University of Michigan Law School
Ann Arbor,
Michigan
Amy L. Sankaran became director of externship and pro bono programs at the law school in 2011. Professor Sankaran serves as the externship faculty supervisor for full-time externship placements, including in South Africa and India. In fall 2011 she launched the Michigan Law part-time externship program for students working in local government, nonprofit, or judicial placements. As director of the pro bono program, Professor Sankaran identifies pro bono projects for which law firms and organizations need law student assistance, and then recruits and guides students involved in the projects. She previously served as a law clerk to Hon. Arthur J. Tarnow of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan; a litigation associate at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher, and Flom LLP in Washington, D.C.; and an adoption attorney at the Children's Law Center. She returned to the law school in 2005 to become assistant director of admissions. In 2008 she became an attorney-adviser, focused on government and nonprofit careers, and pro bono manager (in which capacity she was responsible for launching the Pro Bono Pledge in 2009). Professor Sankaran is a member of the State Bar of Michigan and its Pro Bono Initiative.
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