Public Interest Corps
The Public Interest Corps (PIC) is a community-building initiative of the Office of Public Interest and Community Service (OPICS) designed to hold space for public interest-minded students who want to cultivate and be part of a supportive public interest community as they navigate their time at Georgetown Law.
PIC aims to bring students together around a common commitment to public interest law and to foster a strong sense of community, belonging, and inspiration among its members from the start of their time at Georgetown Law.
Students in PIC can find and build community through a range of activities, such as community service projects, conversations with upper-level students doing social justice work, and regular unstructured opportunities for forming and deepening social connection (e.g. coffee and lunch gatherings, neighborhood walks, study breaks).
PIC does not specifically focus on public interest career programming (because public interest career programming and support are made available through OPICS to all students, regardless of PIC involvement). Instead, PIC serves as a space where students can find peer support, resources, and inspiration from other students and members of the public interest community whose motivations for pursuing a law degree are similarly rooted in public service – recognizing the tangible and intangible needs that exist for public interest-minded students beyond the nuts and bolts of career exploration and job searching.
Students who are members of PIC will have the opportunity to apply to the Public Interest Law Scholars Program in the Spring. Members of the Public Interest Law Scholars Program received enhanced public interest career support and can apply for select public interest scholarships.
1Ls and new transfer students can apply to join PIC now by filling out this application by September 11, 2026.