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Big Apple, Small Budget: Making the Most of Your NYC Public Interest Summer

Are you a student interning in New York City this summer on a public interest stipend? There are many articles out there to help you maximize the educational value of your internship. Check out the tips on how to flourish while being frugal!  While New York City has a reputation for being expensive, it also […]

The Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

Thirty Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans will be awarded in 2012 on the basis of a single national competition. Each fellowship supports up to two years of graduate study – in any field and in any advanced degree-granting program – in the United States.  Each award is for up to $25,000 in […]

Announcing the Echoing Green Fellowship

The two-year Echoing Green Fellowship program provides start-up capital and technical assistance to help new leaders launch their organizations and build capacity. The Fellowship offers: •    A stipend of $60,000 for individuals ($90,000 for 2-person partnerships) paid in four equal installments over two years •    A health insurance stipend •    A yearly professional development stipend […]

The National LGBT Bar Association is Now Seeking Candidates for Positions at the American Bar Association

The LGBT Bar is now accepting statements of interest from individuals who wish to represent the organization in various positions at the American Bar Association. The National LGBT Bar Association is an official affiliate of the ABA and, as such, holds a seat in the ABA House of Delegates. In addition, the LGBT Bar liaises in an official […]

Join the National Women’s Law Center and Law Students for Reproductive Justice for a Day-Long Training

Are you a law student who will be in Washington, DC this summer? Are you interested in reproductive justice issues? Join the National Women’s Law Center and Law Students for Reproductive Justice for a day-long training. WHAT: Reproductive Law & Policy 101: A Training for Law Students; Co-sponsored by the National Women’s Law Center and […]

2011 National Law Students Workers’ Rights Conference

The NATIONAL LAW STUDENTS WORKERS’ RIGHTS CONFERENCE  will be held on October 14 & 15, 2011 – SAVE THE DATE!  Where:             National Labor College, Silver Spring, MD  Keynote:          Elizabeth Shuler, Secretary-Treasurer, AFL-CIO  Deadline:          August 25 if you ask The Peggy Browning Fund to pay for airfare.  September 29 for all others.  Registration will open in […]

The Information Law Institute of NYU’s Engelberg Center on Innovation Law and Policy is Accepting Applications for a One-Year Fellowship in the Area of Privacy Law

The Information Law Institute of NYU’s Engelberg Center on Innovation Law and Policy is accepting applications for a one-year fellowship in the area of privacy law, with a focus on issues related to location tracking.  The fellowship is open to law school graduates with excellent credentials and will begin in Fall 2011.   While in residence […]

Educational Debt Relief Summer 2011 Webinar Schedule

Equal Justice Works is pleased to announce the launch of its new educational debt relief webinar series!  This new series is designed to address the concerns and needs of students before, during and after law school, as well as provide law school professionals with tools to help students make more informed decisions on managing educational […]

Part-Time Attorney (Legal Services for Entrepreneurs)

Application Deadline: May 31, 2011. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.   General Summary of Work Performed Manage Legal Services for Entrepreneurs (LSE), a racial and immigrant justice project of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area. LSE provides free legal assistance to low-income individuals, including women, people of […]

Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Fellowship

Application Deadline: Applications will be accepted until position is filled. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, beginning on May 16, 2011. Description of Fellowship:  The Lawyers’ Committee views the causes they champion as broadly related to positions and ethical stances taken by Justice Thurgood Marshall during his distinguished legal career. The Thurgood Marshall […]