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About
the
Motley Fellowship
About
Judge Motley
Nicholas
Espíritu
2006-07 Fellow
Sara
K. Jackson
2007-08 Fellow
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Greeting by
Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Video
Greeting by
Sen. Barbara Boxer
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Portrait by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
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for the Constance Baker Motley
Civil Rights Fellowship
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Equal
Justice Society is accepting applications for its 2008-2009
Constance Baker Motley Fellowship, named after the first
African-American woman to serve on the federal bench. Applicants
for the one-year paid fellowship should be recent law school
graduates with zero to five years of work experience after
law school. The application deadline is December 14, 2007.
The
Equal Justice Society ("EJS") is a national advocacy
organization strategically advancing racial and social justice
through law and public policy, communications and the arts,
and alliance building. As heirs of the innovative legal
and political strategists of Brown v. Board of Education,
the organization broadly models its programmatic efforts
after the late Honorable Constance Baker Motley and the
Brown litigation team. Using a three-prong strategy
of law and public policy advocacy, cross-disciplinary convenings
and strategic public communications, EJS seeks to restore
racial issues to the national consciousness, build effective
progressive alliances, and advance the discourse on the
positive role of government.
Motley
Fellowship applicants should demonstrate experience in civil
rights advocacy and a strong commitment to racial and social
justice. The Fellow will work under the supervision of staff
attorneys for a twelve-month period. During the fellowship,
the Fellow may lead new research, advocacy, coalition building,
and public education efforts related to transforming anti-discrimination
law and policy. The Fellow will be a full participant in
office activities throughout the fellowship period, including
staff and legal team meetings.
| Fellowship
Location: |
San
Francisco, California |
| Fellowship
Period: |
October
1, 2008 - September 30, 2009 |
| Application
Deadline: |
December
14, 2007 (Application must be received in our office
by the date listed.) |
| Fellowship
Application: |
To
be considered for the Constance Baker Motley Civil
Rights Fellowship, please send a COVER LETTER, RESUME,
list of FOUR REFERENCES, and a WRITING SAMPLE to:
info@equaljusticesociety.org
(Please write “Motley Fellowship Application”
in the subject line.)
OR
Motley
Fellowship Applications
Equal
Justice Society
220 Sansome Street, 14th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
Please
use either email or postal mail for applications,
not both.
Applications
must be received in the office by the date listed
above.
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| Requirements: |
Applicants
should be recent law school graduates with 0-5 years
of work experience after law school. Bar passage is
not required. Candidates will be evaluated based on
the following criteria:
- Demonstrated
commitment to racial and social justice.
- Demonstrated
interest in civil rights law and policy.
- Excellent
research and oral /written communication skills.
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