Job Title: Law Fellow
Job Responsibilities:
- Develop legal expertise in areas such as housing, labor and employment, environmental justice, education, and health.
- Engage in community education and provide quality direct legal assistance to LGBTQ+ individuals in rural areas.
- Address challenges faced by LGBTQ+ individuals related to sexual orientation, gender identity, expression, disability, race, economic class, and immigration status.
- Conduct trainings to increase cultural competencies and legal knowledge for CRLA staff, private attorneys, public agencies, school systems, and community partners.
- Provide legal assistance in areas including name and gender marker corrections, education and student rights, immigration, employment, housing, public benefits, and access to healthcare.
- Collaborate with rural community leaders, LGBTQ+ community centers, and other supportive organizations and agencies to break down barriers causing poverty and systemic violence.
- Work closely with CRLA during the fellowship application process to secure funding.
- Participate in sustained partnerships to support rural LGBTQ+ communities.
Education and Experience Information:
- Open to rising or current third-year law students and recent law graduates.
- Applicants should demonstrate a strong commitment to working with rural Californians and addressing issues affecting their lives.
- Experience or interest in legal areas such as housing, labor, employment, environmental justice, education, and health is preferred.
- Applicants are encouraged to identify law foundation, law school, and other postgraduate fellowships available to them.
Salary Information:
- Salary information is not explicitly provided in the text, but fellows who successfully complete their fellowship program will be strongly considered for longer-term employment with the organization.
Additional Information:
- CRLA sponsors rising or current third-year law students and recent law graduates applying to external law foundation or law school fellowship programs.
- The organization offers its own Rural Justice Fellowship program.
- CRLA has hosted or sponsored fellows from Equal Justice Works and Berkeley Law Foundation, among others.
- Applicants should download the fellowship prospectus to identify projects of interest and follow instructions for application completion.
- Interested candidates are encouraged to discuss their proposed project with the CRLA Director of Pro Bono and Strategic Initiatives.
- Fellowship applications should be submitted by the specified deadline, and some fellowship program application deadlines may be as early as mid-September.
