Law academic extension projects open for applications
Projects with open calls for proposals address issues involving homeless people, refuge and international law, criminal law, business law and legal aid.
The São Paulo School of Law (FGV Direito SP) has open calls for students to take part in various extension projects. Some of the extension projects admit not only students from the school, but also people from outside the institution.
Extension projects are activities carried out by the school in partnership with different institutions with the aim of bringing content worked on in subjects and produced as part of their research to the community, be it local, regional, national or international. Conversely, extension seeks to understand the demands of the community in relation to the academic competences of the educational institution in order to establish concrete ways for university-society dialogue, allowing not only the democratization of knowledge, but also academic and cultural production based on social, economic, political and cultural reality.
Check out the extension projects with open calls below:
The Law on the Street Extension Project (PEDRU)
Created in 2023, the Law on the Street Extension Project (PEDRU) aims to discuss the relationship between law and public policies in the realization of the rights of homeless people. With a view to bringing the two areas closer together, the project is structured around theoretical face-to-face meetings to discuss texts on the rights of homeless people, especially in relation to data on services and reference authors in the fields of social work and anthropology. With a view to bringing the project closer to other university extensions, the discussion meetings are held in partnership with the Luiz Gama Human Rights Clinic at USP's Faculty of Law and are open to undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as members of social movements and organizations.
Innocence Project Brazil
The Innocence Project Brasil is a non-profit association that works to reverse cases in which an innocent person has been unjustly convicted by the Brazilian criminal justice system. Created in December 2016, it is the first Brazilian organization to work to reverse miscarriages of justice. Through a partnership with FGV Direito SP, the Innocence Project aims not only to complement students' training in the areas of criminal law and criminal procedure, but also to develop specific skills useful for their professional work. The call is open to undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Refugee Outreach and Support Project (PEAR)
The Refugee Support Extension Project (PEAR) was created in 2019 through a partnership between FGV Direito SP, FGV RI and the General Coordination of the National Committee for Refugees (CG-Conare), linked to the Ministry of Justice. The aims of the project are to carry out research in the areas of law and international relations on topics relevant to the activities of CG-Conare; to provide assistance in transcribing eligibility interviews of applicants for recognition of refugee status with the eligibility team and in general administrative activities and with the administrative and refugee policy teams of CG-Conare; and to become an extension space that contributes to the training of students, promoting their social awareness in relation to migratory movements and maintaining the guarantee of human rights through opportunities for learning through experience and reflection. The call is open to undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Center for Legal Studies (CEJUR)
CEJUR is FGV Direito SP's junior legal company and the largest in the state of São Paulo. It has been offering excellent legal solutions to clients and partners since 2021. For Cejur members, it offers business experience, leadership opportunities, participation in the Junior Company Movement, direct contact with the market and the application of law. The selection process can be followed on the organization's social networks: @cejur_fgv and @ps_cejurfgv. There is a specific call for undergraduate students and another for postgraduate students and alumni.
Saracura Legal Assistance Center (CAJU)
The Centro de Assistência Jurídica Saracura (Caju) is a student organization at FGV Direito SP dedicated to protecting fundamental rights by fighting for universal access to justice. In its almost five years of history, the organization has been active in several paradigmatic cases of national and international relevance, acting as amicus curiae in cases such as the notorious “Castelinho Case” pleaded before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, and a lawsuit to postpone Enem 2020, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, in partnership with the Human Rights Lawyers Collective (CADHu). In its more than 100 active cases, Caju acts absolutely free of charge in the most diverse areas of law. The selection process can be followed on the organization's social networks: @cajufgv and on the official website.
There is a specific call for undergraduate students and another for postgraduate students and alumni.
Access the Saracura Legal Assistance Center (CAJU) notice for undergraduate students
Access the Saracura Legal Assistance Center (CAJU) notice for graduate students and alumni
Cursinho FGV
Cursinho FGV is a project aimed at high school students who want to go to university. Its structure relies on teachers and students from FGV itself and other institutions to organize classes that take place on Saturdays. FGV students can take part in the planning, management, communication and other activities that make the course possible. Participation in the course has been counted as an extension since 2024 for FGV Direito SP students.
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