Fellowships

There are a variety of different kinds of public interest fellowships available to graduating law students and recent graduates. A "fellowship" is generally thought of as a one- to two-year term of employment at a public interest organization that is funded by the organization or another group, such as Equal Justice Works, or even a law firm, such as the Skadden Fellowship.

The following is a listing of fellowships that are usually available annually. The most common application deadline is in the summer or fall, for a position beginning at the end of the following summer. So, if you are going to be a 3L, it is important to start looking for fellowships at the end of your 2L year, through the summer and into your 3L year.

This list is not exhaustive, it is compiled from information sent to us by fellowship sponsors. Students should also contact organizations they are interested in working for to see if they have their own sources of fellowship funding. More postings can be found at:

• PeggyBrowningFund.org (for paid summer positions)
• PSLawNet.org (for summer and full-time opportunities)
• Government Honors Program an online handbook published by the University of Arizona. Contact for the passwords.
• The Fellowship Application Deadline Calendar available on PSLawNet.
• Fellowship Opportunities in Law at Gallagher Law Library

Annual Fellowships

Fellowships	Classes	Approximate Deadlines
Most links below will take you to the organizations' full announcements		Check websites, contact organizations or check PSLawNet for current deadlines
The ABA Section of Antitrust Law Fellowship	1Ls, 2Ls, 3Ls, LLMs	May 4, 2009
Abramson Foundation Fellowship	3Ls, Grads	August
ACLU of Illinois- Summer Law Fellowship/Paid Internship	All students	March
ACLU John Caughlan Summer Fellowship	2Ls, 3Ls	January
ACLU Legal Fellowships Listing	3Ls, Grads	November
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations	3Ls, Grads	Rolling
American India Foundation Service Corps Fellowship	3Ls, Grads	January
Arthur C. Helton Fellowship (Int'l Law)	All students & recent grads	January
Barton Child Law and Policy Clinic Fellows Program	3Ls, Recent Grads	September
The Blackmun Fellowship	3Ls, Grads	January
Bristow Fellowship	3Ls, Grads	October
California Senate Fellowship Program	3Ls	February
Clifton W. Everett, Sr. Community Lawyer Fellowships	3Ls, Grads	November
Domestic Violence Fellowship	3Ls, Grads	October
DRI Law Student Diversity Scholarship	2Ls, 3Ls	May 8, 2009
Equal Justice Works Fellowship	3Ls, Recent Grads	September
Esther Peterson Fellowship	3Ls, Grads	October
Federal Defenders of Eastern WA Attorney Fellowship	3Ls, Grads	November
Fried Frank Fellowships (2)	3Ls	October
Giles S Rich and William S Bullinger Scholarship	All	April 30, 2008
George Hutchinson Writing Competition	All	June 30, 2008
The George N. Lindsay Civil Rights Legal Fellowship	3Ls, Recent Grads	September
Georgetown Clinical Fellowship in Asylum Law	3Ls, Grads	December
Georgetown University’s Institute for Public Representation Clinical Fellowships (Civil Rights, Communications, or Environmental Law)	3Ls, Grads	December
Georgetown University Law Center’s Fellowship Programs (listing)	3Ls, Grads	Varies by fellowship
Hanna S. Cohn Equal Justice Fellowship	3Ls	October
Howard T. Markey & Nies Memorial Scholarship	All	April 30, 2008
Human Rights Watch Fellowships in International Human Rights (4)	3Ls, Grads	October
Initiative for Public Interest Law at Yale, Inc.	3Ls, Grads	January
Independence Foundation Fellowship	3Ls, Grads	October
International Reproductive Rights Fellowship	3Ls, Grads	Not Specified
The Jesse Marvin Unruh Assembly Fellowship Program	3Ls	February
John Curtin Summer Fellowship (homelessness)	1L, 2L, 3L	March
John M. Olins Fellowship Contact Eugene B. Meyer, fedsoc@radix.net, for full information	3Ls, Grads	March
Judicial Administration Fellowship Program	3Ls, Recent Grads	February
Juvenile Law Center Zubrow Fellowship	3Ls, Grads	October 5
Legal Services of NJ Summer Fellowship	1L & 2Ls	October
Michael F. Vaccaro Honors Attorney Fellowship with the EPA	3Ls, Grads	February
The Murnaghan Fellowship	Grads (post-clerkship)	October
NAPABA Partners Community Law Fellowship	3Ls, Recent Grads	September
National Center on Philanthropy and the Law Fellowship in Nonprofit Law	3Ls, Grads	December
NCPL Fellowship at NYU Office of Legal Counsel	3Ls, Grads	December
The Next Generation Leadership in Asian Affairs Fellowship	3L's or alumni	January 15, 2010
New Voices Nonprofit Fellowship	3Ls, Grads	January
New York State Assembly Internship	Current Students or Recent Grads	November
Perkins Coie Patent Law Student Fellowship	2Ls	August 28, 2009
Public Policy Research Fellowship at the Williams Project In 2004-2005	3Ls	February
Relman Civil Rights Fellowship (PDF)	3Ls	October
Rick Sutherland Fellowship Fund at Earth Justice	3Ls, Grads	November
Rockefeller Brothers Fund Fellowship in Nonprofit Law	3Ls, Grads	December
Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger Fellowship (environmental law)	3Ls, Grads	November
Skadden Fellowship	3Ls, Grads	October
Soros Fellowships	3Ls, Grads	Deadlines Vary
State of California, Executive Fellowship Program	3Ls	February
Supreme Court Assistance Coordinator	3Ls, Grads	September
Supreme Court Fellows Program	3Ls, Grads	November
Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Fellowship	3Ls, Grads	November
Vietnamese American Bar Association - Hong Duc Student Clerkship	1L, 2L, 3L	January
Women’s Law and Public Policy Fellowship Program	3Ls, Grads	October