Applications for the Lewis and Sidley Fellowships (Summer 2012) are due November 18, 2011 The Indian Law Resource Center is a non-profit legal advocacy organization dedicated to providing legal advice, assistance, and representation to Indian tribes and indigenous communities throughout the Americas. We are also committed to developing new attorneys in the fields of Indian law and international human rights law.
To this end, we offer several fellowship and clerkship opportunities in both our Helena, Montana and Washington, D.C. offices. These fellowship and clerkship opportunities require a minimum eight week commitment and entail legal research and writing on major Indian rights issues related to current projects of the Indian Law Resource Center. The Lewis and Sidley Fellowships both offer a stipend of $3,000 for the term of the Fellowship. Applicants are welcome to supplement this stipend with additional financial support through their law school’s public interest programs or through other public interest scholarships. - The John D.B. Lewis Fellowship is a competitive fellowship awarded each year to a law student who shows particular promise for a career in international indigenous human rights issues.
- The Terrance A. Sidley Fellowship is a competitive Fellowship awarded each year to a law student who shows particular promise for a career in federal Indian law and international indigenous human rights issues.
A limited number of unpaid, competitive legal clerkships are also available. Applicants for these clerkships are encouraged to seek their own financial support through their law school’s public interest programs or through other public interest scholarships.
To apply for a fellowship or clerkship, please send the following:- Cover letter specifying the office in which you would prefer to work and whether you wish to be considered for the Lewis or Sidley Fellowships, or an unpaid clerkship position;
- Resume;
- Law school transcript;
- Legal writing sample; and
- Two letters of recommendation (preferably one from a current or former employer and one from a law school professor).
We accept clerkship applications on a rolling basis, but to be considered for the Lewis or Sidley fellowships your application must be received by November 18, 2011. Decisions regarding the Lewis and Sidley Fellowships will be made by December 16, 2011. All applications may be sent by e-mail or regular mail to Jana L. Walker at jwalker@indianlaw.org or to Jana L. Walker, Indian Law Resource Center, 602 N. Ewing Street, Helena, MT 59601. For additional information, contact Jana Walker at (406) 449-2006 ext. 106. |
