YALE COLLEGE 2009 SUMMER FELLOWSHIP APPLICATIONS ARE DUE DECEMBER 5, 2008, 5PM

The Arthur Liman Public Interest Program at Yale Law School supports undergraduates and graduate students working in the public interest.  Broadly defined, public interest law includes helping those often lacking resources to retain attorneys, as well as engaging in advocacy work of a variety of kinds, and participating in shaping public policy.

The Liman Summer Fellowship offers students an opportunity to participate in public interest law projects. Summer Fellows have worked on issues such as immigrants’ rights, workers’ rights, prison conditions, educational adequacy, and juvenile justice. Placements can include organizations providing civil or criminal legal services to individuals, representation of particular groups, entities focused on problems of legal and public policy and law-related media.

All currently-enrolled students are eligible to apply, including seniors wishing to work the summer immediately following their graduation. Fellowships are offered to students
at Barnard, Brown, Harvard, Princeton (undergraduate & graduate), Spelman, and Yale, with a stipend of approximately $3,000 for an 8-10 week internship.  Students at schools other than Yale should contact the Summer Fellowship director at their respective school for specific application information.  Yale College Application . . .

At the time of applications, students need not have identified a specific project. The Liman Program will help with placements, including at organizations with Liman Fellows.  However, if students are interested in specific substantive areas or projects, they should describe them.

The fellowship is coordinated by the Arthur Liman Public Interest Program at Yale Law School. That program is named after Arthur Liman, a 1957 graduate of Yale Law School.  Through his distinguished career, Liman demonstrated how dedicated lawyers in both private practice and public life can serve the needs of people and causes that might otherwise go unrepresented. The Liman Summer Fellowships are funded by the generous support of Arthur Liman’s son, the filmmaker Doug Liman, and the Liman Foundation.