Equal Justice Works Design-Your-Own Fellowship for lawyers

Through the Design-Your-Own Fellowship program, Equal Justice Works seeks to create opportunities for lawyers to transform their passion for equal justice into a lifelong commitment to public service. The two-year fellowship program serves a dual purpose: to jumpstart the careers of aspiring public interest lawyers, and to build crucial capacity at nonprofit organizations nationwide. Fellows join a prestigious network of leaders empowered to pursue the issues they are passionate about, to work with and expand upon the mission of their host organization. Equal Justice Works does not match Fellows with their host organizations; rather, Fellowship candidates and organizations work together to design the project and complete the application.

eligibility

• Graduate from an Equal Justice Works Member Law School prior to September of the year in which the fellowship will start
• Not have held a full-time, permanent, public interest lawyer position previously, including any other major legal fellowship. Applicants coming from bridge/gap fellowships or clerkships, other Equal Justice Works Fellowship Programs, or the private sector are eligible to apply
• Partner with an eligible legal services organization and work collaboratively on the project design
• Design an innovative project that addresses an unmet legal need in an underserved community