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Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto (CLESPA) is seeking Fall 2016 interns. CLSEPA’s housing staff strives to safeguard decent and affordable housing by working with individual clients and their families to resolve specific housing problems. They counsel and represent tenants in order to help tenants eliminate unsafe and unhealthy housing conditions.

If this sounds like something for you, check out the full post on PSJD. (Application Deadline: August, 5 2016)

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The Legal Aid Society of Nassau County (Hempstead, NY) is seeking entry-level attorneys or recent law graduates for a criminal defense trial attorney position. New attorneys practice in the Society’s District Court Bureau, which handles misdemeanor and violation level offenses.

If this sounds like something for you, check out the full post on PSJD. (Application Deadline: July 29, 2016).

The 62 2016 Class of Equal Justice Fellows come from 34 schools and will work in 19 issue areas.  Fourteen schools had multiple awards: University of Minnesota Law School (4), Northeastern University School of Law (4), Georgetown University Law Center (4), University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (4), University of Texas School of Law (3), New York University School of Law (3), American University Washington College of Law (3), Harvard Law School (3), University of Washington School of Law (3), Columbia Law School (3), University of Houston Law Center (2), Yale Law School (2), University of Michigan Law School (2), and University of Chicago Law School (2).

The largest issue area is Immigrant Populations, with 12 projects based in organizations from Massachusetts and Minnesota to Texas and California. Children/Youth, Veterans, and Disability Rights were the next most commonly funded issue areas encompassing 19 projects.  Funded projects are located primarily on the east and west coasts and Texas, with a few notable exceptions.  Two immigrant populations projects will be housed at the National Immigrant Justice Center in Goshen, IN and the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota in St. Paul, MN; a pro se and other legal representation systems project will be housed at the Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services in Nashville, TN; and a health care/medical-legal partnership project will be housed at the Prairie State Legal Services, Inc. in Rockford, IL.

Funding for these fellowships comes from law firms, corporations, foundations, and anonymous donors.  The most prevalent funding source is private law firms, with Greenberg Traurig, LLP contributing to all or a part of 8 fellowships.

By comparison, there were 53 Fellows in the Class of 2015, hailing from 31 schools.  These projects addressed 17 issue areas, with housing being the most prevalent issue.

Congratulations to the 2016 Equal Justice Works Fellows!  They will be doing outstanding work in their communities.

And the 2017 application is now open.  Visit the Equal Justice Works Fellowship page to download the application guide, view sponsor preferences and sign up for an application webinar.

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Americans for Immigrant Justice (AI Justice – formerly FIAC) is seeking a qualified, full time Supervising Attorney for its work with unaccompanied immigrant children. AI Justice, a not-for-profit law firm founded in 1996 to protect and promote the basic human rights of immigrants, has a multicultural and a multilingual staff. AI Justice works closely with traditional civil rights organizations as well as with grassroots organizations and local, state and national government officials to effect positive change in immigration policies.

If this sounds like something for you, check out the full post on PSJD. (Application Deadline: July 25, 2016).

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Murphy Anderson is accepting applications for an immediate opening for an associate in their Washington, DC office. Murphy Anderson PLLC is a collegial, fast-paced and innovative public-interest law firm.  Firm lawyers practice labor, employment and whistleblower law.

If this sounds like something for you, check out the full posting on PSJD. (Application Deadline: July 15, 2016)

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South Coastal Counties Legal Services (SCCLS), an established non-profit legal services program providing free civil legal aid to low-income and elderly clients in Southeastern Massachusetts, Cape Cod and the Islands, is seeking experienced attorneys, to serve clients with family, housing and /or benefits issues from our Bristol County offices.

If this sounds like something for you, check out the full post on PSJD. (Application Deadline: July 4, 2016).

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Advocates for Children of New York, Inc. (AFC) is seeking a Post-Graduate Legal Fellow to work in one or more of the following areas: Direct representation of individual students and parents in school-related matters, including special education hearings and suspension hearings; Community education and training for students, parents, and professionals on students’ and parents’ rights; and/or Policy reform to address systemic barriers to quality education for NYC students. AFC is a not-for-profit organization that works in partnership with New York City’s most disadvantaged families to secure quality public education services.

If this sounds like something for you, check out the full post on PSJD. (Application Deadline: June 30, 2016).

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Street Law (located in Silver Spring, MD) is seeking a full-time program director to implement their Legal Diversity Pipeline Programs with law firms and corporate legal departments. Their Legal Diversity Pipeline Programs match diverse high schools across the country with law firms or corporate legal departments in their communities.  Volunteer legal professionals teach students about the law and legal careers and provide support and encouragement for the students to pursue legal careers.

If this sounds like something for you, check out the full post on PSJD. (Application Deadline: June 22, 2016).

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The Connecticut Fund for the Environment is seeking a Climate and Energy Attorney. The Connecticut Fund for the Environment (CFE) is a leading non-profit environmental advocacy organization based in New Haven, Connecticut. CFE’s climate and energy program is dedicated to maintaining and enhancing Connecticut’s leadership role in addressing climate change and air pollution and supporting sustainable communities and economies.

If this sounds like something for you, check out the full post on PSJD. (Application Deadline: June 15, 2016)

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Still looking for post-graduate work? The America Civil Liberties Union of the Nation’s Capital (ACLU-DC) is seeking applications for a two year fellowship in civil liberties, beginning this fall. The ACLU is a nationwide, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to the defense and expansion of civil liberties and civil rights.

If this sounds like something for you, check out the full post on PSJD. (Application Deadline: June 24, 2016).