{"id":4552,"date":"2017-07-13T11:11:55","date_gmt":"2017-07-13T15:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/?page_id=3420"},"modified":"2026-03-02T18:28:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T18:28:55","slug":"post-graduate-public-interest-fellowships","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/your-life-career\/career-exploration-professional-development\/for-jd-students\/public-interest-funding\/post-graduate-public-interest-fellowships\/","title":{"rendered":"Postgraduate Public Interest Fellowships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fellowships collectively are the largest source of entry-level public interest jobs in non-profit organizations, government agencies, public interest law firms and clinical academic settings. Fellowships are short-term (usually one or two-year), full-time public interest positions for new or recent law graduates. Many organizations hire fellows for permanent positions at the conclusion of fellowships. Fellowships offer both substantive and geographic flexibility and provide excellent experience and exposure, which can be critical to finding subsequent public interest employment. The following pages can help you begin to understand and identify some of the most common fellowship options.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/your-life-career\/career-exploration-professional-development\/for-jd-students\/public-interest-funding\/post-graduate-public-interest-fellowships\/project-fellowships\/\"><strong>Project fellowships<\/strong><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">are designed to fund the creation of new, innovative public interest law projects. Applicants must develop a project proposal, usually in conjunction with a host organization. Skadden and Equal Justice Works are the most well-known project fellowship sponsors.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/your-life-career\/career-exploration-professional-development\/for-jd-students\/public-interest-funding\/post-graduate-public-interest-fellowships\/organizational-fellowships\/\"><strong>Organizational fellowships<\/strong><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">are established positions within existing organizations offered either at predetermined intervals (e.g., every one or two years) or as funding allows. Hundreds of organizational fellowships are available every year within non-profit organizations, agencies, as well as a handful of for-profit law firms.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Clinical teaching fellowships<\/strong> are short-term positions with law school clinical programs. Most combine public interest practice with academic study or teaching, and some offer a degree at the end of the fellowship. These positions are rare for new graduates and typically require 3-5 years of practice experience.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Georgetown Partner Fellowships<\/strong> are opportunities for Georgetown Law JD graduates from the current class yea<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">r, created in partnership with non-profit or local government offices. Specifically, Georgetown will provide $23,625 toward a one-year fellowship with an eligible host organization. The goal of the fellowships is to help create fellowships that could not exist without this funding and support our new graduates by opening doors for them to start their career in the public sector. Historically, Georgetown has supported Fellowships at entities such as: DC Office of the Attorney General, D.C. Office of Human Rights, Environmental Working Group, and the Humane Society of the US. You can find additional information in our brochure, <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1bnVXflaakiiGTUzk01HbaLEwR5E_k0pg\/view?usp=sharing\"><strong>Georgetown Partner Fellowship Program Overview for Employers<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Georgetown Justice Fellowship Program<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">funds <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">opportunities for Georgetown Law JD graduates from the current class year, created in partnership with non-profit or local government offices. Specifically, Georgetown will provide $23,625 toward a one-year fellowship with an eligible host organization. The goal of the fellowships is to help create fellowships that could not exist without this funding and support our new graduates by opening doors for them to start their career in the public sector. You can find additional information in our brochures: <b><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1HxKSdWBTri_exuoQW0w3fjITIHHkKXB3\/view?usp=sharing\">Georgetown Justice Fellowship Program Overview for Employers<\/a> <\/b>and <b><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1FDk8muLnbWMUtjD_xDVWZNXT1DqmD8Xc\/view?usp=sharing\">Georgetown Justice Fellowship Program Overview for Students<\/a>. <\/b>For more details, see the application for the 2026 graduates\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfs54fVc8efs786uq9QvnsUm_RhwRAhJXLYv6653Uuto6uO4Q\/viewform?usp=header\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfs54fVc8efs786uq9QvnsUm_RhwRAhJXLYv6653Uuto6uO4Q\/viewform?usp%3Dheader&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1772224815091000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1bgZehjuSI9cJIeMy9Rivy\" class=\"cx_external_link\"><span class=\"cx_external_hyperlink\">here<\/span><span class=\"visually_hide\">(This link opens in a new tab)<\/span><span class=\"cx_external_icon\"><\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Moses Fellowships<\/strong>\u00a0Georgetown University Law Center is pleased to offer a limited number of $50,000 fellowships for Georgetown Law 2026 JD graduates who have secured year-long fellowships that are otherwise unable to be funded.\u00a0 The Moses Fellowships are\u00a0made possible by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/news\/alfred-moses-l56-h13-makes-historic-10-million-gift-to-support-public-interest-law-students\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/news\/alfred-moses-l56-h13-makes-historic-10-million-gift-to-support-public-interest-law-students\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1761836503161000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2iD2akyKPR2QB2G_oeqf65\" class=\"cx_external_link\"><span class=\"cx_external_hyperlink\">generous donation<\/span><span class=\"visually_hide\">(This link opens in a new tab)<\/span><span class=\"cx_external_icon\"><\/span><\/a> of Alfred Moses.\u00a0 They are designed to help our JD graduates launch their careers at organizations that cannot fund their own fellows and to give our graduates a chance to apply their law school training, gain experience, network and open doors for future employment opportunities. Through this Fellowship, Georgetown may offer a limited number\u00a0fellowship awards of $50,000. For more details, see the application for the 2026 graduates\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScKQT6KnVypYUEtL0o42i8y7yndOI--QtyCCu2c68N9K9k9Ow\/viewform?usp=header\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScKQT6KnVypYUEtL0o42i8y7yndOI--QtyCCu2c68N9K9k9Ow\/viewform?usp%3Dheader&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1772224815091000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2lHMIYaeJjIfYg7x-vdl9Q\" class=\"cx_external_link\"><span class=\"cx_external_hyperlink\">here<\/span><span class=\"visually_hide\">(This link opens in a new tab)<\/span><span class=\"cx_external_icon\"><\/span><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/your-life-career\/career-exploration-professional-development\/for-jd-students\/public-interest-funding\/post-graduate-public-interest-fellowships\/dcalf-fellowship\/\"><strong>DC Affordable Law Firm (DCALF)<\/strong><\/a>, provides a fellowship experience for new graduates to serve as staff attorneys, providing affordable legal services to DC residents in a breadth of practice areas, including family law, immigration, and probate law.\u00a0 Additionally, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fellows enrolled in this 15-month program will receive an LL.M in Advocacy and 8 weeks of intensive subject area and trial skills training.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Additional Resources:<\/strong>\u00a0Georgetown Law students can\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1gtHeS7jStu3oLWfPDXtk5DxoisjIjq6SL1APqoAZIv0\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1gtHeS7jStu3oLWfPDXtk5DxoisjIjq6SL1APqoAZIv0\/edit?usp%3Dsharing&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1748012012007000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0Z9_cXQi2MOx0qnijUeCaJ\" class=\"cx_external_link\"><span class=\"cx_external_hyperlink\">click here to access a regularly updated list of postgraduate public sector opportunities<\/span><span class=\"visually_hide\">(This link opens in a new tab)<\/span><span class=\"cx_external_icon\"><\/span><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0starting in the fall of 2026. (Please disregard the first two tabs.) Additionally, you can\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1zuzaAeBmVYV4Mq7fFodDv3UGxPEuVDzsieXvgEelWWo\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1zuzaAeBmVYV4Mq7fFodDv3UGxPEuVDzsieXvgEelWWo\/edit?usp%3Dsharing&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1748012012007000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0XkeFtdoEl7s-wOB6L9yBw\" class=\"cx_external_link\"><span class=\"cx_external_hyperlink\">click here to access a list of postgraduate opportunities<\/span><span class=\"visually_hide\">(This link opens in a new tab)<\/span><span class=\"cx_external_icon\"><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>that the OPICS team shared throughout the 2024 \u2013 2025 academic year in its postgraduate opportunities listserv. (Please disregard the first two tabs.)\u00a0These lists include fellowship funders, organizational fellowships, and government positions. Neither list is not exhaustive and they do not contain every public sector opportunity or position that was available for graduates. Jennie Netburn is OPICS\u2019 primary fellowship counselor and sends regular listserv messages to students interested in exploring this path. OPICS also hosts information sessions and can connect you with former fellows.\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:jrn35@georgetown.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"cx_external_link\"><span class=\"cx_external_hyperlink\">Email or meet with Jennie<\/span><span class=\"visually_hide\">(This link opens in a new tab)<\/span><span class=\"cx_external_icon\"><\/span><\/a>\u00a0for all things fellowship related, including reviewing your application materials and mock interviews.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fellowships collectively are the largest source of entry-level public interest jobs in non-profit organizations, government agencies, public interest law firms and clinical academic settings. 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