The Office of Career Services is proud to join the Rudman Center in administering Rudman Center Summer Public Service Fellowship Awards. The 2023 Rudman Summer Fellow class is comprised of an unprecedented 85 1L and 2L students. In addition to the traditional public interest opportunities with non-profit legal services organizations, public defenders’ offices, and judicial internships at all levels, students will be serving New Hampshire residents at the Governor’s Office, Office of Professional Licensure and Certification, School Board Association, Insurance Department, Commission for Human Rights, and various County Attorneys’ offices.
Almost 20% of 2023 Summer Fellows sought out and landed out-of-state opportunities, including in the Criminal Division of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and in the District of Columbia. Some unique out-of-state opportunities include internships with Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, Rocky Mountain Victim Law Center in Colorado, and Veterans Legal Institute in California.
Several students will be conducting athletic compliance for NCAA colleges, including at the University of New Hampshire, Sacred Heart University, University of Virginia, and Utica University.
According to Judy Prosper, Director of Career Services, “The subject matter and geographical variety of internships reflects UNH Franklin Pierce Law School’s commitment to fostering public service in traditional and unique areas of the law in places where students wish to make a difference. The law school is proud to support experiential opportunities with financial assistance to allow students to accept positions with non-profit and government entities around the country.”
We look forward to hearing from all our students about their experiences as Rudman Summer Fellows and to sharing them with the greater community. Taylor Vitti, a Rudman Summer Fellow from the 2022 program remarked, "It definitely made me more passionate about education law. My supervisor was so incredibly helpful, and I think through putting in a lot of time and effort and showing I cared, he gave that back to me.”
Watch Rudman Summer Fellows Joshua Salazar 2L, Jonathan Super 2L, Taylor Vitti 2L, and Jacob Watts 3L, describe their 2022 Fellowship experiences during interviews with Rudman Center Engagement Director Laura Knoy. See here for how the program works.
The full list of 2023 Fellowship placements:
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Office of Governor Christopher T. Sununu |
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Hillsborough County Attorney's Office |
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Cheshire County Attorney's Office |
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New Hampshire Public Defender |
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Merrimack County Attorney's Office |
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Connecticut State's Attorney's Office, New Haven Judicial District |
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New Hampshire Office of Professional Licensure and Certification |
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Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts |
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New Hampshire Circuit Court
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New Hampshire Judicial Branch |
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New Hampshire Commission for Human Rights |
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Court Appointed Special Advocate of New Hampshire |
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Olmsted County Attorney's Office |
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Sullivan County Attorney's Office |
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City of Portsmouth |
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Concord City Prosecutor's Office |
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University of New Hampshire Athletics |
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New Hampshire Insurance Department |
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Connecticut Office of the Attorney General |
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Rhode Island Legal Services |
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Connecticut Division of Public Defender Services |
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UNH Innovation |
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Hillsborough Superior Court North |
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University Of New Hampshire Tech Transfer Office |
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Office of the City Solicitor |
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University Hospital Health System (Ohio) |
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United States District Court
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Office of the Colorado State Public Defender |
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University of Virginia |
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Manchester Solicitor’s Office |
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New Hampshire Department of Justice, Environmental Protection Bureau |
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Catholic Charities, New Hampshire |
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Veterans Legal Institute (California) |
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Belknap County Superior Court |
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Rockingham County Attorney’s Office |
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University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law Criminal Practice Clinic |
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United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, Criminal Division |
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United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts |
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New Hampshire Commission for Human Rights |
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New Hampshire Legal Assistance |
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United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Hampshire |
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Merrimack County Superior Court |
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Rockingham County Attorney’s Office |
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Hillsborough County Attorney’s Office North |
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Nashua Police Department |
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Disability Rights Center (New Hampshire) |
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Utica University (New York) |
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New Hampshire Banking Department |
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Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office |
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Kings County District Attorney’s Office |
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Essex District Attorney’s Office |
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Nassau County District Attorney’s Office |
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New Hampshire Public Defender
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United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia |
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New Hampshire School Boards Association |
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Sacred Heart University (New York) |
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Rocky Mountain Victim Law Center (Colorado) |
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Worcester County District Attorney's Office |
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Northeast Legal Aid |
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New Hampshire Supreme Court |
