Public Works

2010 Hunton & Williams Richmond Pro Bono Fellowship

The Richmond Pro Bono Fellowship is a two-year program during which Fellows represent clients at the firm's own Church Hill neighborhood pro bono offices as well as at the Central Virginia Legal Aid Society (CVLAS) in Richmond.  Approximately 25-30% of the Fellow's time will be devoted to Church Hill clients and 70-75% devoted to CVLAS clients.  

CIA Office of General Counsel

Please join us for a brownbag presentation with attorneys from the CIA Office of General Counsel on Monday, September 21, 2009, at 12:00, in WB105.  The Office of the General Counsel (OGC) handles legal issues relating to foreign intelligence and counterintelligence activities, international terrorism, international narcotics trafficking, nonproliferation, personnel and security matters, contracting, finance and budget matters, legislation, and both civil and criminal litigation. The OGC attorneys will discuss the work of the office, its legal honors program (for 3Ls and judicial law clerks) and summer law clerk program (2Ls). All classes are welcome.

Education Pioneers (Summer) Fellowship Information Session: September 29

Education Pioneers is a national nonprofit that tackles the most critical public education challenges by recruiting business, law, education and policy professionals and matching them with partner organizations.  These partners include, among others, charter schools, research organizations, college preparatory programs, and legal services and advocacy programs.

Upcoming Student Debt Relief Webinars

Fried Frank Fellowship Program (3Ls/outgoing law clerks)

The Fried Frank Fellowship Program is a collaboration between the law firm Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jaconson and the public interest organizations Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF) and NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund (LDF).  The Fellowship is a four-year program where fellows spend their first two years as an associate in Fried Frank's litigation department and the following two years as staff attorneys at MALDEF or LDF.

Echoing Green: Deadline December 2

Do you have a bold idea to solve a major problem in the world?  If so, consider applying for an Echoing Green Fellowship to receive up to $90,000 in seed funding, leadership training, and organizational technical assistance.  Apply by December 2, 2009 to make a difference.

White House Internship Program

The White House Internship Program accepts students and recent graduates (two years or less since graduation) to work in one of many presidential departments during the fall, spring or summer.  Interns serve the White House in such functions as researching, managing incoming inquiries, attending meetings, and writing memos.  Projects vary among the departments but all interns participate in a long term community service project and attend a weekly speaker series presented by senior staff members.  In addition, interns take field trips around the Washington D.C. area. 

Public Interest Perspectives: An Introductory Training for Private Attorneys in Public Interest Placements

On September 9, 2009 at 1:00 pm, The Association of Pro Bono Counsel and NALP will offer a two-hour online training session designed for attorneys beginning volunteer public interest placements.  The training  session will contain an overview of the differences in law firm and nonprofit practice settings, insight on working with low-income clients, and background on the economic challenges presently being confronted by the public interest community. Presentations will be made by public interest leaders from the legal aid community and the private bar.  Immediately following the training session, a discussion on issues relevant to fellowships will take place.

LexisNexis Associates Serving Public Interests Research (ASPIRE) Program

Through the ASPIRE program, 2009 graduates who are currently working in the public interest can receive free  LexisNexis access for the coming year. Among those eligible are deferred associates pursuing public interest work during their deferrals.  Some important rules include: (1) while work for a nonprofit or charitable organization is eligible, government work is not; (2) access ends September 2010 or when your public service employment ends; (3) you must submit documentation from your employer confirming your eligibility. 

Eligible applicants who are currently working will receive free access to federal and state cases, codes, regulations, and law reviews within two days of submitting documentation.  To apply, please visit Lexis's attorney deferral page here.

The Fair Trial Initiative's Osborne Fellowship (3Ls) - October 31, 2009

The Osborne Fellowship is a two-year commitment during which fellows represent indigent defendants facing the death penalty.  The fellowship is granted by Fair Trial Initiative, a Durham, North Carolina organization that seeks to fill the resource gap in competent counsel for capital cases and to encourage talented lawyers to join this area of practice, one that is often overlooked.