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Immigrant Defense Project Seeks 2013 Legal Fellowship Candidates

The Immigrant Defense Project (IDP) announces the opportunity to apply for sponsorship for post-graduate legal fellowships starting in the fall of 2013 (applications due in the fall of 2012). IDP seeks rising third-year law students and other eligible candidates to sponsor for public interest law fellowships offered by programs such as Equal Justice Works, Soros […]

American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Women’s Rights Fellowship 2013

The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation (ACLU), founded in 1920, is a nationwide, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, with more than 500,000 members and is dedicated to the principles of liberty and equality embodied in the U.S. Constitution.The Women’s Rights Project of the ACLU’s National Office in New York City seeks applicants for sponsored fellowships, such as […]

Lambi Fund of Haiti Seeks Deputy Director

Background on the Lambi Fund of Haiti: Lambi Fund works in partnership with rural grassroots peasant organizations to support economic justice, democracy and sustainable development in Haiti. The Lambi Fund’s mission is to assist the popular, democratic movement in Haiti. Lambi Fund provides financial resources, training and technical assistance to peasant-led community organizations that promote […]

The Career Development Office Announces the Launch of the Fall 2012 Externship Program

The Career Development Office would like to announce the launch of Session #1 in connection to the Fall 2012 Externship Program. The Fall 2012 Externship Program provides second-year (2L), third-year (3L) and domestic LL.M. students an opportunity to gain practical legal experience by working with local, national, and international corporations, government agencies, public interest organizations and […]

The Norwegian Refugee Council oPt Seeks Legal Administrative Officer

In 2011, The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) established an international legal component in New York, United States which supports its presence in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt). The long term objective of the programme is to contribute to improved protection and living conditions for refugees and internally displaced persons in the oPt. The International Component […]

The Program on Human Rights and the Global Economy at Northeastern University School of Law is Hiring an Assistant Director

The Program on Human Rights and the Global Economy (“PHRGE”) of Northeastern University School of Law (“NUSL”) was founded in 2005 as a law school-based program to engage in the study, promotion, implementation and constructive critique of rights-based approaches to economic development and social transformation, with particular attention to economic, social, and cultural (ESC) rights. […]

Human Rights Watch (“HRW”) is seeking a Southern State Policy Advocate

Human Rights Watch (“HRW”) is seeking a Southern State Policy Advocate for its US Program to help conceptualize and implement strategies for transforming HRW’s research and reports into improvements in state policy and practice in the southernUnited States. From a likely base in Florida, and using the US Program’s research and policy recommendations in the […]

The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area is Sponsoring Applicants for Fellowships

The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area (LCCR) is a civil rights and legal services organization that advances, protects and promotes the rights of communities of color, immigrants and refugees, with a specific focus on low-income communities, and a long-standing commitment to African Americans.  LCCR – with the assistance of […]

The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Florida Seeks Staff Attorney Specializing in LGBT Issues

The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Florida (ACLU), a statewide affiliate of the National ACLU, is seeking an individual to fill the position of Staff Attorney specializing in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) and HIV/AIDS related issues. While the Staff Attorney may be involved in the broad range of ACLU and civil liberties […]

The Affiliate Support and Advocacy Department of the ACLU’s National Office in New York City Seeks Advocacy and Policy Counsel

The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation (ACLU), founded in 1920, is a nationwide, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization with more than 500,000 members dedicated to the principles of liberty and equality embodied in the U.S. Constitution. The Affiliate Support and Advocacy Department of the ACLU’s National Office in New York City seeks a full-time Advocacy and Policy […]