OTHER SUMMER FUNDING PROGRAMS
In addition to placements through the Human Rights Internship and Guaranteed Summer Funding programs, CLS provides other summer funding opportunities listed below.
Faculty Research Assistant Positions fund students to work closely with Columbia's public interest faculty on various projects. Past students' projects have ranged from a landmark death penalty study to preparation for a meeting of the U.N. Human Rights Committee to a book on the rights of crime victims.
Fellowships are also available to students doing public interest work during their summers. For more information on summer fellowships please refer to the Guide to Guaranteed Summer Funding or the list of selected fellowships available to CLS students featured below.
Depending on availability, there may be other summer fellowships listed on www.pslawnet.org in the “Career Central” section. For any additional questions or concerns regarding summer funding opportunities, please visit SJI’s website or contact SJI staff.
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
SJI'S CLS IN D.C. SUMMER BREAKFAST CLUB (2011)
Social Justice Initiatives' CLS in D.C. Summer Breakfast Club brings Columbia Law School current students, admitted students and graduates together to build a Columbia network of people who have worked or want to work in or with the federal government in D.C..
Each of the breakfasts showcases a particular segment of the D.C. community – the Executive Branch and Independent Agencies, the Hill, and NGOs and law firms involved with governmental issues. Distinguished Law School graduates speak about their work and there is ample time to network. Breakfasts typically wrap no later than 10am.
RSVP is encouraged but not required. To RSVP for any event, please email Brian Juergens (brian.juergens@law.columbia.edu). If you know of other CLS students or alums who might be interested in joining us for these events, please feel free to forward this notice.
Tuesday, June 28, 6-8pm: Kick-off Happy Hour
Let us buy you a drink at R.F.D. Washington! A fun way to connect with other students in town for the summer and meet like-minded alums.
Location: R.F.D. Washington, 810 7th St. NW
Wednesday, June 29, 8:30am: Hill Breakfast
Speakers: Elliot Williams, '03, Assistant Director of the Office of Congressional Relations for ICE; and Liz Aloi, '06, Counsel to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Location: Georgetown University Law Center (600 New Jersey Avenue NW), McDonough Hall, Room 200
Tuesday, July 12, 8:30am: Executive Branch Breakfast
Speakers: Timothy Reif, '85, General Counsel of the Office of the United States Trade Representative; and Michelle Morales, '96, Deputy Director of the Office of Policy and Legislation, Criminal Division, DOJ
PLEASE NOTE - RSVP to bernice.ines@law.columbia.edu for this event is strictly required.
Location: Greenberg, Traurig, LLP (2101 L Street, N.W. Suite 1000)
Wednesday, July 27, 8:30am: NGOs and Firms Breakfast
Speakers: Annette Nazareth, '81, Partner at Davis Polk; and Benjamin Longstreth, '02, Senior Attorney in the Litigation Team at the Natural Resources Defense Council
Location: Davis Polk (901 15th Street, N.W.)
If you have any questions or would like to be added to the list for email updates, please contact brian.juergens@law.columbia.edu
We hope to see you this summer!
