"An invaluable lesson that I learned this summer was the importance of empathy, and how sometimes “winning” or “losing” a case can come secondary to helping a person feel seen and known. This felt especially important in legal services work when so often folks are dissuaded or intimidated by the legal system – one that can be impossibly unkind and inaccessible to folks of marginalized identities."
Maya Reddy
University of Pennsylvania Law School
EJA Summer Fellow, 2020
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Summer 2020
- Taylor Fallon worked at the California Women’s Law Center.
- Sarah Perlman worked at Greater Boston Legal Services.
- Maya Reddy worked at Philadelphia Legal Assistance.
- Corina Scott worked at the Community Legal Services of Philadelphia.
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 Assistance], the experience would not have been possible without the generosity of your organization and its supporters.
Bradie Williams
University of Pennsylvania
EJA Fellow
EJA Summer Fellow, 2017
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Summer 2012
- Elizabeth Booth and Jennifer Feden worked at Community Legal Services of Philadelphia.
- Marisa Gold worked at The Door’s Legal Services Center in New York City.
- Justine Haimi worked at the Pennsylvania Health Law Project in Philadelphia.
- Kevin Krainz worked at Business and Professional People for the Public Interest in Chicago.
- Andrew Lewis worked at the Penn Housing Rights Project in Philadelphia.
- Joel Mallord worked at Philadelphia Legal Assistance.
- Caroline Merideth worked at the Learning Rights Law Center in Los Angeles.
- Tamima Mohammed worked at the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund in Los Angeles.
- Xavier Watson worked at the Philadelphia Unemployment Project.
I would not have been able to work at Community Legal Services without Equal Justice America’s generous grant and support. I will cherish my time as an Equal Justice America Fellow and will encourage other students, at Penn Law and other law schools, to apply to the program.
Jarron McAllister
University of Pennsylvania Law School
EJA Fellow
EJA Summer Fellow, 2019
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Summer 2001
- Kenneth Johnson worked at Regional Housing Legal Services in Glenside, PA.
- Sarah Katz worked at the Legal Aid Society of New York City.
- Lynn Ricot worked at the Women Against Abuse Legal Center.
I could not have asked for a better summer internship [at Greater Boston Legal Services] to finish off my first year of law school. Not only did I learn an excessive amount in a short period of time, my respect for the people who do this work also deepened tenfold. I’m beyond grateful for everything Equal Justice America did to make this summer possible for me, and for the knowledge that from here on out I will remain part of the Equal Justice America Fellowship network!
Makenzie Way
University of Pennsylvania Law School
EJA Fellow
EJA Summer Fellow, 2018
