{"id":91019,"date":"2021-05-19T10:55:01","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T14:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/law\/?p=91019"},"modified":"2021-05-19T10:55:01","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T14:55:01","slug":"post-grad-fellowship-for-rising-3ls-cleveland-legal-aid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/law\/2021\/05\/19\/post-grad-fellowship-for-rising-3ls-cleveland-legal-aid\/","title":{"rendered":"Post-grad Fellowship for rising 3Ls (Cleveland Legal Aid)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland (Legal Aid) seeks interested 3<sup>rd<\/sup>&nbsp;year law school students or outgoing judicial law clerks for 2022-2024 post-graduate fellowship applications.&nbsp; Applicants with an interest in any area of civil law that helps low-income and vulnerable people are encouraged to apply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The applicant selected will have Legal Aid\u2019s support as a \u201chost organization\u201d for the Skadden Fellowship, the Ohio Access to Justice Foundation Fellowship, and\/or the Equal Justice Works Fellowship applications.&nbsp; Read more about the various fellowship opportunities at these links:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Skadden Fellowship:&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skaddenfellowships.org\/\">https:\/\/www.skaddenfellowships.org\/<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li>Ohio Access to Justice Foundation:<strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohiojusticefoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2022-Justice-for-All-Fellowship-Application-updated-3.30.21.pdf\">https:\/\/www.ohiojusticefoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2022-Justice-for-All-Fellowship-Application-updated-3.30.21.pdf<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li>Equal Justice Works:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.equaljusticeworks.org\/become-a-fellow\/\"><strong>https:\/\/www.equaljusticeworks.org\/become-a-fellow\/<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This call is for interested fellowship applicants only, and selection does not guarantee a job at Legal Aid.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To apply, interested applicants must:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Submit a 1-2 page cover letter explaining briefly the ideal fellowship project focused on any area of civil legal aid; and<\/li><li>Provide a current resume.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Qualifications\/Requirements:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Applicants must be graduating from law school in 2022, or finishing a judicial clerkship in 2021.&nbsp; Individuals must have a commitment to public service for low-income persons. Experience working with low-income clients, knowledge of poverty law and fluency in Spanish are a plus. In addition, applicants should demonstrate the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Anticipate taking the Ohio Bar Exam in 2022, or already be barred in Ohio.<\/li><li>Appreciation for and experience with diverse cultures and communities<\/li><li>Excellent legal writing, research and advocacy skills<\/li><li>Excellent written and verbal communication<\/li><li>Strong organizational and time management skills<\/li><li>Ability to work independently and as part of an interdisciplinary team<\/li><li>Willingness to take initiative and problem-solve<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To Apply:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Qualified candidates should submit a cover letter, resume and writing sample to&nbsp;<strong>careers@lasclev.org<\/strong>&nbsp;listing \u201cFellowship Application Inquiry\u201d in the subject line of the email.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>All application materials must be received by June 30, 2021.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland (Legal Aid) seeks interested 3rd&nbsp;year law school students or outgoing judicial law clerks for 2022-2024 post-graduate fellowship applications.&nbsp; Applicants with an interest in any area of civil law that helps low-income and vulnerable people are encouraged to apply. The applicant selected will have Legal Aid\u2019s support as a \u201chost &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/law\/2021\/05\/19\/post-grad-fellowship-for-rising-3ls-cleveland-legal-aid\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Post-grad Fellowship for rising 3Ls (Cleveland Legal Aid)&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1254,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-91019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91019","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1254"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=91019"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91019\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":91023,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91019\/revisions\/91023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=91019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=91019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}