students and alumni, all while raising money for a good cause: summer fellowships at public interest organizations for UB Law students.

UB Students: $20 in advance $25 at the door 
Alumni/Friends: $25 in advance $30 at the door

(ticket sale information will be available soon)

We have begun soliciting local businesses and alumni to contribute to this year's auction.  If you are interested in helping us plan for this great event, please e-mail ubspi@ubalt.edu. 

Register for the 2011 Washington, DC / Baltimore Public Service Career Fair

Washington, DC / Baltimore Public Service Career Fair
George Mason University School of Law (Arlington, VA)
January 28, 2011

Click here to register!

The 2011 Washington, D.C./Baltimore Public Service Career Fair will be held at George Mason University School of Law. This growing event will feature individual interviews as well as table talk opportunities with students from six area law schools. Last year’s fair brought more than 75 employers and 400+ students together to meet and discuss public interest and government opportunities in the Washington, D.C. area. This event is limited to current law students from the participating schools, including the University of Baltimore School of Law.

My Public Interest Summer, Part 5

This past summer, UBSPI - in conjunction with MLSC and the University of Baltimore School of Law - funded 11 UB law students to work in public interest organizations throughout Maryland.  Their stories and experiences will be highlighted on Out in the Streets throughout the year.  For more information about our summer public interest grants, click here. 

This summer I interned at the Public Justice Center in the Tenants in Foreclosure project.  On a daily basis I would perform intakes on tenants whose landlords were facing foreclosure and inform them of the current federal and state law that protects tenants in foreclosure.  During the week I would meet with tenants to assist them in filing court documents and I would also draft motions for tenants who needed legal representation.   Some other exciting things that I did during my summer internship was assist tenants at evening workshops, help organize a Housing Summit for the top housing advocates in Maryland, and develop a direct mailing campaign to target tenants in foreclosure in Baltimore City and Prince Georges County.

The most rewarding experience for me this summer was to be able to calm the fears of tenants who believed that they were going to be evicted from their homes.  But the most important thing that I learned from my summer internship, after witnessing rent court and seeing the misleading notices that tenants receive, is that tenant advocacy is a much needed cause in Baltimore City.

--- Kathryn Silvestri, University of Baltimore School of Law