Defender Services Diversity Fellowship Program
The Defender Services Office of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts is pleased to announce the launch of its Diversity Fellowship Program and is seeking applications from 3Ls and recent law school graduates for 12 non-capital fellowships.
The application deadline is Friday, January 7, 2022, with fellows beginning in September of 2022. which includes a link to the newly launched website and application information for the non-capital fellows.
About the Diversity Fellowship Program
The Fellowship Program will seek to enhance the quality of representation provided under the Criminal Justice Act (CJA) by creating a pipeline of diverse attorneys qualified to join Federal Defender Offices or CJA panels. Diversity among CJA counsel supports the cultural competency necessary to meet the needs of a diverse clientele and can lead to better case outcomes by fostering greater trust on the part of CJA clients.
The Fellowship Program will place 12 fellows in Federal Defender host offices across the country for two years, during which fellows will gain federal criminal defense training and experience to allow them to represent clients in non-capital CJA cases. Fellows will matriculate as a class. Each class will have a number of opportunities for joint training, mentorship, and other group activities. Fellows will receive a salary and benefits.
Questions?
Please feel free to contact Dawn Scott, Program Manager for the Diversity Fellowship Program at Dawn_Scott@ao.uscourts.gov or 202-502-3349 with questions.
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