The Toll Public Interest Center stewards Penn Carey Law’s pro bono legacy and houses many of the School’s foundational public interest programs and scholarships.
An ethos of service—and an understanding that the privilege of a University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School education carries with it the responsibility to use the law as a tool to advance justice, equity, advocacy, and affect positive change—remains a core value of the Law School.
Penn Carey Law’s culture of service is rooted in the work of the Toll Public Interest Center (TPIC), which houses the Law School’s pro bono requirement and a vast array of public interest programs and events available to students.
“In orienting people to what TPIC does and where we sit within the Law School universe, I like to think of us as a starting point,” says Emily R. Sutcliffe, associate dean for Public Interest and TPIC’s executive director. “From the very first day that students come here as incoming law students during orientation, we interact with them.”
Each year, TPIC hosts a pro bono day for incoming law students, providing a chance to engage with community partners and upper-level students about the meaningful work happening locally in Philadelphia, nationally, and internationally, as well as opportunities for students to get involved.
“We view TPIC as a place where law students come to engage with service, either through a pro bono lens or through a public interest lens,” says Sutcliffe.
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