Georgetown Teaching Fellowship
Founded at Georgetown Law in 1972, Street Law was the first program of its kind. For more than fifty years, it has shaped how law schools teach lawyering skills and how communities engage with the law, work that continues today in DC public schools, correctional facilities, and other community settings across the city. Learn more on the Georgetown Street Law website or watch our 50th Anniversary video.
The Street Law program seeks applicants for the Georgetown Street Law Teaching Fellowship. The fellowship program combines experiential legal education, implementation of interactive teaching methods, seminar instruction, field supervision, review of second- and third-year law students’ work, program administration, curriculum development, and scholarly research. The fellowship prepares the candidate for a career in teaching, the practice of law, or both.
Fellows begin in the summer (May–July) and complete the fellowship two years later, in the corresponding summer. Applications are reviewed as received and close Friday, December 4, 2026. Interviews continue through the end of December 2026, with a candidate selected by January 2027.
Georgetown Street Law’s purpose is (1) to support the professional development of the Georgetown law students who teach the Street Law classes in the community and (2) to provide law-focused education to non-lawyers using interactive educational methods. These methods develop academic, critical thinking, and civic skills.
The fellowship is ideal for someone interested in developing instructional, supervisory, and research abilities in a setting that combines public education, teaching, and public interest work. Fellows matriculate through a clinical pedagogy course co-taught by members of the Georgetown clinical faculty. Upon completing the fellowship, the fellow will earn a Master of Laws in Advocacy (LL.M.).
Specific Responsibilities
- Supervise second- and third-year law students teaching practical law courses in DC public schools and other community placements.
- Observe supervised law students and provide structured feedback.
- Co-facilitate seminar instruction with clinical faculty.
- Develop legal curriculum for high school students and other non-lawyer audiences.
- Administer district-wide mock trial competitions and related programming.
- Coordinate with school officials, legal professionals, and community partners.
- Teach assigned classes during Georgetown Law breaks when the placement school remains in session.
- Produce a piece of legal scholarship over the course of the fellowship.
- Identify professional skills and goals to develop over the course of the fellowship and work with program faculty to establish benchmarks and check in on that progress.
- Perform other instructional and administrative duties as needed.
Qualifications
- Juris Doctorate from an ABA-accredited institution.
- Ability to work collaboratively on multiple projects simultaneously.
- Exceptional organizational, time management, supervision, communication, and research and writing skills.
- Demonstrated interest and experience in education and youth issues, trial practice, classroom or alternative teaching experience, and/or knowledge of best practices in teaching, learning, and supervision are preferred.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, flexibility, and ability to work well independently and as part of a team.
Benefits
- First-year salary: $75,000
- Second-year salary: $80,000
- Master of Laws in Advocacy (LL.M.), awarded upon fellowship completion
- Health and dental benefits
- Full tuition and fees for the LL.M. program
- Student loan deferment as a full-time student, with possible loan repayment assistance from your law school
How to Apply
Send the following materials as a single PDF to streetlaw@georgetown.edu(This link opens in a new tab), addressed to Professor Charisma Howell:
- A brief statement explaining your interest in the position
- A resume
- A current law school transcript
- Three references, including contact information
- A writing sample
Street Law welcomes and considers applications from any and all interested applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran, or other protected status.