PJF - Public Justice Foundation
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Public Justice Foundation (PJF) is the Law School's public interest law student organization.The objectives of PJF are twofold: First, to raise awareness about public sector law practice by facilitating student employment in the area; and second, to expose the Law School community to important legal issues through debate and discussion.PJF holds various fund-raisers, including an annual goods and services auction. The auction is our principal fund-raiser, with 100 percent of the money raised used to support summer fellowships for Hofstra Law Students.These fellowships enable recipients to take nonpaying jobs in the public sector that they otherwise would be unable to accept due to financial constraints.In furtherance of our second objective, PJF has sponsored debates on prisoners' rights, the policy and constitutionality of "hate crimes" legislation, the Clarence Thomas nomination and "Clintonomics."
Grant recipients have worked at some of the following places; Nassau/Suffolk Law Services, District Attorney's Office, United States Attorney's Office, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, United States Department of Justice, New York State Division of Human Rights, New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project, South Brooklyn Legal Services, New York Legal Assistance Group, Legal Assistance Corp. of Massachusetts (Family and Child Department), Domestic Violence Coalition, Public Defenders Office, and much, much more.