Law Fellow | Hybrid / Remote (San Francisco / Pacific Time Zone)
We are seeking applicants who believe in the agency of communities around the world to protect their human rights and environment and are committed to meaningfully partnering with those communities to disrupt the systems of power, privilege, and injustice that undermine their rights and interests.
Law Fellows will primarily support Accountability Counsel’s collaboration with communities around the world in filing complaints and the development of resource materials for communities and advocates. Law Fellows will focus on our portfolio of casework in Latin America and the Caribbean, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, with more infrequent engagement in our portfolios spanning Asia and Africa. Law Fellows will work on legal research assignments and fact memos, and may participate in meetings with community members, international institutions, and NGO colleagues as opportunities arise.
Applicants are requested to have relevant work experience and/or an academic background in at least some of the areas in which we work: environmental and human rights; international law; development and economics; and/or public policy. Applicants are required to have excellent communication, research, writing, and critical thinking skills.
We accept applications from current law students and recent law graduates (within one year of graduation). Please note that law student applicants are expected to have finished at least their 1L year before the fellowship begins.
Spring and Fall positions are unpaid volunteer positions, but we will be happy to work with your institution to arrange academic credit. For Summer positions, if you require a stipend to cover living expenses, we ask that applicants first make diligent efforts to secure funding from their schools or other external sources. If you are not able to obtain such funding, stipends may be available to cover costs of living, so we encourage all to apply.
After posting, we accept applications year-round and on a rolling basis. Below is our typical application cycle calendar for law fellowships:
- Spring
Fellowship Period: January – April
Fellowship Parameters: 16 hours per week minimum.
Application Timeline: posted in August; reviewed beginning in October; applications accepted on a rolling basis until all positions are filled. - Summer
Fellowship Period: June – August
Fellowship Parameters: 40 hours per week; 10 week minimum.
Application Timeline: posted in October; reviewed beginning in November; applications accepted on a rolling basis until all positions are filled. - Fall
Fellowship Period: September – December
Fellowship Parameters: 16 hours per week minimum.
Application Timeline: posted in March; reviewed beginning in May; applications accepted on a rolling basis until all positions are filled.