OKLAHOMA CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Oklahoma City University School of Law Professional and Career Development Center will hold a Pro Bono and Public Interest Career Fair from 2 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 1. The event gives OCU law students the opportunity to meet with representatives from more than 15 local public interest groups.

Public interest organizations participating are the American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma; Catholic Charities; FBI; Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma Inc.; Oklahoma County District Attorney's Office; Oklahoma County Public Defender's Office; Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry; Oklahoma Disability Law Center Inc.; Oklahoma Indian Legal Services Inc.; Oklahoma Lawyers for Children; Oklahoma State Senate; Tulsa Lawyers for Children Inc.; U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; YWCA Oklahoma City; OCU School of Law Public Interest Law Group; and OCU School of Law Native American Legal Resource Center.

"Public interest and pro bono service is one of the cornerstones of the legal profession," said Gina Rowsam, assistant dean for the Center. "OCU School of Law is committed to providing opportunities and resources for students to develop experience in these areas."

OCU School of Law offers a limited number of public interest fellowships to its students for summer clerkships with organizations providing legal services to nonprofit entities and underrepresented members of society. Application deadline is March 22. For more information visit www.okcu.edu/law/PCDC, phone (405) 208-5332 or e-mail the program coordinator, Laurie Jones, at ljones@okcu.edu.

Oklahoma City University School of Law is fully approved by the American Bar Association and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools. It offers full- and part-time degree programs and serves a diverse student body of approximately 650. Its 5,000 alumni practice in every state and several foreign countries. For more information, visit www.okcu.edu/law.