Equal Justice America’s funding has helped me to stay in Washington D.C. and have a great summer experience at Neighborhood Legal Services Program. Interning with Neighborhood Legal Services Program gave me the opportunity to work with staff…

I write to thank you for the support Equal Justice America provided me this summer in my work at the East Bay Community Law Center (EBCLC) in Berkeley, CA. It was a tremendous learning opportunity to clerk in the immigration unit of the largest…

At Legal Aid Chicago, in their Children and Families practice, I was able to receive substantive work and direct client experience with folks who are sorely underrepresented in the legal field. The lessons I learned about client management, court…

I know that for years to come I will remember the people I worked with and their stories, and I will learn from the wins and the losses to become a better advocate. Thank you for your support of my internship this summer [at Philadelphia Legal…

Seeing how heavily people relied on non-profit organizations like BayLegal helped me realize just how important providing legal aid and serving the public interest was. My time at BayLegal was challenging, productive, and fun. I will never forget…

Negotiating agreements with opposing counsel, client interactions, drafting memorandums, performing legal research, and participating in mediation were some of the opportunities I had at Greater Boston Legal Services. Assisting in presentations that…

My summer working as an Equal Justice America Fellow was an amazing experience. I interned at Center for Disability & Elder Law. In that position, I got to see how a dedicated nonprofit legal organization serves the indigent and disabled of its…

This fellowship has enabled me to work alongside attorneys who contribute to equal justice for all every day by helping clients escape eviction, obtain domestic violence orders of protection, and access veteran benefits. They recognize that systemic…

My experience with [the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau] this summer has been the best experience I have had in law school this far. The attorneys I worked under were incredible teachers and amazing legal aid attorneys and the work was the hardest, but the…

This summer has been an incredible and deeply meaningful experience. Working with immigrant communities at a time when immigration issues are at the center of a growing human rights crisis in the United States has been both challenging and…

This was an invaluable opportunity that I would recommend to each and every law student. It is important to see what powers we will possess, as attorneys, to make life a little more pleasant for all human beings—regardless of their socioeconomic…

My experience at Mobilization for Justice has prompted me to pursue a career in Public Interest after I graduate from law school. Thanks to the staff at Mobilization for Justice, I’ve learned that there are more important things in life; they…