Post-Graduate Success

Standing Up for Those in Need

As a law school at the forefront of training lawyers who are committed to social justice, we’re proud that, on average, Northeastern law graduates work in legal services, advocacy organizations or public defender offices at rates far exceeding the national average, which hovers around 5 percent (according to the ABA).

Our students are also highly successful at obtaining prestigious post-graduate fellowships, including Skadden Fellowships and Equal Justice Works Fellowships.

If you’re interested in pursuing a career in public interest law, our Center for Co-op and Career Development offers a range of programs and services to help you get started. These include:

• Career counseling
• Informational programs and workshops
• Job fairs
• Job listings

Post-graduate success can certainly be yours, but who else will share in your success? Whether you fight for individuals, families or entire communities, your Northeastern Law degree gives you the ability to make a difference anywhere in the world. How you use your degree is up to you.

Among our many graduates who are national public interest leaders:

• Brigitte Amiri ’99, Deputy Director, Reproductive Freedom Project, ACLU
• Janet Bond Arteron ’77, US District Court Judge for the District of Connecticut (retired)
• Mary Bonauto ’87, Civil Rights Project Director, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders; 2014 MacArthur “Genius”
• Margot Botsford ’73, Associate Justice, Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (retired)
• Richard Burnes ’80, Chair, The American LGTBTQ+ Museum; Former Executive Director, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center (New York)
• Kevin Cathcart ’82, Executive Director, Lambda Legal (retired)
• Marie-Therese Connolly ’84, Founder, Elder Justice Lab; 2011 MacArthur “Genius”
• William “Mo” Cowan ’94, US Senator, Massachusetts (retired); Chief Legal and External Affairs Officer, Devoted Health
• Gretchen Engel ’92, Executive Director, Center for Death Penalty Litigation (retired)
• Hilary Franz ’97, President and CEO, American Forests
• Marisol Garcia ’97, Massachusetts Child Advocate, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
• Yana Garcia ’11, Secretary for Environmental Protection, State of California
• Heather Govern ’13, Vice President, Clean Air and Water Program, Conservation Law Foundation
• Richard Griffin ’81, General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board (retired)
• Dana Fabe ’76, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Alaska (retired)
• Maggie Hassan ’85, US Senator, New Hampshire; Former Governor, New Hampshire
• Maura Healey ’98, Governor, Commonwealth of Massachusetts; Former Attorney General, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
• Victoria Roberts ’76, US District Court Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan (retired)
• John Rumpler ’96, Clean Water Director and Senior Attorney, Environment America
• Karen Spilka ’80, President, Massachusetts Senate
• Chase Strangio ’10, Co-Director, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) LGBT & HIV Project
• Urvashi Vaid ’83, LGBT Civil Rights Leader; Director, Engaging Tradition Project, Center for Gender and Sexuality Law, Columbia Law School (deceased)