Project-Based Fellowships Information Session

March 1, 12:10-1:10 p.m.
JG 416 or via Zoom
In-Person Registration, Zoom Registration

Register by Monday at noon to attend in person with lunch provided!

What exactly are project-based fellowships? What is involved and how do I get started? This event will provide essential information for those looking to begin a fellowship in September 2023 and get you thinking about how to get started. SJI and a current Law School fellowship recipient will provide guidance on what goes into an application, timelines, steps to take, and available resources and advising.  

SJI Monday: Careers in Human Rights

March 7, 12:10-1:10 p.m.
Zoom
Registration

Law students contemplating a career in human rights often ask what a career in human rights actually looks like. Also, how do you launch a career in human rights? Join human rights practitioners from Accountability Counsel, EarthRights International, Human Rights Watch, and OutRight Action International for an online conversation about their careers and career paths. Moderated by Kerry McLean, Assistant Director for Human Rights and Public International Law at SJI. Cosponsor: Rightslink

Public Defender Panel on Hiring

March 10, 12:10-1:10 p.m.
In Person (Room TBA) and Zoom
In-Person Registration, Zoom Registration

To attend in person, please RSVP by March 4!

Are you interested in working as a public defender after you graduate? Join us for a panel discussion on public defender hiring (which typically starts in the early fall of 3L year), featuring attorneys from various public defender offices. Students are welcome to attend via Zoom or in person, where there will be grab-and-go lunch provided. If you have any dietary restrictions, please email ev2494@columbia.edu at least three days prior to the event. Cosponsor: Public Defender Students of Columbia Law School

Postgraduate Fellowships

Mar 1: Leebron (LL.M.s only), Global Public Service, Haas
Mar 14: LL.M. Pathways
 

Other

Feb. 28: Manne Fellowship at the Texas Civil Rights Project
Mar. 1: 3L Deadline to complete and register pro bono hours on Lawnet

Postgraduate Fellowship Corner

Select Deadlines

Manne Family Fellowship at the Texas Civil Rights Project: 2/28
One-year at the Texas Civil Rights Project (J.D.)

Global Public Service: 3/1
Public interest or intergovernmental work, one-year term; Asia-based hosts preferred (J.D., LL.M.)

Haas: 3/1
For students from China to work short-term in U.S. public interest (J.D., LL.M.)

Leebron: 3/1 for LL.M.s.
Human rights in the U.S. or abroad, one-year term

LL.M. Pathways: 3/14
Ten to 52 weeks in public interest, government, or human rights in the U.S. or abroad

J.D. Pathways: 5/2
Public interest, government, or human rights work in the U.S. or abroad, one-year term

Resources

Introduction to Postgraduate Fellowships (Video)

Organization-Based Fellowship Tracker

Also at Columbia (and Beyond)

LL.M. Human Rights Fellows: Advocacy Beyond the Classroom

3/1, 12:10 p.m., JG 105

LL.M. Human Rights Fellows to discuss their high-impact work within the human rights field as researchers, advocates, and writers. Presentations:

Parole Justice is Gender Justice Virtual Advocacy Day
3/9, 9:30 a.m.

Abolition Advocacy Fair
3/23, 12-2 p.m. on the Columbia School for Social Work 3rd Floor Terrace

Connect with the Public Interest/Public Service Council

The council is a large group of senior alumni who are experts and leaders (past and present) in the public interest and government sectors, both in the U.S. and abroad. Students interested in connecting with a council member should email SJI Dean Erica Smock.