The Law School has created the Justice Corps, a visionary new program, to support graduates who are committed to working for the public good and encourage more graduates to begin their careers with a period of public service. When fully funded, this program will send a group of eight or more outstanding new alumni each year to work with non-profit legal organizations to increase access to justice for underrepresented individuals and communities around the world. While other law schools sponsor post-graduate fellowships, no other school has a program of this ambition.
In its initial year, the Justice Corps program provided three two-year fellowships:
Each fellowship provides $50,000 per year for full-time legal work sponsored by an existing organization and supervised by a licensed attorney.
Administered by the William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law, the Justice Corps program will bring fellows to campus to share their experiences with the Law School community and learn from each other. As the program expands, it will also provide broad support for the fellows and former fellows to enhance their professional development.
How to Apply:
The Justice Corps fellowships are awarded each year in early spring to graduating students and alumni currently serving as judicial clerks. Fellows are selected by a faculty committee based on the potential impact of the proposed work and the demonstrated capacity of the applicant and the sponsoring organization to succeed in meeting the project goals.
For program and application information, see Justice Corps Spring 2010 Program Description and Application Information
(The UT Law Faculty Fellowship in Public Interest Law will not be awarded in spring 2010)
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