Yale Law School seeks applications for a Robert M. Cover Fellowship
January 15, 2013
The Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization at Yale Law School seeks to hire two clinical fellows, starting July 1, 2013, each for a two-year term. The Robert M. Cover Fellow will work in the Worker & Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic, along with Mike Wishnie and myself. The Ludwig Fellow will work in the Community and Economic Development Clinic, with Jay Pottenger. The listings are attached and pasted below. Applications are due by April 13th.
Harvard Law School Clinical Fellow position in ADR
July 18, 2012
This position is open now and applications will be reviewed as received. It is open only to applications who have earned a JD or other relevant graduate degree within the past three years. See
https://sjobs.brassring.com/1033/asp/tg/cim_jobdetail.asp?partnerID=25240&siteID=5341&AReq=27173BR
Northwestern Law – Clinical Fellowship
June 26, 2012
Northwestern University School of Law invites applications for a clinical fellow position beginning in mid-August 2012 in the Bluhm Legal Clinic’s Children and Family Justice Center. The Fellow will represent youth in juvenile prison at their parole revocation hearings and participate in post dispositional policy reform and advocacy. Applicants should send letters of interest and resumes to Julie Biehl, Director, Children and Family Justice Center (j-biehl@law.northwestern.edu). The deadline for applications is July 16, 2012 and it is anticipated that the fellowship will begin in mid-August 2012 and end December 31, 2013. Salary and benefits will be competitive.
The Bluhm Legal Clinic currently includes clinical faculty teaching in its Children and Family Justice Center, The Center on Wrongful Convictions, The Center on International Human Rights, the Entrepreneurship Law Center, Roderick MacArthur Justice Center, the Environmental Law Clinic and other clinical programs that include appellate advocacy, criminal defense, civil litigation (predatory lending cases, civil suits arising from wrongful convictions, an landlord tenant cases), externship, negotiations and trial advocacy.
Fellowship opportunity!
June 15, 2012
U.D.C. David A. Clarke School of Law a LLM fellowship opportunity in the HIV / AIDS Law Clinic. See attached file for details.
Salisbury Clinical Fellowship In Child & Family Law
April 3, 2012
Loyola University Chicago School of Law is seeking applications for the two-year Salisbury Clinical Fellowship in Child and Family Law, commencing July 2012. Applications are due May 1, 2012. For details, click here
U.D.C. David A. Clarke School of Law invites applications for post-graduate fellowships in the following clinics: Juvenile & Special Education Law Clinic, Took Crowell Institute for At-Risk Youth; Community Development Legal Clinic; and Immigration and Human Rights Clinic. Applications due by May 4, 2012. For details, click here
Harvard Legal Aid Bureau Seeks Summer Fellows
March 22, 2012
Harvard Law School’s Legal Aid Bureau is accepting applications on a rolling basis for 16 summer fellows position in the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau. For more information and directions on applying see the announcement here
The Hispanic Bar Association of DC Foundation and Patton Boggs will award one fellowship in the amount of $10,000. This fellowship is intended to provide funding for a law student working for the summer in a public interest legal position that is otherwise not compensated by the sponsoring entity. To be eligible, an applicant must be:
(1) a first-year Latino/a law student;
(2) actively enrolled in, and attending, any accredited law school in the United States or Puerto Rico; and
(3) accepted to work for a minimum of eight weeks with the sponsoring entity.
The sponsoring entity may be a not-for-profit organization or a governmental agency, and must be located in any of the following cities in the United States: the Washington DC metropolitan area; Denver, CO; Newark, NJ; New York, NY; Dallas, TX; or Anchorage, AK. Preference will be given to students working with entities whose client base includes the Hispanic/Latino community.
The application can be downloaded from our website at http://www.hbadc.org/resource/resmgr/docs/2012_patton_boggs_fellowship.pdf
Applications must be emailed to the Foundation by April 6, 2012.
If there are any questions, please email the Fellowship Program at fellowships@hbadc.org.
Fellowship opportunity at Georgetown Law School
February 17, 2012
The O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law is seeking exceptionally qualified candidates to serve as O’Neill Institute Fellows. Housed at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, DC., the O’Neill Institute is a leading research institute for health law. For more details about the Institute and its ongoing work please visit www.oneillinstitute.org.
Fellows are based at the Law Center and report to the O’Neill Institute Director and to the Faculty Director. Law fellows work on academic legal research and scholarship projects. Duties include working closely with faculty to produce scholarly works for publication, in some cases leading to joint publication. Allocation of time is mainly determined by O’Neill Institute Faculty needs and taking into account fellow preferences; additionally, some time may be allocated to O’Neill projects. Fellowships are for one year with possible extension for two years, and will begin in July 2012. Fellows will receive an annual salary of $66,747 with great benefits.
Candidates should have a J.D. degree (or the equivalent), exceptional academic credentials, including publications, and health law-related research interests in areas like public health law, global health law, domestic health care law, empirical studies, regulatory impacts of health, health and human rights, etc. Successful candidates will have knowledge and/or experience in aspects of national and or global health law and ethics. A post-graduate degree (MPH, LL.M.), health degree, or significant work experience may be preferred.
Applications should be submitted electronically at the following website http://www.law.georgetown.edu/oneillinstitute/about/application-fellowship.html and must include: CV, cover letter, writing sample, professional references, official law school transcript, and other graduate school transcripts (if applicable).
The application deadline is Friday, February 29, 2012. Any questions about the position should be directed to oneillinstitute@law.georgetown.edu.
Michigan State College of Law Teaching Fellow Position
January 24, 2012
Michigan State University College of Law invites applications for a two-year teaching fellowship in its Immigration Law Clinic to start on or about July 1, 2012.
In coordination with Immigration Law Clinic faculty, the Fellow will supervise students in representing clients and in advocacy projects, teach clinic seminar classes, evaluate students and participate in the general development and functioning of the clinic. In anticipation that the Fellow will pursue opportunities to enter a career in law teaching, the law school will support the Fellow’s efforts at scholarly development including research and conference travel support. The Fellow will receive an annual salary of $50,000.00, together with benefits including retirement annuity and health and dental insurance.
Applicants must have a JD degree from an ABA-accredited law school and membership in a state bar. Preference will be given to applicants with practice experience representing noncitizens, strong academic records and writing ability, a demonstrated commitment to public interest law, and potential for success as a teacher.
To apply, please submit a law school transcript, curriculum vitae and cover letter explaining your interest in the position to:
Professor Veronica Thronson
Director, Immigration Law Clinic
Michigan State University College of Law
610 Abbot Road
East Lansing, MI 48823
veronica.thronson@law.msu.edu
Applications are now being accepted and will be considered on a rolling basis. Applicants are encouraged to apply before February 3, 2012.
For more information about the Immigration Law Clinic, prospective applicants are encouraged to visit the Clinic’s website at http://www.law.msu.edu/clinics/immigration/about.html or contact David Thronson at david.thronson@law.msu.edu, 517-913-9674 or Veronica Thronson at veronica.thronson@law.msu.edu, 517-336-8088 x 1014.
Michigan State University College of Law is committed to the diversity of its faculty, staff, and students, and encourages applications from women, people of color, persons with disabilities, and those whose background, experience, and perspective would contribute to diversity.
