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Upcoming Lobby Closure: Nov. 11th

Welcome to the Law, Government, and Policy interest community!

Members of this community are interested in careers that provide services to the public while often working for the public’s best interest in mind.  People who pursue careers in law, government, or policy develop skills in writing, public speaking, relationship building, interpersonal and intercultural communication, conflict resolution, outreach, systems-thinking, analysis, and problem solving.

Examples of career pathways include (but are not limited to): lawyers, legal assistants, paralegals, public policy, international development, researchers, engineers, finance and budgeting, managers, activists, community organizers, analysts, politics, advocacy and local, statewide, tribal or federal administrators.

New Major in Public Service and Policy

The UW’s major in Public Service and Policy has been approved! The department is launching the major this Spring and will enroll their first students in Autumn 2025.  

The new major is interdisciplinary and designed to bring students to a deeper …

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Evans Spotlight: Sisters Maddie Immel, MPA ‘22, & Audrey Immel

Read the full interview with these MPA students/grads on the Evans School website

Maddie Immel, MPA ’22, and her younger sister Audrey, a Double Dawg with an undergraduate degree in Public Health-Global Health and now a first-year MPA student, recently …

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Washington State Legislative Internship Program Info Sessions [5/13-14]

For all interested undergraduate students,

Each January the Washington State Legislature welcomes a cohort of passionate, inquisitive, and hardworking juniors and seniors to serve as non-partisan legislative staff.  This is a full-time, five-days-a-week internship lasting through the whole of Winter quarter 2025. Interns earned a …

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Meaghan Wood (She/Her) Career Coach
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Check out the Discovery Podcast from UW Law

They Had Standing
Professor Jeremiah Chin on the nation’s first children-led constitutional climate trial.

January 8, 2025ʉۢ 22 minutes

We interview new faculty member Jeremiah Chin, an expert on children’s rights and constitutional rights, about Held v. Montana, the first …

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Meaghan Wood (She/Her) Career Coach
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Interview Tips for Jobs in the Legal Field

Are you applying to jobs in the legal field but not sure what to expect from the application and interview process? Here are some resources with tips on preparing for your interview and answering questions! 

33 Law Firm Interview Questions …

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Hannah Qian Peer Coach
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