Organization: **Members Only**
Job Title: Post-Graduate Law Fellow
Experience: Rising 3L students, current judicial clerks, or LLM students
Salary: $65,000 per year
Location: Chicago, IL
Department: Medical Legal Partnerships
About **Members Only**:
- Non-profit organization founded in 1987 during the AIDS epidemic
- Addresses discrimination and disparities in healthcare
- Promotes health equity
- Team of attorneys and advocates work with clients of all ages and backgrounds
- Uses Medical-Legal Partnership model to provide legal services and conduct systemic advocacy work
Job Description:
- Host a fellow for one or two years, beginning in September 2025
- Serve patients-clients in coordination with a Medical Legal Partnership (MLP)
- Work on-site at a hospital or health center, and at the downtown office
- Advise and represent clients on issues including public benefits, healthcare access, special education, and Social Security
- Encouraged to develop proposals centered on health equity, with a focus on youth mental/behavioral health or immigrant youth access to education and healthcare
Job Requirements:
- Strong commitment to racial justice and health equity
- Prior work or volunteer experience with nonprofit legal, healthcare, or social services organizations is a plus
- Spanish-language ability is a plus
- Excellent research and writing skills
- Strong relationship-building abilities
- Completed law school and taken the Illinois Bar before fellowship begins in September 2025
- Willingness to work with Legal Council to pursue a fellowship during Summer 2024
Application Instructions:
Interested candidates should submit the following:
- Resume
- Academic transcript
- Cover letter specifying interest in potential project
- Two professional references
Candidates are encouraged to think about project ideas inspired by their interest and experience, aligned with Legal Council's mission and requirements. Legal Council attorneys will work with selected candidates to develop and build project proposals.
Application Deadline: July 15, 2024
Application Materials:
Subject Line: Fellowship Opportunities
Note:
- Legal Council is committed to building a diverse and inclusive organization
- Candidates with diverse work experiences and backgrounds are encouraged to apply
- Hybrid work available
- On-site work required twice a week between Monday and Friday
