Stella Boswell directs the Office of Public Interest and Pro Bono.  The Office promotes values of service and community leadership for all students and the broader Duke Law community.  Through the Pro Bono Program, the Office partners with nonprofit advocacy groups, government entities and private attorneys to provide law related work in a broad array of areas, thus giving law students the opportunity to develop their legal skills while in service to others.  The Office also: (1) oversees the law school’s public interest funding for summer internships, interview travel and conferences; (2) initiates and supports public interest programming and events, including an annual public interest retreat, a speakers’ series, and a public interest and pro bono recognition dinner; and (3) administers and provides structure for the Certificate in Public Interest and Public Service Law.

Jennifer works with students and alumni, especially those interested in private practice and/or transactional work. After receiving her undergraduate degree in Creative Writing from The Johns Hopkins University, Jennifer earned a Masters in Publishing from NYU and worked in the editorial departments of two academic publishers, developing history and political science titles. An interest in intellectual property issues prompted her to attend law school and after graduating from Duke Law, she worked at the Silicon Valley office of Fenwick & West LLP, where her practice focused on trade secret, trademark and patent litigation.

Julia launched her legal career in New York City, first at Willkie Farr & Gallagher as an Executive Compensation and Benefits attorney, followed by a traditional employment, litigation and labor practice at Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman and, most recently, DLA Piper. During her six years in private practice, Julia also worked with women's committees and as a legal blogger on work-life balance, flexible work arrangements, and having a family and a career in law firm practice. Prior to law school, she spent a year working in Germany as a Fulbright Scholar. Julia is a native of Durham and graduate of Duke University and Duke University School of Law.

Sara is the principal adviser to students and alumni interested in judicial clerkships.  She graduated from the University of Michigan and Duke Law, with a joint JD/LLM in International and Comparative Law.  After graduation, Sara clerked for The Honorable Stephanie Seymour on United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.  She then moved to Washington, DC where she spent 11 years as an attorney at WilmerHale and 10 years as a partner at BuckleySandler.  Sara's practice focused on financial services regulation.

Oleg is responsible for advising students on international career opportunities in the U.S. and abroad. Oleg joins Duke Law from the National Association of Attorneys General, where he served as tobacco counsel, supporting 52 attorneys general in enforcement and implementation of the 1998 Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement, which ended states’ Medicaid litigation against tobacco companies and governs annual multi-billion dollar payments from tobacco companies to cover states’ costs in caring for people with smoking-related illnesses. He also has served as a staff attorney for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and as an associate with Sidley Austin in New York. Oleg is a graduate of the University of North Carolina School of Law, where he was editor in chief of the Journal of Law and Technology.

Lindsay provides comprehensive support to the development and execution of CPDC Programming for Duke Law students and the organization and updating of student career resources, CPDC records and employment information. She graduated from the University of Iowa with a bachelor’s of arts in sports studies and a minor in communication studies.  Lindsay is a former member of the Canadian Olympic Swim Team.