Public Interest Fellowships Open Only to Yale Law School Graduates and Students

*** To view an announcement on new public interest initiatives and financial support for graduates (including post-graduate fellowships), please read Dean Harold Hongju Koh's message to the Yale Law School community.

Arthur Liman Public Interest Fellowship 
Heyman Federal Public Service Fellowship Program
Howard M. Holtzmann Fellowships in International Dispute Resolution
International Court of Justice Internship/Clerkship
Mary A. McCarthy Fellowships in Public Interest Law
The Robert L. Bernstein Fellowships in International Human Rights
YLS Fellowship at the Permanent Court of Arbitration (The Hague)

Fellowships Open To Any Law School Graduate

Initiative for Public Interest Law at Yale, Inc.
Robert M. Cover Fellowship

Travel Reimbursement for Interviews in the Public Interest

Additional Yale University Resources on Fellowships

Fellowships Open Only to Yale Law School Graduates and Students

Arthur Liman Public Interest Fellowship
Supports one year of full-time work in the U.S. in a law-related endeavor designed to further public interest, generally under the sponsorship of an existing organization or possibly through a start-up project. Open to all graduates of the law school, regardless of graduation year.  Funding:  $42,250.

Sarah Russell, Director
Room M36A
Tel: 203-432-2230
Email: sarah.russell@yale.ed
www.law.yale.edu/liman/
Application Deadline: 11/13/07

Heyman Federal Public Service Fellowship Program
Supports recent Yale Law graduates who wish to work closely with high- level leaders in the federal government for one year, either through an existing position or through a “special assistantship.”  The fellowship allows alumni to explore careers in public service and to bring creative, entrepreneurial ideas to the federal government.  Two to three fellowships will be awarded each year for fellows to work in the executive or possibly legislative branch of the United States federal government.  Positions that will not be considered include judicial clerkships, entry-level positions, and work for political campaigns.  To read more about the Heyman Fellowship and the application information, click here. Funding: $45,000 and health benefits.

Theresa Bryant, Executive Director and Director of Public Interest
Career Development Office
Tel: 203-432-1695
Fax: 203-432-8423
Email: theresa.bryant@yale.edu
Application Deadline: 12/01/08. If funding is available, 3/20/09

Howard M. Holtzmann Fellowships in International Dispute Resolution
Supports J.S.D. candidates preparing dissertations and J.D. students wishing to pursue special research projects in international arbitration, conciliation, and dispute resolution. Applications must be submitted while you are a student.  Funding: Typically $3,000 to $6,000.

Marilyn Drees, Director, Judicial Clerkships and Fellowships
Career Development Office
Tel: 203-432-1691
Fax: 203-432-8423
Email: marilyn.drees@yale.edu
Application Deadline: Rolling deadline 2/1/08 - 3/28/08

International Court of Justice Internship/Clerkship
The International Court of Justice at The Hague, the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, makes available a nine-month internship/clerkship position that is funded by the Law School.  Trainees assist members of the court in tasks such as drafting opinions, orders, and other court documents; preparing for oral arguments; and researching a variety of legal issues.  The position is open to J.D.s, LL.M.s, and J.S.D.s within five years of their graduation, and has been filled by an LL.M. since the inception of the program for the 2002-03 term.  Candidates must be proficient in at least one of the ICJ’s official languages, English or French, and some knowledge of the other is helpful.  Funding: Approximately $32,000, with contribution toward health care.  Application information is available in the handout drawer in CDO.

Marilyn Drees, Director of Judicial Clerkships and Fellowships
Career Development Office
Tel: 203-432-1691
Fax: 203-432-8423
Email: marilyn.drees@yale.edu
Application Deadline: 1/16/08                                                                            

Mary A. McCarthy Fellowships in Public Interest Law
Supports public interest law projects, especially in mediation and the rights of immigrants, prisoners, criminal defendants, and women. Work products have ranged from legal briefs and evidence gathered in support of litigation to articles in national journals, informational pamphlets, and videos. Applications must be submitted while you are a student.  Funding: Typically equivalent to SPIF.

Marilyn Drees, Director, Judicial Clerkships and Fellowships
Career Development Office
Tel: 203-432-1691
Fax: 203-432-8423
Email: marilyn.drees@yale.edu
Application Deadline: Rolling deadline 2/1/08 - 3/28/08

The Robert L. Bernstein Fellowships in International Human Rights
Bernstein Fellows may work anywhere in the world. Applicants are encouraged to create projects with appropriate organizations, but independent projects will also be considered. The fellowship is intended to foster innovative approaches to human rights advocacy or to promote work on important human rights issues that have received relatively little attention.  Funding: $42,250.

James J. Silk, Executive Director
Liz Brundige, Cover/Lowenstein Fellow
Room 249
Tel: 203-432-7480
Email: schell.law@yale.edu
www.law.yale.edu/schell
Application Deadline: 02/11/08

YLS Fellowship at the Permanent Court of Arbitration (The Hague)
The Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague was established to facilitate dispute resolution between states, state entities, intergovernmental organizations, and private parties. The YLS Fellow will spend one year at the PCA, commencing fall 2008 and ending during summer 2009.  All Fellows will have significant drafting and research responsibilities. Fellows will also organize and observe hearings and deliberations, help negotiate and resolve issues among arbitrators, and work directly with the Secretary General to promote the PCA. The position is open to J.D.s and LL.M.s in their final year, as well as J.S.D.s and recent graduates.To read more about the Fellowship and the application information, click here. Funding: Stipend of $42,250, as well as a contribution towards health insurance and reimbursement for airfare for one round trip economy class ticket from the United States (up to of $1000).

Travel Reimbursement for Interviews in the Public Interest 
CDO has created TRI-PI (Travel Reimbursement for Interviews in the Public Interest) which reimburses 3L students for travel expenses, up to $400, to public interest interviews. Contact Juliann Davis in the Career Development Office at 432-1676 for guidelines on this program. 

Fellowships Open To Any Law School Graduate

Initiative for Public Interest Law at Yale, Inc.
This student organization funds and supports innovative public interest law projects to protect the legal rights of inadequately represented groups or interests. Proposed projects should be new; they can be designed in conjunction with an organization as long as they are not simply funding requests for the ongoing work of an existing organization.  Funding: Up to $30,000.

Geri Greenspan
Email: geri.greenspan@yale.edu
www.yale.edu/initiative
Application Deadline: 2/1/08

Robert M. Cover Fellowship
Yale Law School's Robert M. Cover Fellowship Program offers post-graduate fellowships to experienced attorneys interested in clinical law teaching. The Cover Fellowship Program seeks to attract lawyers with at least five years of practice (or equivalent experience). Each fellowship starts during the summer and lasts for two years, with a stipend of about $46,000 per year. One new Cover Fellow is selected each year. Fellows work with one or more civil clinics, which include immigration, domestic violence, housing, transactional and general civil law.

Kathryn Stoddard Jannke
Office Manager
The Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization
Tel: 203-432-4800
Fax: 203-432-1426
Email: kathryn.stoddard@yale.edu
www.law.yale.edu/lso
Application Deadline: 12/1/08

Yale University Resources

Student Grants and Fellowships Database 
http://studentgrants.yale.edu/

The Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale Fellowships 
http://www.yale.edu/macmillan/

International Education and Fellowship Programs
http://www.yale.edu/iefp