Fellowship Opportunities

The 2009 Soros Justice Advocacy Fellowships application is now available at:

http://www.soros.org/initiatives/usprograms/focus/justice/programs/justice_fellows/guidelines/advocacy

Applications must be received by Wednesday, September 24, 2008, at 5 p.m. EDT. 

All applications must be submitted online.

Fellowship with the National Housing Law Project

The National Housing Law Project is seeking applications from persons who are interested in applying for various legal fellowships and working for NHLP.

See the NHLP flyer for application instructions and further information. 

Applicants are urged to submit applications as soon as possible. 

In 2007 NHLP was awarded a $500,000 grant from the McArthur Foundation as one of eight recipients of the second annual McArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions.  Columbus School of Law graduate, Gideon Anders, ‘77, is the Executive Director of NHLP, and Catherine M. Bishop, ‘73. is a staff attorney for the organization.

For more about NHLP see http://www.nhlp.org/

Staff Attorney Position

The D.C. Bar Pro Bono Program is seeking applicants for a Staff Attorney position with its Community Economic Development (CED) Project. 

See CED Staff Attorney Flyer for more information including essential duties, qualifications and directions for application.

Harvard CyberLaw Clinic Fellow

The Cyberlaw Clinic at Harvard Law School’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society invites applications for a resident Clinical Fellow for the academic year 2008-09.

 

Please see CyberLaw Clinic flyer for more information.

ABA Staff Attorney Position

The American Bar Association’s Death Penalty Representation Project is seeking a full-time Staff Attorney at the Project’s Washington, D.C. office.

Please see attached ABA flyer for position description, qualifications and application instructions.

Position is an Immediate Opening and requires some travel.

Human Rights Fellowship

The Human Rights Program (HRP) at Harvard Law School is seeking applicants for a fellowship.  The fellow will help develop projects and activities related to the National Human Rights Institutions Initiative in consultation with HRP’s Directors.  This fellowship position is intended to start around mid-September 2008.

Please see attached Harvard HRP flyer for further information and application instructions.

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis, though no later than August 8, 2008. Interested applicants are strongly encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible to ensure consideration, as a decision may be made before the application deadline.

Staff Attorney Position

The Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs has an immediate opening for a staff attorney in its Equal Employment Opportunity Project.

Please see WLC flyer for further information. 

Fellowship Opportunity

Mississippi Center for Justice is accepting applications from current 3L students and recent graduates interested in developing fellowship applications, especially those dealing with community economic development.  MCJ has offices in both Jackson and Biloxi where they work on racial and economic justice (including predatory lending, child care, healthcare), housing and education issues.

For more information on MCJ:

http://www.mscenterforjustice.org/

MCJ is also an Equal Justice Works AmeriCorp host and is interested in
applicants for its 2009-2010 positions.

For more Americorps information:

http://www.equaljusticeworks.org/communities/participants/americorps

Environmental Law Fellow

There is a fellow position with Emory Law School Turner Environmental Law Clinic for the 2008-2009 academic year.  The Fellow would be involved in client representations and teaching students enrolled in the Clinic and would serve under the Clinic’s Interim Director. The Fellow must have a J.D. degree, excellent credentials, and ideally at least 2 years of practice experience. Experience in environmental law, litigation, regulatory practice, and Georgia bar admission are especially valuable, but are not required.

Questions :

Professor William Buzbee (wbuzbee@emory.edu) or

Interim Clinic Director Larry Sanders (lsande3@emory.edu)

Applications :

-complete with CV, and writing sample.  E-mail with heading “Turner Fellow Application” to

Brenda Huffman, at huffma@emory.edu

Applications to be reviewed starting Mid-July.