Equal JusticeWorks AmeriCorps JD Segal Education Award
Equal Justice Works is still accepting applications for students working with veterans this summer. If you are providing legal services to veterans through your summer internship, apply by June 10 for a $1,222 Segal Education Award! You can learn more on the EJW website and apply today!
Post-graduate Fellowships
Beginning in the fall, Valerie L’Herrou will hold one or two sessions on applying for post-graduate fellowships for 2Ls and 3Ls.The first fellowship deadline for 3Ls will be the Equal Justice Works 2017 Post-graduate Fellowship, the application for which will open on July 6 and close on September 16, 2016. Others, such as the Presidential Management Fellowship, will be due in October. If you are a 3L planning to apply for a post-graduate fellowship, make an appointment to meet with Valerie L’Herrou sometime in May, as project-based fellowships must be secured over the summer.
Disability Rights Advocates Seeks Candidates for Wolinsky Fellowship (September 2017 to September 2019)
With offices in California and New York, Disability Rights Advocates (DRA) is one of the leading nonprofit disability rights legal centers in the nation. DRA provides free legal representation to people with the full spectrum of disabilities in complex, system-change class-action cases. Founded in 1993, DRA has taken on and won hundreds of cases—achieving dramatic improvements for people with disabilities seeking health care, employment, transportation, education, disaster preparedness planning, voting and housing. DRA is seeking a Wolinsky Fellow, whose two-year fellowship would begin in September 2017, who shares the vision of creating a society that strives towards justice and fairness for all. For more information on DRA’s mission and impact visit www.dralegal.org. Click here for the job posting.