My summer at LAJC demonstrated to me the profound impact legal aid attorneys can have on the lives of clients and their communities through direct representation and impact litigation. I look forward to continuing to serve marginalized individuals…

I would like to thank you for the Legal Services Fellowship grant that Equal Justice America (EJA) generously awarded me for my summer work at the Central American Resource Center in Los Angeles. The grant helped significantly in offsetting my…

This summer reaffirmed that I want to do immigration work next summer and after law school! I am excited to see what is next and will forever be grateful to KIND, Equal Justice America, and Columbia Law School for helping me on this journey!

The most meaningful part of my fellowship was the opportunity to advocate directly for clients. One experience that will remain with me was representing a detained client before an Immigration Judge. Standing in court on behalf of another person was…

I am grateful to have received a fellowship from Equal Justice America to intern with ACLU SoCal’s Economic Justice Project this summer. This opportunity allowed me to work alongside a team of passionate and dedicated lawyers and policy advocates to…

I fear that any words of appreciation will not do justice to the laudable work of the great team behind the Equal Justice America Fellowship. If during law school we all dream to be our best in the legal practice, to always fight the good fight and…

"As I move forward into my legal career after law school, I will never forget those skills and experiences I have had, especially with the clients I have had the pleasure of working with throughout the summer. Although my time as an EJA Fellow has…

I could not have asked for a better fellowship experience. I feel so fortunate to have been able to work with such great colleagues and staff at [Community Legal Services], and particularly, I owe an enormous debt of gratitude to Richard Weishaupt…

For the past six weeks, I’ve been interning with LAF’s Consumer Practice Group, providing free civil legal services to low-income people across Chicago and its suburbs. I’m so grateful to Equal Justice America (“EJA”) for funding my summer…

I enjoyed working at LAF over the summer. I have always had an interest working to help children and families and this internship just reaffirmed my desire to work in the public interest sector. I was able to learn more about family law, improve my…

One thing that really amazed me this summer [at Bay Area Legal Aid] was the strength and effectiveness of the attorneys I worked for. It was refreshing and reassuring to see legal aid attorneys working in my chosen field and doing such a great job…

Working with Public Counsel and participating in Equal Justice America's fellowship program has not only strengthened my passion for public interest law and plaintiff-side litigation but also allowed me to contribute meaningfully to cases focusing…