Even though I had immigration experience prior to this internship, I firmly believe that I have grown as a future attorney and that my knowledge of immigration law has expanded tenfold. Throughout the school year I will be working at Catholic…

Public interest work is so important for the Greater Boston community; however, it is widely understaffed. I know that my experience from GBLS this summer has helped me grow into a better, more understanding future-attorney with experiences that I…

"The connections I've made with local organizations in Miami and South Florida, as well as the support I've been able to provide, have been experiences that I will treasure. I have learned so much about what it means to be a lawyer whose decisions…

I am grateful for TRLA’s continued devotion to its clerks, who are fortunate enough to grow under the care and guidance of such zealous advocates. This experience would not have been imaginable without EJA’s generosity. I hope to pay it forward to…

I don’t think I will ever get tired of the joy that comes from someone expressing their genuine appreciation for what you’ve done for them. I love working with my clients and I love that I am in a position to be able to lift at least some of their…

I cannot begin to express my gratitude to Equal Justice America and the donors who funded my grant. As a consequence of my time at [the Central Virginia Legal Aid Society], I will enter practice with an intimate understanding of the influential role…

I hope to one day be an appellate litigator working on important issues that I care deeply about and my experience at Public Justice gave me the opportunity to better understand how this work is done and to confirm that it is what I want to do with…

After an incredible summer at Bet Tzedek Legal Services, I recently began my second year of classes at Stanford Law School. As I reflect on my summer and all I have learned, I am overwhelmed by a feeling of gratitude. My EJA Fellowship and the…

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to pursue public interest legal work this summer as an Equal Justice America Fellow. I had a busy summer as an intern in the Housing Unit at AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania, and it solidified my drive to…

Overall, my internship at LSPC expanded my understanding of what legal advocacy can and should look like. I entered the internship expecting to learn about the law, but I left with a deeper appreciation for the importance of community leadership,…

I am so inspired by all of the individuals at HCC that I worked with this summer. The organization is so special in many ways, but it was amazing to see systemic advocacy and direct client services working interchangeably. Their continued dedication…

I am grateful to Equal Justice America for helping me financially with the fellowship that allowed me to do the public interest work I am most passionate about while living in New York City. The experiences I had [at Fordham University School of…