Our Fellowship

The two-year Impact Litigation Fellowship is a cornerstone of SJLF’s work. Our fellows are recent graduates eager to build litigation skills for public good. In their second year, our fellows routinely do the work of mid-level law firm associates, including managing client communications, leading meet-and-confer calls, arguing discovery motions, working with experts, and taking depositions. Fellows reach this stage through a challenging and intentional model that combines formal training, iterative review and feedback, and hands-on experience with clients, co-counsel and courts.

At its core, the Impact Litigation Fellowship advances SJLF’s mission to build a pipeline of tenacious public interest litigators capable of litigating against the most powerful corporate and governmental interests in the country. Past fellows have gone on to clerk for judges, litigate at large nonprofit organizations and civil rights law firms, and teach at law school clinics.

Applications for our fall 2025 Impact Litigation Fellowship are due November 1, 2024. Please see our application instructions for more information.