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PUBLIC SERVICE MATTERS
09/28/2017
UPCOMING EVENTS
Newark Sustainability Institute Speaker Series Begins: 10/2
Human Rights Under Attack: 10/3
NYC National Lawyers Guild Event: 10/7
First Monday: 10/11
Rutgers Center for Security Race and Rights: Securitizing Gender in the War on Terror and Crime: 10/19
Browning/Workers’ Rights Forum: 11/7
PRO BONO OPPORTUNITIES
Volunteer Lawyers for Justice
Make the Road Walking
SUMMER INTERNSHIPS
ACLU National Prison Project
Advocates for Children of NY Federal Defenders (Pittsburgh):
Capital Appeals Project
Center for Popular Democracy
Human Rights Watch International Program
The Office of Counsel to the Inspector General (OCIG) Pathways Summer Legal Internship Program
POST-GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS
National Youth Defender In Re Gault Fellowship
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Fellowship
I. UPCOMING EVENTS
The Newark Environmental Sustainability Institute (NESI) and the Political Science Department at Rutgers-
Newark will co-sponsor a seminar by Nathaly Agosto Filión, Chief Sustainability Officer, and City of Newark
Office of Sustainability.
Monday, October 2, 2017
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Smith Hall Seminar Room 125, Earth & Environmental Sciences Department, Rutgers-Newark
101 Warren St.
Newark, NJ 07102
The City of Newark Sustainability Action Plan was published in 2013, and lays out strategies for making Newark’s
environment a positive force in the life of the City. In it, the City of Newark commits to pursuing the vision of a
healthy, green, vibrant city by promoting environmental, social, and economic well-being over the long-term.
Today, nearly five years later, the City of Newark is facing a new set of challenges—and has the chance to take
advantage of new opportunities. The Sustainability Action Plan update process will build on all the work that has
been done to date, laying out a work plan for how City departments, partner agencies, local organizations and
committed residents can work together to move Newark’s sustainability agenda forward over the coming years.
HUMAN RIGHTS UNDER ATTACK
Join Professors Jorge Contesse and Janet Gallagher to learn more about the “Human Rights Under Attach” Project. This project focuses on how international law is faring in today's rights-hostile international environment,
and also at how inequality drives injustice in different national contexts (the United States, Chile and Colombia). The project brings together faculty and students with interests in human rights, international law, civil rights, and
issues of inequality and social justice. Tuesday, October 3rd, from 12 to 1:30 PM, in Room 292 (the Berson Boardroom).
NYC NATIONAL LAWYERS GUILD: Disorientation 2017
Saturday, October 7th
, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 pm
NYU Furman Hall, 245 Sullivan Street
National Lawyers Guild (NLG), is a progressive public interest association of public interest lawyers, faculty,
students, and activists, founded in 1937. This daylong program will include sessions on social movements and law reform and also feature a “legal
observer” training.
FIRST MONDAY 2017, October 11, 2018, 4:00 p.m.
First Monday will feature a discussion of three cases before the United States Supreme Court: the travel ban, in
the context of rising Islamaphobia (IRAP v. Trump), the criminal justice system’s impact on immigrant
communities (Sessions v. Dimaya), and the issue of excessive use of force by the police (Los Angeles v. Mendez).
The event will feature speakers discussing the impacts of these cases on local communities, including: the mother
of Eric Garner, Gwen Carr; Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations NJ, Jay Rehman; and a
community organizer from Make the Road NJ. Speaking on the legal issues before the Supreme Court will be
Rutgers Law School Professors Sahar Aziz and Alexis Karteron and an immigration attorney from The Bronx
Defenders, Rosa Cohen-Cruz. During the second hour of the program, the speakers will join small group
discussions with interested audience members to dig deeper into the cases and their impacts on communities.
After the program, the public interest program will be the awarding of the prestigious Eric R. Neisser Award. The
award is presented to a Rutgers Law graduate with a deep commitment to social justice. This year’s award
recipient will be Victor Monterrosa, Jr. ’14 a staff attorney at Covenant House of New Jersey, member of the
Newark Civilian Complaint Review Board, a community organizer with the Greater Newark HUD Tenant
Coalition, and a board member of the Urban Cooperative Enterprise Legal Center.
Registration:
EQUAL JUSTICE WORKS FAIR
2017 Conference and Career Fair - October 27 & 28
The Equal Justice Works Conference and Career Fair is the largest
national public interest legal career fair in the country. More than
165 public interest employers conduct interviews for internships and
full-time jobs and meet with students in informal “table talk”
discussions of public interest legal opportunities. Over 1,200 students from nearly 150 law schools attend for
interviews, workshops on public interest careers, networking, resume review, mock interviews, and more.
While the deadline to apply for formal interviews has passed, we encourage 2Ls/3Ls who are pursuing public
interest internships and post-graduate fellowships to consider attending the Fair where they will have the
opportunity to conduct informal interviews, attend panels, and network with employers.
Ongoing Registration: Thursday, September 14th
- Friday, October 27th
: Student and recent graduate registration
for workshops and Table Talk (job application period closed)
Registration Link: http://www.equaljusticeworks.org/law-school/conference-and-careerfair/students#Registration
PEGGY BROWNING FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM: Workers’ Rights
Rutgers Law, Newark
Date: Tuesday, November 7, 2017
Time: 12:00pm-1:00pm
Panelists:
Moderator: James Pope, Professor of Law, Rutgers Law
James McGregor, Research Director, SEIU 1199, Rutgers Law Alumus, PBF ‘
Megann McManus – Associate Attorney, Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C., PBF ‘
Henry Powell – Director, National Labor Relations Board, Region 22
Gwynne Wilcox, Partner, Levy Ratner, P.C., Rutgers Law Alumna, PBF Board Member
II. PRO BONO OPPORTUNITIES
Volunteer Lawyers for Justice offers law students (including 1Ls), the opportunity to work on limited-scope
representation through which students gain hands on experience with a modest time commitment. In the Fall, 1Ls
are able to participate in a training and one clinic – for a total of approximately five (5) hours. For students who
are pursuing public interest, the ability to get hands on experience, while providing meaningful service, can add a
critical dimension to the first year experience, while also enhancing your network and marketability. The
following projects are currently seeking pro bono interns:
Child Support: VLJ’s child support seminar and clinic are each held once a month. During the seminar,
an experienced family law attorney speaks about child support laws in New Jersey. After the seminar, law
students will meet with clients to complete legal assessment and screening. Approved clients will receive
additional assistance at a future child support clinic. Law students volunteering at the clinic are required to
come to VLJ’s office a week prior to the clinic in order to prepare client case files for the clinic. Law
students would review client files, draft pleadings, compute child support guidelines using Family Law
Software, and prepare supplemental documents. At the clinic, law students will assist volunteer attorneys
at client meeting and interview clients; drafting pleadings; and compute child support guidelines.
Consumer Law Clinic: VLJ partners with the Essex County Courthouse to sponsor this project assisting
low-income debtors. Volunteer attorneys provide legal advice and limited-scope representation to debtors
representing themselves in civil court. Volunteer attorneys provide legal advice, draft pro se pleadings and
negotiate settlements with creditors.
Pro Se Divorce: This project, a partnership between VLJ and the Essex County Family Court, assists low-
income citizens with divorce actions. Students assist attorneys in providing legal advice and limited-scope
representation to pro se litigants in divorce cases.
Make the Road Seeks Rutgers Law Students to Assist with Immigrant Citizenship Clinic
About Make the Road: Make the Road New Jersey builds the power of immigrant and working class communities to
achieve dignity and respect through community organizing, policy innovation, legal services and transformative
education. More than 550 working class immigrant families have joined our organization as dues paying members. Our
members form a leadership committee that sets campaign and programmatic priorities for the organization. In our two
and a half year history our members have accomplished significant pro-Immigrant and pro-worker policies, including a
paid sick leave policy that guarantees access to paid leave for 25,000 previously uncovered private sector workers in
Elizabeth, municipal ID programs in Elizabeth and Roselle, NJ that provide access to government issued ID for all
residents, regardless of immigration status, and landmark sanctuary city and school policies in 6 jurisdictions across the
state. Our legal services team represents hundreds of immigrant families in deportation cases, citizenship and other
applications for affirmative relief.”
MRNJ requests the pro bono support of Rutgers Law students in our Friday citizenship clinic during the academic
school year 2017-2018. As immigration enforcement ramps up across the country, U.S. citizenship becomes even
more critical as the only safe harbor from deportation. MRNJ runs a weekly citizenship clinic on Fridays in our office
in Elizabeth, NJ, where we assist lawful permanent residents in the naturalization process, including completely form
N-400, filing for fee waivers and addressing any legal issues that may arise in the process. Under the supervision of
MRNJ's staff attorneys, students will help screen applicants for eligibility to naturalize, assist applicants in assembling
the necessary documentation and complete form N-400 and any associated applications. Students will also complete
legal research on complex areas of the law relating to naturalization. Students may represent applicants in the interview
process under the supervision of MRNJ attorneys.
Interested? Contact Susan Feathers at [email protected].
III. SUMMER 2018 INTERNSHIPS
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION (ACLU) - NATIONAL PRISON PROJECT
http://www.aclu.org/prisoners-rights
Job Description
Founded in 1972 by the American Civil Liberties Union, the National Prison Project (NPP) seeks to ensure
constitutional conditions of confinement in prisons, jails, juvenile facilities, and immigration detention facilities.
The Project seeks to promote prisoners’ rights through class action litigation and public education. Its priorities
include reducing prison overcrowding, improving prisoner medical care, eliminating violence and maltreatment,
and increasing oversight and accountability in prisons, jails, and other places of detention.
The Project also works to challenge the policies of over-incarceration that have led the United States to imprison
more people than any other country in the world. This is an opportune moment to reform those policies. There
is a growing consensus among criminal justice experts and policymakers that America’s criminal justice system has
relied too heavily on incarceration as the first and often only response for non-violent behavior that could better
be addressed through other means. The population in American prisons and jails has tripled in the past 15 years
and now approaches two and a half million. Facilities are overcrowded; medical systems are overwhelmed; work,
education, and treatment programs are inadequate; and prison violence has increased. This failed experiment
does not make us safer, it is not affordable, and it exacerbates the racial disparities that have long plagued the
criminal justice system. The Summer Legal Internship is a full-time position. Interns will have the opportunity to
gain valuable experience by working alongside the National Prison Project team. More specifically, legal interns
will:
Work closely with staff lawyers on major class action civil rights lawsuits in federal court.
Draft pleadings and briefs, discovery and motion practices, and assist with trials and appeals.
Provide technical assistance to ACLU local affiliates, cooperating lawyers, and other lawyers who seek
assistance from the Project.
Eligibility and Qualifications:
First, second and third year law students may apply.
Applicants must have strong analytical skills, an ability to write clearly, and a commitment to civil liberties and
public interest law.
A familiarity with criminal justice issues is highly desirable.
Students are highly encouraged to seek public interest fellowships or other funding for the internship.
Arrangements also can be made with the student’s law school for work/study stipends. In the event a student is
unable to secure alternative funding, a stipend will be provided by the Project.
This job description provides a general but not comprehensive list of the essential
Application Instructions:
Please send a cover letter describing your interest in prison reform and civil liberties, including any relevant life or work experience; a legal writing sample; a resume; and three references to [email protected] . Reference
[Summer 2018 Legal Internship, NPP] in the subject line . Please note that this is not the general ACLU applicant
email address. This email address is specific to National Prison Project postings. In order to ensure your
application is received please make certain it is sent to the correct e-mail address.
http://www.advocatesforchildren.org
Job Description
Advocates for Children of New York (AFC) is seeking law students
for its Summer Law Intern Program in Education Advocacy, which
is based on a clinical model. Interns work closely with clients
(families of children ages 0-21 in NYC) throughout all stages of
representation from intake to investigation to settlement negotiations
and from preparation to possible execution of administrative
hearings regarding the provision of special education services. The
administrative hearings in special education cases, called impartial hearings, involve legal research,
opening statements, direct and cross examination of witnesses, and closing arguments. Interns also assist attorneys
with impact litigation and policy reform initiatives. AFC’s policy reforms focus on the needs of students most at
risk of academic failure including: students in the juvenile justice and foster care systems; immigrant students and
English Language Learners; students in temporary housing; and students with special education needs.
Responsibilities: Interns meet weekly for training sessions to learn about relevant law, regulations, cases, and
trial skills. Interns are also matched with attorney mentors with whom they meet regularly to discuss cases and
assignments. Mentors work one on one with interns throughout the summer to develop their legal reasoning and
advocacy skills. Additionally, AFC arranges for interns to visit a variety of schools and other educational programs
throughout the summer. AFC’s summer law student internship program is extremely competitive and highly
regarded in the public interest community.
The internship program is 10 weeks long, with the option to extend the internship for another 2 weeks (for a total
of 12 weeks) with supervisor approval. Although the internship is not paid, we will work with law school programs
that fund or provide credit to law students.
About AFC: Advocates for Children of New York, Inc. (AFC) is a not-for-profit organization that works to ensure
a high-quality education for New York City students who face barriers to academic success, focusing on students
from low-income backgrounds. AFC works on behalf of children and youth who are at greatest risk of academic
failure due to poverty, race, ethnicity, disability, homelessness, immigration status/limited English proficiency, or
involvement in the child welfare or juvenile justice systems. We use uniquely integrated strategies to advance
systemic reform, empower families and communities, and advocate for the educational rights of
individual students. For more information about AFC, see our website: www.advocatesforchildren.org.
Application Instructions:
AFC will review applications and make offers in two stages. We strongly encourage 2Ls to apply by October 9,
2017. Second-year law students who apply by October 9, 2017 at 11:59pm will be considered for interviews taking
place on October 25th and 26th. The final application deadline for all law students is January 3, 2018 at 11:59
pm. Students who apply by January 3, 2017 at 11:59pm will be considered for interviews taking place on January
18th and 19th. We will notify students selected for interviews a few days before the interviews. Interviews can be
conducted through Skype if necessary.
Please note that we will not be interviewing at any career fairs. We will only be interviewing on the dates listed
above.
Please e-mail your cover letter and resume to [email protected]. You may address your
cover letter to “Summer Intern Hiring Committee.” You should highlight any personal or professional experience
you have that demonstrates your connection to the populations that AFC serves, as well as your interest in
interning at AFC. Please indicate in your resume whether or not you speak any languages other than English and
your level of fluency in these languages. Please further indicate in your cover letter if you would feel
comfortable answering an interview question in Spanish or in another language other than English. If you apply
and then accept another internship offer prior to our interview days, we would appreciate it if you would e-mail us
to let us know that you no longer wish to be considered.
Application Deadline: 01/03/2018
CAPITAL APPEALS PROJECT/THE PROMISE OF JUSTICE INITIATIVE
http://www.thejusticecenter.org
Job Description: The Capital Appeals Project (CAP) is a non-profit law office based in New Orleans, Louisiana
that provides capital appellate and post-conviction representation to indigent people on Louisiana’s death row.
CAP is one of the leading death penalty appeals offices in the country, and has represented clients in several
recent cases before the Supreme Court of the United States, including Kennedy v. Louisiana, Snyder v. Louisiana,
and Montejo v. Louisiana. CAP provides high-quality representation in the state and federal courts throughout
Louisiana, and acts as a resource to public defenders and criminal defense lawyers across the state. CAP attorneys
have successfully represented clients in state district courts, the Louisiana Supreme Court, and the U.S. Supreme
Court, which in turn has improved the quality and standards of representation for indigent capital defendants in
Louisiana. We also represent a number of non-capital juvenile clients in proceedings implementing the recent
Supreme Court decisions which limit life without parole sentences for juvenile offenders.
About PJI: The Promise of Justice Initiative (PJI) is a non-profit organization that works in tandem with CAP in
seeking the humane, fair, and equal treatment of individuals in the criminal justice system. Its multi-pronged
approach to change includes civil litigation, community outreach, and other advocacy focusing on inhumane
conditions of confinement, prosecutorial misconduct, racial bias, effective representation, and the ultimate
abolition of the death penalty. PJI is actively litigating the extreme, inhumane heat conditions on death row at the
Louisiana State Penitentiary, the inadequate medical care for all inmates at the prison, and the state’s lethal
injection procedures. Through PJI, we also represent death sentenced inmates in federal habeas corpus
proceedings, and non-capital clients in clemency proceedings.
CAP and PJI work together under a single Executive Director, and a shared staff of twenty one. This unique
structure allows direct representation to inform systemic challenges – and vice versa – and provides the flexibility
to identify and pursue change where it is most needed.
Internship Description and Requirements: Both CAP and PJI offer internships during the summer and
throughout the year. Each intern is assigned to a senior attorney for supervision and mentorship.
CAP interns work on individual cases in appeal, post-conviction or federal habeas proceedings, assisting attorneys,
investigators and other staff. Depending on the caseload of their supervising attorney, interns may also have the
opportunity to participate in PJI cases. Work includes visiting clients on death row, reviewing trial records, legal
research and writing including preparing motions and briefs, and assisting with investigation, reviewing and
collecting records, and conducting factual analysis in cases. The work demands rigorous attention to detail and
creating thinking and offers students closely supervised opportunity to learn the intricacies of death penalty
jurisprudence, as well as criminal, appellate and federal habeas law.
PJI interns work on the ongoing civil and conditions of confinement litigation, which can include drafting motions
or responses, visiting clients and witnesses, and preparing for trials or appeals.
The internship begins with a training program, and we provide a program of weekly brown bag lunches where
interns have the opportunity to learn from and meet some of the top public interest lawyers and workers from
other organizations around the city, as well as our own staff.
The Center for Popular Democracy (CPD) is a high-impact
national organization based in New York City and Washington,
D.C. that promotes equity, opportunity, and a dynamic democracy
by partnering with grassroots organizations around the country to
build community power and transform the state and local policy
landscape. CPD provides legal and strategic policy and research
support to movements, and on state and local legislative
campaigns, that advance a pro-worker, pro-immigrant, racial justice
agenda. We also collaborate with established and emerging
grassroots groups as they develop and refine their community
organizing methodology and internal management, fundraising,
and communications infrastructure. We engage deeply with our 51
affiliates in 32 states and Puerto Rico on a wide range of policy,
research, organizing, and campaign related projects.
CPD is developing and moving cutting-edge policies in partnership with some of the most sophisticated
community and labor organizations in the country. Some of our current work includes:
Demanding divestment from the criminalization of communities of color, and investment into their health,
infrastructure and equity;
Fighting for strong public schools and against the privatization of public education;
Championing the rights of immigrants, including the fight for Sanctuary Cities and legal representation for
those facing deportation or detention
Advancing the next-generation of worker justice policies, including fighting wage theft, winning minimum wage
increases and the right to paid sick days, fighting fluctuating schedules and involuntary part-timing of work, and
policies that facilitate worker organizing;
Advocating for policies that expand the franchise and make it easier to vote;
Pressing for elite economic institutions such as the Federal Reserve Bank to be more transparent and
accountable to low-income communities;
Supporting local elected officials across the country who are seeking to move progressive local public policy in
their communities.
CPD seeks talented, public interest-oriented 2Ls and 1Ls to participate in our summer Internship in Lawyering &
Policy Innovation. Students will provide critically important support for CPD’s work in both issue areas through:
Legal research and analysis that supports development of viable policy options;
Policy research and analysis that identifies and evaluates approaches taken in jurisdictions across the country
In addition, interns will conduct campaign research that informs strategy and produce related materials such as
draft legislative language, proposal summaries and op-eds. Interns will be expected to work 40 hours/week and
will be supervised directly by CPD’s staff. Interns typically are based out of our New York City office, but interns
interested in working off site may be considered depending on their level of experience and desired focus of work.
Application Instructions: Interested applicants should submit a resume, cover letter, legal writing sample and three
references through our hiring portal: https://cpd.hiringthing.com/job/52131/internship-in-lawyering-policy-
innovation-summer-2018. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
CPD is an affirmative action employer. We actively recruit people of color, people with disabilities, and people with diverse gender and sexual identities.
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH - INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE PROGRAM
http://www.hrw.org/topic/international-justice
The International Justice Program of Human Rights
Watch (“HRW”) seeks law student interns for the New
York office. Ideally, the intern will be available beginning
in May 2018 until August 2018. The intern will primarily
focus on monitoring international law developments in
targeted country situations and on researching and drafting
papers on issues of international justice. The intern will
gain knowledge of international courts and international
justice mechanisms and will build skills in legal research,
writing, and advocacy.
The intern will learn and be exposed to:
Conducting legal research;
Analyzing international law;
Reviewing and documenting media reports on relevant issues;
Monitoring developments at the International Criminal Court;
Conducting policy analysis of ongoing international justice developments;
Identifying and understanding key issues in international justice;
Compiling case research;
Drafting advocacy-style documents that will be used internally and as background for advocacy
projects;
Gaining familiarity with the Rome Statute;
Developing a greater attention to detail through footnoting and fact-checking;
Presenting information in a compelling manner in internal drafts;
Close supervision and evaluation sessions to provide a feedback and support.
Qualifications:
Background in law (either an LLB, LLM, JD, or other relevant law degree)
Enrollment in an accredited, degree-granting graduate or law program for the duration of the internship
term;
Strong interest in international criminal justice and a demonstrated commitment to human rights and/or
international issues is highly desirable;
Relevant coursework is highly preferred;
Knowledge of French is a plus;
Application Instructions:
Please apply immediately at the following link: https://careers.hrw.org/opportunities/show/?jobid=1496
Application Deadline: 10/15/201
NEW YORK LAWYERS FOR THE PUBLIC INTEREST (NYLPI)
http://www.nylpi.org
NYLPI is a non-profit civil rights legal organization that pioneered the
practice of community lawyering in New York City. NYLPI’s dedicated
and talented staff employs bold, creative approaches to litigation, policy
advocacy, and community organizing in order to advance equality and
civil rights in three core program areas:
Disability Justice works to advance civil rights and ensure
equality of opportunity, self-determination, and independence for
people with disabilities. Our advocacy spans many areas, including
housing, transportation, education, community integration, and
government programs and services.
Environmental Justice fights to create sustainable, healthy communities and end disproportionate exposure to
pollution, including through community organizing and providing legal assistance to low-income
neighborhoods and communities of color that bear an unfair burden of environmental threats.
Health Justice seeks to end discriminatory barriers to health care, healthy spaces, and healthy lives through its
racial justice and immigrant rights focus on health care advocacy. Our advocacy includes improving health
care access for immigrants with serious medical needs and attacking the social determinants of health.
About the Program: The Program provides ten weeks of substantive legal work and intensive training in a
collaborative environment under the supervision of experienced attorneys. Program participants may be eligible
for a stipend of up to $5,500.
Typical work assignments include:
Drafting memoranda and conducting legal research in support of litigation and policy campaigns
Interviewing and assisting in representing individual clients
Meeting with community organizations
Attending court hearings and depositions
Application Instructions:
Please submit a letter explaining your interest in the Program, your resume, and a
legal writing sample (no more than six pages) via email
to [email protected] with “Civil Rights Legal Internship” in the subject line.
Please note that we only accept applications from current second-year law
students.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR
GENERAL (OIG)
http://oig.hhs.gov/
The Office of Counsel to the Inspector General (OCIG) Pathways Summer Legal Internship Program offers
PAID opportunities for students that have completed two years of law school and have a demonstrated interest in
health law. Although program dates are flexible, selected applicants must commit to working a minimum of 35
hours per week for 10 to 12 weeks, in OCIG’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. Applications will be accepted
from September 11 to September 29, 2017 through USA Jobs.
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
fights fraud, waste, and abuse in HHS programs including Medicare, Medicaid, Healthcare Marketplaces, NIH,
FDA, CDC and more. OCIG promotes the mission of the OIG through timely, accurate, and persuasive legal
advocacy and counsel. OCIG has three branches. The Administrative and Civil Remedies Branch handles civil
fraud and abuse cases involving Medicare, Medicaid, and other programs, works with the Department of Justice to
resolve civil False Claims Act cases, initiates administrative cases, and defends the decision to exclude providers
from participating in Federal health care programs. The Industry Guidance Branch issues advisory opinions to the
public and health care industry on whether an activity constitutes grounds for sanction and provides legal advice to
HHS and DOJ on the Anti-Kickback Statute. The Advice Branch advises on issues such as the scope and
exercise of the Inspector General’s authorities and responsibilities, investigative techniques and resolution, and
audits and inspections. OCIG will strive to give each extern an opportunity to work with all three branches
through performing legal research and drafting briefs, legal memorandum, and correspondence.
Learn more about OIG at our website: www.oig.hhs.gov
Program Requirements:
Applicants must have completed two years of law school (or equivalent for evening/part-time programs and
joint degree programs).
Applicants must have coursework or experience in health care.
Applicants must meet the requirements of the Pathways Internship Program.
Application Instructions:
Apply on USAJobs: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/478707900 Announcement Number: HHS-
OIG-IN-9-1997010
Application Deadline: 09/29/2017
IV. POST GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS
NATIONAL JUVENILE DEFENDER CENTER
Washington, DC
http://www.njdc.info
Job Description
Recent law school graduates (Class of 2017 or 2018) are invited to apply for a two-year juvenile defense fellowship
at the National Juvenile Defender Center (NJDC) in Washington, D.C. starting in September 2018.
The Gault Fellowship is in honor of the U.S. Supreme Court case In re Gault. The Gault decision extended to
juveniles many of the same due process protections afforded adults accused of crimes, including the right to
counsel.
NJDC is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting justice for all children by ensuring excellence in juvenile
defense. Through community building, training, and policy reform, we provide national leadership on juvenile
defense issues with a focus on curbing the deprivation of young people’s rights in the court system. Our reach
extends to urban, suburban, rural, and tribal areas, where we elevate the voices of youth, families, and defenders
to create positive case outcomes and meaningful opportunities for children. We also work with broad coalitions to
ensure that the reform of juvenile courts includes the protection of children’s rights–particularly the right to
counsel.
Responsibilities: The Gault Fellows collaborate with NJDC staff to develop legal and policy initiatives around a
broad range of juvenile defense issues. The Fellows perform extensive legal research and analysis for NJDC and
assist with the provision of training and technical assistance to the juvenile defense community. The Fellows work
closely with juvenile defense attorneys, public defender offices, law schools, legal clinics, and nonprofit law centers
to improve access to counsel and the quality of representation for all children. The Fellows write reports, articles,
issue briefs, and fact sheets to inform the field, and additionally review the content and citations of all materials
developed by NJDC. The Fellows may also assist in long-term research and writing on a variety of high-level
reform projects. Each Fellow is expected to proactively initiate projects to improve the provision of justice in the
juvenile delinquency system.
Qualifications: Applicants must be recent law graduates (Class of 2017 or 2018) with excellent legal research,
writing, and analytical skills, an ability to work independently, and superb attention to detail. Knowledge of
juvenile delinquency law is helpful but not required; a demonstrated interest in juvenile rights, criminal law, civil
rights, and racial and social justice is essential. Applicants should be hard-working, self-motivated, well-organized,
possess a positive attitude and a sense of humor, and have the proven ability to work with a wide range of people.
The Fellow will be expected to begin the fellowship in September 2018, ending in August 2020, must be able to
commit to the full two years, and must have the capacity for occasional work-related travel.
Salary and Benefits: The Gault Fellow works for two years, and is provided a first year salary of $45,000 with the
possibility of an increase in the second year, plus full health benefits.
Application Procedure: Candidates should send a cover letter, resume, three references, and short (approx. 250
word) summary and analysis of the landmark juvenile rights case In re Gault, 387 U.S. 1 (1967), with the subject
line “2018-2020 Gault Fellowship Application – [Last Name]” to [email protected] as a single .pdf file.
Applications are due Monday, October 30. Final decisions are expected to be made by mid-December.
Salary
$41k - $55k/year
Application Instructions:
Candidates should send a cover letter, resume, three references, and short (approx. 250 word) summary and
analysis of the landmark juvenile rights case In re Gault, 387 U.S. 1 (1967), with the subject line “2018-2020 Gault
Fellowship Application – [Last Name]” to [email protected] as a single .pdf file. Applications are due Monday,
October 30. Final decisions are expected to be made by mid-December.
Application Deadline: 10/30/2017
ROBERT F. KENNEDY HUMAN RIGHTS
http://www.rfkhumanrights.org/
The Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Donald M. and Susan N.
Wilson Fellowship provides invaluable training and experience for a
recent law school graduate preparing for a career in human
rights. Please note that a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree (or foreign
equivalent) is required for this position.
Duties include, but are not limited to:
Conduct factual research and draft memoranda on the human rights
situation in countries of interest to the Center and on thematic issues (e.g., the right to freedom of expression,
right to nationality);
Conduct research on the application of international human rights norms to country conditions, developments in
the domestic legal systems of specific countries and their implications for human rights, and other questions;
Prepare documents in support of litigation before international tribunals (e.g. Inter-American Commission on
Human Rights, African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, UN Treaty Bodies), and in support of
advocacy before governments, international organizations, and U.N. special procedures;
Help maintain and manage communication with clients, human rights defenders, and civil society partners around
the world in support of joint litigation and advocacy;
Participate in and contribute to litigation and advocacy strategy.
Attend and report on briefings, Congressional hearings, symposia and other meetings;
Monitor sources of information on countries and issues of concern to Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights; and
collect, organize and analyze relevant information;
Work closely with the RFK Partners for Human Rights Director and programmatic staff to develop long-term
strategies, legal actions, and advocacy campaigns to support the RFK Laureates.
Provide administrative support to Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights staff on an as-needed basis.
Limited travel (domestic and/or international) may also be required.
The ideal candidate will have experience with regional and international human rights law and norms; working
knowledge of the United Nations system and/or the regional human rights mechanisms (e.g. Inter-American
Commission on Human Rights, African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, etc.); working knowledge of
domestic legislative and human rights systems; an ability to maintain active contacts with civil society as well as key
stakeholders in the aforementioned systems; an ability to master complex human rights issues under tight
deadlines; and excellent written and verbal communication skills.
A Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree (or foreign equivalent) is required. Valid authorization to work in the U.S. is
required. Fluency in Spanish, French, and/or Arabic is helpful but not required.
Location: Washington, D.C.
Annual Salary: $55,000 + excellent benefits package
Application Instructions:
If interested please e-mail a cover letter, resume, brief writing sample (preferably related to international human
rights law), and list of 3 references by October 15th, 2017 to:
Hiring Manager
Subject line: Wilson Fellow
Please note, due to the high volume of applications received, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights will only be able
to contact shortlisted candidates with regard to the interview process. No calls or emails, please.
Application Deadline: 10/15/2017
