Jessie Allen ’96, Sparer alumna, Acting Assistant Professor of Lawyering, NYU Law School, former Associate Counsel with the Brennan Center for Justice, speaking at the forum "Voting and Democracy: What Have We learned Since the 2000 Election?"

Since 1985, nearly 300 Sparer Public Interest Law Fellows have graduated from Brooklyn Law School. Many Sparer alumni hold leadership positions in public interest organizations and government agencies around the country, including the Urban Justice Center, U.S. Department of Justice, New York City Department of Law, New York State Public Employees Federation, New York State Attorney General’s Office, New York Legal Assistance Group, National Abortion Federation, Community Legal Services in Philadelphia, The Door, Legal Aid Society, Cabrini Green Legal Aid in Chicago, Empire State Pride Agenda, and many community legal service programs and international human rights projects. Other alumni have gone on to teach in law schools around the country, while many of those who work in private practice continue to devote a portion of their time to pro bono work.

Sparer Fellowship alumni continue to be an important part of the Program. They serve as mentors to current Fellows, as speakers at monthly Sparer luncheons or at Sparer forums and symposia, and as resources for the broader public interest community within the Law School. They are also crucial links to the public interest world at large in terms of jobs and networking.