The Equal Justice Works Fellowships Program provides financial and other forms of support to lawyers working on innovative legal projects throughout the U.S.  The two-year Fellowships offer salary (up to $37,500) and generous loan repayment assistance; a national training and leadership development program; and other forms of support during the term of the Fellowship.

As you may know, in addition to a generous grant from the Open Society Institute, Equal Justice Works recruits law firms, corporations, bar associations, foundations and individuals to fund most of our Fellowships.  We refer to these funding partners as "sponsors." 

This year, we have sponsor interest in Texas.  We therefore strongly encourage any candidates interested in working in Texas for two years beginning next fall to consider submitting an application.

General Information about 2007 Equal Justice Works Fellowships

The 2007 Equal Justice Works Fellowships application is available at www.equaljusticeworks.org.  You may review the application form by creating a profile and an application name.  All applications will be judged according to the quality of the proposed project, the host organization and the individual candidate, taking into consideration other factors such as issue area and geographic diversity.  Interviews will be conducted nationwide throughout the fall, and offers will be extended on a rolling basis.

Equal Justice Works encourages sponsors to establish relationships with the Fellows from the inception of the process throughout the Fellowship term.  To facilitate that process, sponsors participate in the selection of the Fellows.  Some sponsors will consider strong proposals based anywhere in the country and/or focused on any issue.  However, many sponsors provide us with geographic or issue area preferences for their Fellowships (typically projects based in cities in which they have offices or on issues of interest) and then participate in the interviews.  As mentioned above, we have recruited sponsors who have expressed an interest in funding 2007 Equal Justice Works Fellows in Texas.

The application deadline is September 19, 2006, 5 p.m. EDT.  

If you have any questions, please email fellowships@equaljusticeworks.org or call (202)466-3686, extension 202.