Thank you for my selection as a recipient of the Equal Justice America Fellowship for the summer of 2014. Working at University Legal Services has enabled me to become more closely involved with the mental health system, especially in the District…

I am thankful to have gotten this opportunity and to have been surrounded by amazing attorneys, law clerks, and support staff [at Bay Area Legal Aid]. Without the help of Equal Justice America I would not have been able to serve my clients and…

What a great summer! I have taken further steps in pursuing immigration law by working at the Lincoln Square Legal Service, Inc. I have seen the dedication it takes to help underrepresented community members, and I will have the same commitment in…

Most of Pisgah’s clients walk in the door with many needs, only some of which have legal remedies. Empathy is essential. A referral to other organizations is often the answer. Advice as one human being to another can make a world of difference. I…

Nobody wants to find themselves in a situation where they are seeking legal help. [The Legal Services of South Central Michigan’s] clients are almost always in extraordinarily stressful situations. To the extent that we, as lawyers, can be…

This past summer I worked at the Legal Services of South Central Michigan’s Family Law Project. There, I assisted low-income survivors of domestic abuse with family law matters, including helping them to obtain personal protection orders,…

Working for an organization like Legal Aid Chicago that serves primarily low-income clients would not be possible if it wasn’t for the funding from organizations like Equal Justice America. I am thankful for this organization because it gives the…

I am so appreciative to Equal Justice America for affording me the opportunity to work with [Community Action Program Legal Services] this summer. I applied to law school in the hopes of beginning a career in public interest, and this summer was the…

Like many others in the wake of George Floyd’s death I have been thinking a lot about systematic racism and the inequalities that exist in our society. In the past two weeks at Legal Aid, I have seen the direct effects of our current system on my…

Thank you, Equal Justice America, again, for the opportunity to serve individuals in the community who would not otherwise receive the assistance of an attorney; while simultaneously allowing fellows to learn how to make the legal services system…

I am forever grateful to Equal Justice America because your generosity permitted me to work for the Civil Law Project of the Women’s Center & Shelter. Before my internship, I never thought I would be interested in family law. After my internship,…

Listening to the stories of the trauma they endured in their home countries and seeing the heartbreaking images on the news constantly reminds me of how necessary it is for everyone to be an advocate for immigrant communities. Migration is beautiful…