Fried Frank has joined with two of the country's leading civil rights advocacy organizations, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. ("LDF") and the Mexican-American Legal Defense and Educational Fund ("MALDEF"), to create unique programs that effectively bridge the worlds of private law firm litigation and public service law . The LDF and MALDEF fellowships each give an entry-level lawyer the opportunity to spend two years as a Fried Frank litigator, and then two years as a staff attorney with LDF or MALDEF. At the end of their four-year commitment, the Fellows are encouraged to interview to return to Fried Frank or, in some cases, they may continue on the staff of their civil rights organization.
Third-year students and recent graduates, including judicial clerks, are eligible to apply for the Fellowship Program. To apply, students must submit the following documents: (1) resume, (2) two letters of recommendation (one each from a law school faculty member and an employer); (3) a legal writing sample; (4) a 500-word essay, and (5) a law school transcript. For the essay, students must select one or two civil rights issues of interest to them and briefly explain why the issues are important to them and how they feel the fellowship can serve as a vehicle to effect change in those areas, including how their experiences and/or skills may contribute to such change.
Students must submit the completed application packet by U.S. Mail or e-mail to:
Diversity and Inclusion
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
One New York Plaza
New York, NY 10004
fellowship@friedfrank.com
The application deadline is November 1, 2009.
To learn more about Fried Frank and the Fellowship Program, please visit www.friedfrank.com.