PILnet invites recent law graduates and those currently completing relevant degrees in public interest law to apply for fellowships in its NYC offices to begin in Summer 2017.
PILnet unlocks law’s full potential and ensures that the full range of legal expertise is utilized to manage risks and protect the interests of everyone, including the most vulnerable. This fellowship will provide an experiential learning opportunity in a new area of public interest lawyering that takes the techniques that have historically been used to benefit a powerful few and puts them to work for the poor and disenfranchised.
The Fellowship
Over more than a decade, PILnet has developed a broad global pro bono network of law firms, involving them in litigation, research, and institutional support for NGOs in Europe, Asia, Eurasia, and the Middle East/North Africa. This program will provide fellows an opportunity to benefit from this network and to innovate alongside PILnet and private sector lawyers to ensure the tools typically exploited by private clients are made available to serve the interests of poor and underserved clients.
The fellowship program will include experiential learning in developing transactional lawyering approaches to public interest matters, complemented by workshops and classroom-style training carried out by leading legal academics and practitioners. In the fellowship’s inaugural year, PILnet is seeking a strong first class to take part and help us refine the curriculum.
Application Information
The ideal candidate is a public interest advocate and recent graduate of a relevant academic legal program, such as an LLM or JD. The length of the fellowship is flexible, up to one year.
Candidates with independent funding are encouraged to apply. Organizational funding for other candidates is currently being sought. Applications should have the necessary visa requirements or should be able to obtain them.
Please submit the following application materials to: fellowship@pilnet.org.
Applications will be accepted beginning 1 March 2017, on a rolling basis until all positions are filled. Please check PILnet’s website before submitting an application to ensure that applications are still being accepted: www.pilnet.org.