SUMMER FELLOWSHIPS FOR CLS STUDENTS
Center for Japanese Legal Studies Public Interest Fellowship
The Center for Japanese Legal Studies Public Interest Fellowship is open to 1L and 2L students who demonstrate an interest in public interest law and working in Japan for the summer. Up to two fellowships are available and each will provide a stipend of $10,000 to cover airfare, living and other expenses for the summer. Applications must be submitted to Social Justice Initiatives' mailbox (Box B-26, Information Center, first floor Jerome Greene Hall), or by hand delivery to Heather Holloway Moore at 410 West 116th Street (Little Warren), 3rd floor by 5 p.m. on November 30, 2011. Finalists will be interviewed shortly after the application deadline. Fellows will be designated by February. Fellowship selection will be by committee.
The Peggy Browning Fund Fellowship Program
The mission of The Peggy Browning Fund is to educate law students about the rights and needs of workers. Students have been consistently enthusiastic about the invaluable experience they gained. Many law firms, labor unions, and nonprofit organizations serving workers have reported that, because of its reputation and their experience with our Fellows, they consider a Peggy Browning Fellowship as an especially important credential. The Peggy Browning Fund will offer a minimum of $4500 for a ten-week Summer Fellowship to over 50 students. Deadline is January 14, 2011.
John R. Oldham Fellowship
The John R. Oldham ('83) Fellowship is administered through The Center for Chinese Legal Studies of Columbia Law School. This fellowship is available to first and second year law students and supports summer public interest (including government) work or academic research in greater China. If you would like to apply for such funds, please submit a resume, transcripts, a two-page summary of your proposed project, an estimated budget, and whether you have received funding from another source (such as WEAI) including how much, to Paulette Roberts (prober@law.columbia.edu). The application deadline for the John R. Oldham Fellowship is March 11, 2011.
Please note: Students pursuing internships or research in China this summer should also apply for funding to the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. WEAI also offers a Foreign Language and Area Studes (FLAS) fellowship for advanced Asian language study during the summer. Details are available
here. The application deadline for WEAI funding is
March 4, 2011.
Bergstrom Child Welfare Law Summer Fellowship
The Bergstrom Child Welfare Law Summer Fellowship is committed to inspiring the best and brightest law students to pursue careers in child welfare law. Through the fellowship, students gain experience and insight into the field and provide much needed services to various child welfare offices specializing in representing children, parents, and social service agencies. After attending a three-day training session at the end of May at the University of Michigan Law School, Fellows spend at least ten weeks at their placements. The application deadline for the Bergstrom Fellowship is
February 14, 2011.
Bergstrom Child Welfare Summer Fellowship Information and Application Procedures
Neufeld Scheck & Brustin, LLP Summer Associate Positions
Neufeld Scheck & Brustin, LLP, a small civil-rights law firm in Tribeca, NYC, reserves 2 summer associate positions for Columbia Law student 2Ls and pre-clerk 3Ls. Its practice seeks to effect systemic change in policing around the country through 42 U.S.C.s. 1983 litigation, primarily on two areas of official misconduct: wrongful convictions (on behalf of DNA exonerees) and serious police brutality. The NSB internship provides a unique opportunity to explore the intersection of criminal and civil-rights law at every stage of litigation. 2L funding will be matched and 3Ls will be paid on an hourly basis. Hiring will be on a rolling basis. To apply, please e-mail your resume, a cover letter and a writing sample to Debi Cornwall at debi@cnscivilrights.com
Neufeld Scheck & Brustin, LLP
99 Hudson St., 8th Floor
New York, NY 10013
Goldstein Demchak Baller Borgen & Dardarian Civil Rights Summer Fellowship
The Oakland, California plaintiffs' civil rights and environmental justice law firm Goldstein Demchak Baller Borgen & Dardarian offers a summer position specifically to a Columbia Law School public interest student. The Fellowship pays $1,000 per week.
GDBBD Summer Fellowship Application
