FELLOWSHIPS AND PUBLIC INTEREST OPPORTUNITIES
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NAME DEADLINE $$ LOCATIONS FIELDS CLASS
Burr Family law Fellowship 12/14/07 Salary: $50,000 + full benefits Washington, D.C. family law 3L and recent grads
2008-2009 Humane Studies Fellowship 12/31/07 $12,000 in U.S. or Aboard worldwide students who are exploring the principles, practices, and institutions necessary to a free society through their academic work. 1L, 2L, 3L, and grads
2008 Haywood Burns Memorial Fellowship for Social and Economic Justice (25 agencies to choose from) 01/15/08 Stipend: $2,000 for 10 weeks Seattle, WA; Toledo, OH; Boston, MA; Washington  D.C.; Prestonburg, KY; San Francisco, CA; Northampton, MA; Berkeley, CA; New York, NY; Rochester, NY; Florence, AZ; Atlanta, GA; Brooklyn, NY; Madison, WI; Lincoln, NE; Bridgeton, NJ; Woodburn, OR; Detroit, MI Civil Rights/Public Interest 1L and 2L
ABA Section of Litigation Judicial Intern Program 01/18/08 stipend: $1,500 Chicago and surrounding suburbs; Central & Southern Illinois; Houston, Dallas, Southern & Eastern Texas; Miami, Phoenix, Los Angeles, San Francisco and D.C. Litigation: open to minority students and/or financially disadvantaged law students 1L and 2L
Morris K. Udall Foundation 2008 Native American Congressional Internships 01/31/08 educational stipend: $1,200 upon completion Washington, D.C. all fields: must fall under the Foundation's definition of Native American or Alaska Native 1L, 2L, 3L
ABA Section of Business Law Diversity Clerkship Program 01/31/08 stipend: $6,000 Philadelphia, PA or Wilmington, DE area All Fields: must be a member of the ABA Law Student Division and the Section of Business Law; be minority group member and demonstrate financial need 1L
Arthur C. Helton Fellowship 02/15/08 unknown worldwide international law, human rights, and humanitarian affairs 1L, 2L, 3L, and grads
Citizen Advocacy Center (PILI Chicago)
Split summers allowed
03/01/08 unpaid Chicago First Amendment, the Freedom of International Act, the Open Meetings Act, and dozens of other laws that involved public access to policy making. 1L, 2L, 3L, and grads
American Jewish Committee Goldman Fellowship Program 03/01/08 $3,000 for 9 week program + major travel expenses Locations vary from year to year and have included AJC offices in: NY, D.C., and Chicago. AJC offices and affiliated organization offices in: Berlin, Germany*; Brussels, Belgium; Geneva, Switzerland; Jerusalem, Israel*; Melbourne, Australia; Santiago, Chile*; and Warsaw, Poland (*Foreign language requires) domestic and legal policy; human rights advocacy; international policy and diplomacy; media relations; global Jewish affairs; and interreligious/interethnic relations 1L, 2L, and 3L
State of New York Internship 03/01/08 stipend: $2,000 (10 to 13 weeks) Albany, NY; New York City, NY; Washington, D.C. Government 1L and 2L
Public Defender Services for the District of Columbia: Criminal Law Internship Program 03/21/08 $8.00 - $15.00 per hour Washington, D.C. Criminal Law 1L and 2L
ABA John J. Curtin Jr. Justice Fund 2008 Summer Legal Internship Program 03/24/08 stipend: $2,500 (8 weeks) nationwide public interest 1L and 2L