I had an amazing experience at NYLAG, and I am grateful for EJA’s support this summer. I got substantive work that helped me imagine a future public interest career for myself and I am excited to dedicate my life to serving those who are overlooked…

This summer, I was fortunate to be a law clerk at Public Counsel, a nonprofit public interest law firm in LA. I was also selected as an Equal Justice America (EJA) Fellow. I am eternally grateful for the opportunity to learn and work alongside such…

Racism, inequality, and criminalization place youth of color at an enormous disadvantage. By connecting youth to resources and coalitions, I hope to lead systemic reform that empowers system-involved youth to speak truth to power and be their own…

This is a crucial time for legal aid organizations, with more people becoming eligible for representation by legal aid and needing legal services due to the current recession. I’ve been fortunate enough to receive support for my work from the…

My experiences this summer have shown me the powerful work that attorneys are doing to create a just world, and the successful IRAA hearings have shown that a just world is possible. While our work was just one step in the arduous fight to end the…

I've learned so much at DREDF this summer, both about myself and the work I'd like to do. I'm so grateful for the opportunity and look forward to continuing to learn and contribute to the disability rights space in the future.

I was able to work this summer as a Consumer Rights Intern at Greater Boston Legal Services. Thank you for providing me with this funding and allowing me to do the exact kind of work I plan to do when I graduate from law school. My experience at…

My experience at Brooklyn Legal Services Corp A was phenomenal. I gained valuable experience in the legal field. My legal research and writing skills improved by a wide margin. Getting assignments every week, with specific legal questions posed…

Without help from Equal Justice America none of this would have been possible. Thanks to Equal Justice America I was allowed to have a phenomenal experience this summer helping represent vulnerable individuals [at the New York Legal Assistance…

My Summer Fellowship [at the Chicago Legal Clinic] confirmed that my decision to go to law school was the right decision, and only affirmed my calling to work with the under-served. This summer showed me that being a public interest lawyer requires…

Nobody hires a lawyer when everything is going well. As the people who are there at a time when individuals need more support than ever, lawyers have to be ready to engage, understand, and help.

To interact with so many tenants facing eviction and learn about their situations was a stark reminder that the things we learn in law school are things that can house people, or unhouse them. Every law, every piece of legislation, every court…