To find out more about the activities that Clinic fellows support, see the Clinic Curriculum and The Teaching of Legislative Lawyering

  The Federal Legislation & Administrative Clinic offers one two-year graduate fellowship annually for individuals interested in developing their skills as "legislative lawyers" -- lawyers who use their legal skills to advance public policy. The goal of the Clinic is to provide a comprehensive education regarding the federal legislative and administrative process through active involvement in selected pieces of legislation and regulations. The substantive focus of the Clinic is national security.

   The Clinic represents two to four organizations each year on various issues. Issues are chosen for their capacity to offer Clinic students and fellows the best opportunity to get involved in the research, development and passage of legislation and regulations.

   Fellows work directly on selected issues by engaging in background research on bills, participating in coalition work and meetings, and conducting negotiation sessions with Congressional staff, administrative agencies, and advocacy groups. Each fellow is responsible for supervising six J.D. students enrolled in the Clinic. Supervision includes directing students who are conducting background research and writing, editing student work, and participating in coalition and other meetings. Clinic fellows also enroll in a seminar called Elements of Clinical Pedagogy taught by the Georgetown clinical faculty.

As of the August start of the fellowship, fellows are required to be admitted to the Washington, D.C., bar, or be admitted to another bar with an application to waive into the D.C. bar pending. The degree of Master of Law in Advocacy is awarded to fellows who have successfully completed both the two-year program and a portfolio of legislative material developed during the fellowship.

To apply for the fellowship, please submit a resume, law school transcript, writing sample, and a detailed statement of interest by December 1, 2011 for the 2012-14 fellowship. Materials should be directed to: Professor Dakota Rudesill, Interim Director, Federal Legislation & Administrative Clinic, Georgetown University Law Center, 111 F Street, N.W., Room 340, Washington, D.C. 20001-2095. Send an electronic copy of all application materials to the Clinic’s Executive Assistant, Loretta Moss, at Moss@law.georgetown.edu. For further information on the Clinic and the fellowship, please visit our web site at http://www.law.georgetown.edu/clinics/flc.

Revised November 29, 2011 (LdL)