Postgraduate Fellowships
The Law School created the Justice Corps to support its graduates who are committed to working for the public good and to encourage more graduates to begin their careers with a period of public service. Each year the program sends outstanding new alumni to work with non-profit legal organizations and public defender offices to increase access to justice for underrepresented individuals and communities. The number of fellowships available varies from year to year. Since the program’s inception in 2005, 48 graduates have received these competitive fellowships.
Administered by the William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law, most Justice Corps fellowships are awarded each spring to graduating students and alumni currently serving as judicial clerks. Fellows are selected by a faculty committee based on the potential impact of the proposed work and the demonstrated capacity of the applicant and the sponsoring organization to succeed in meeting the project goals.
The Texas Law Gideon’s Promise Fellowships are awarded through the Law School Partnership Program sponsored by Gideon’s Promise. Applications are due in the fall, and only currently enrolled students are eligible to apply. Applications for Gallogly Family Foundation Public Interest Law Fellowships, which are open to graduating students and current judicial clerks, are due in the fall and are selected by the Foundation by early December.
The G. Rollie White Pro Bono Fellowship provides a recent law graduate with an interest legal education the opportunity to supervise law students working on projects of the Mithoff Pro Bono Program.
The G. Rollie White Trust Fellowship in Public Interest Law launches a graduate to work at a nonprofit organization on behalf of underrepresented individuals or groups.
The Julius Glickman Fellowship in Public Interest Law launches a graduate to work at a nonprofit organization on behalf of underrepresented individuals or groups.
The Mike A. Myers Fellowship in Public Interest Law launches a graduate to work at a nonprofit organization providing legal services to victims of domestic violence or sexual assault.
The Gallogly Family Foundation Public Interest Law Fellowship launches graduates to work at nonprofit organizations providing civil legal services to the poor or defending civil rights.
The Texas Law Gideon's Promise Fellowship launches graduates as public defenders.
The Texas Law Postgraduate Public Interest Fellowships fund graduating students to work with public interest legal organizations and certain international organizations for the year following their graduation.
The 4Girls Foundation Postgraduate Fellowship launches a graduate to work with an established public interest legal organization in the U.S. on behalf of underrepresented individuals or groups. (not available spring 2023)
The Ramsey Clark Fellowship in Public Interest Law launches a graduate to work with a nonprofit organization devoted to civil rights or human rights issues in the United States. (not available spring 2023)
