The Manne Family Fellowship in Public Interest Law
The Manne Family Fellowships are one-year postgraduate fellowships granted to outstanding graduating students or judicial clerks who are working with non-profit legal organizations in the fields of civil rights, civil liberties, or reproductive rights. This fellowship is generously supported by Neal Manne and Nancy McGregor.
Application Information
Applications are due by noon on Friday, January 31, 2025. The selection committee will interview finalists in February.
In spring 2025, the Manne Family Fellowships program will fund up to three one-year (12-month, full-time) postgraduate fellowship positions with non-profit legal organizations working in the areas of civil rights, civil liberties, or reproductive rights.
The fellow will receive $75,000. The sponsoring organization must be a non-profit organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The sponsoring organization is expected to supply and fund the benefits that a fellow would ordinarily receive as a new employee. If the regular salary of a comparable position at the sponsoring organization exceeds $75,000, the sponsoring organization is encouraged to commit to paying the difference. The fellow must be supervised by a licensed attorney. The fellow and sponsoring organization will sign agreements regarding their fellowship obligations.
Before applying, applicants identify a potential sponsoring organization and collaborate with the organization to develop a description of the proposed work, training, and supervision. The proposed work may include an identified project, which can either be a new initiative or an ongoing project of the sponsoring organization, but this is not a requirement. Organizations must provide support for the fellow’s work and appropriate training and supervision. Students with questions about potential sponsoring organizations are welcome to contact Mary Murphy in the Career Services Office.
The fellowship is available only to Texas Law alumni. Only third-year students or recent graduates who will complete a judicial clerkship by the fall of 2025 may apply. The fellow will be chosen by a faculty committee based on the applicant’s proposed work and commitment to public service.
Preference may be given to applicants who will work in person. Applicants who plan to work remotely or whose supervisor will work remotely must provide information from the sponsoring organization about the remote supervisory arrangement in the fellowship application.
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