Careers @ BC Law
Please note that Equal Justice America’s (EJA) Summer Fellowship Program deadline is approaching on March 23rd. To apply, students need to have a placement secured with a civil legal aid or civil rights organization. EJA Fellowships pay up to $5,000 for 10 weeks of full-time work. Students awarded funding from any BC Law funding sources […]
Major League Baseball players are honoring the life of the late Major League Baseball Players Association Executive Director, Michael Weiner, through the Michael Weiner Scholarship for Labor Studies. Awarded by the MLB Players Trust, this scholarship seeks to recognize and support the efforts of graduate and/or law school students dedicated to improving the lives of […]
Applications for the 2023 Justice Catalyst/Public Rights Project Joint Fellowship are due by January 4! Public Rights Project has teamed up with Justice Catalyst for another year to co-sponsor a special fellowship focused on innovative affirmative litigation and enforcement work in state, local, and tribal government offices. This fellowship is geared toward 3Ls and recent […]
The Connecticut Bar Foundation and the Herbert & Nell Singer Foundation invites 3L students and recent graduates who are interested in practicing public interest law to apply for a 2023-2024 Herbert & Nell Singer Fellowship. Singer Fellows are hosted by 501(c)(3) organizations in Connecticut that provide legal services to underserved populations. Fellowships are for an initial term of one […]
The Peggy Browning Fund (PBF) has announced their 2022 National Law Students Workers’ Rights Conference! This year’s event will be in person at the Maritime Conference Center in Linthicum Heights, MD on October 14 and 15, 2022. Learn more about the program schedule, plenaries, workshops & fees on the PBF website! All current law students with a passion for workers rights are invited! […]
DESIGN-YOUR-OWN FELLOWSHIP APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN! Designing your own Fellowship project presents a unique opportunity for you to create your dream job. This Fellowship opportunity allows you to leverage your law degree in service of a community or cause of your choice, and to address an unmet legal need in an underserved community in partnership with an eligible legal […]
Join Public Rights Project and the Travis County District Attorney’s office for a behind-the-scenes look at the impact of local government in protecting their constituent’s rights and safety. Hear how new DA José Garza is working to prove the legal system can meet the needs of the people through fostering trust with the community. He […]
Eduardo Gonzalez, Self-Represented Litigation Network, along with Amelia McGowan, Mississippi Center for Justice, will be co-hosting the first in a series of virtual lunches Thursday, February 24, 1:30pm ET – 2:30pm ET. Register Here. This series is for young professionals and graduate students new to civil justice work who are interested in learning more about access to justice initiatives […]
Thursday, January 27, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM ET, Register here Hundreds of lawyers and advocates will gather virtually on January 27th to urge state legislators to provide $41 million for civil legal aid in the Commonwealth’s Fiscal Year 2023 budget. Civil legal aid is necessary to meet the especially acute need brought about by the […]
If you are interested in workers’ rights, you will want to apply to the Peggy Browning Fund’s 2022 Summer Fellowship program! The application is now open. The Peggy Browning Fund seeks to educate and inspire the next generation of advocates for workplace justice! You can find the full list of opportunities HERE. 1L and 2L Law […]