Lawyers Alliance is interested in hosting one or more fellows who have third-party funding, as follows:

Business/Transactional Law Fellowship: This fellow would work at Lawyers Alliance full-time as a staff attorney for one year and provide invaluable legal assistance to nonprofits that are serving low-income communities and creating a better New York, while he or she develops professional skills and practical experience. During the coming year, Lawyers Alliance expects that the fellow would work on a range of legal projects. From advising nonprofit clients on board governance, fundraising law, and workforce reduction issues, to helping them review and negotiate contracts and strategic alliances, the fellow and other Lawyers Alliance staff attorneys will provide much needed legal guidance to dynamic organizations that seek to help hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers in a time of great need. The fellow will help present workshops to nonprofit managers. In addition, the fellow will assist with client outreach and screenings, publications, legal research and policy, volunteer attorney support, and resource calls from members of the public with questions about legal issues related to the nonprofit sector. (1-2 positions each year, usually beginning between September and January)

Legal and Public Policy Fellowship: This fellow would work at Lawyers Alliance full-time as a staff attorney for one year and work on legislative and public policy issues of importance to nonprofit organizations that are serving low-income communities in New York. The fellow would develop professional skills and practical experience working with Lawyers Alliance's staff attorneys, management team, clients and volunteer attorneys. During the coming year, Lawyers Alliance expects that the fellow would work on a range of legal and policy projects, but spend a significant portion of his or time helping Lawyers Alliance to educate clients, policy makers, and other stakeholders about legislation and regulations of concern to community-based organizations and other small and mid-sized nonprofit organizations with limited resources. This includes preparing legal alerts on recent legislative changes, monitoring and analyzing existing and proposed legislation, preparing policy papers, assisting with workshops on lobbying regulation, assisting Lawyers Alliance's advocacy clients with their business and transactional law needs, and helping to find appropriate pro bono counsel for related legal projects. (1 position each year, beginning between September and January)

For further information, please contact fellowshipsearch@lawyersalliance.org.