HLS Hosts 5th Annual Public Interest Auction

The Law School's fifth annual Student Public Interest Auction is fast approaching. Sponsored by the Law School's Class of 2000 and the Office of Public Interest Advising, the event will take place on Thursday, April 16, at Austin Hall, 1515 Mass. Ave., Cambridge.

Hundreds of items, including vacation packages, tickets to sporting and theater events, legal memorabilia, and other unique items and services will go on the auction block. The event will include both a silent auction and live bidding, with Internet bidding for the first time.

The purpose of the auction is to raise money for students' public interest work. Auction proceeds will benefit Law School students who take volunteer or low-paying public interest jobs during the upcoming summer.

Last year, the auction raised more than $55,000 for students working for children's and civil rights organizations, district attorneys, public defenders, and other government agencies and nonprofit organizations. More than 200 students took public interest summer jobs, and the number of Law School students accepting public interest work after graduation has increaded steadily since 1991.

The silent auction begins at 6:30 p.m., followed by the live auction at 8 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.