IJC 2023 Justice Fellowship

The first and only fellowship of its kind, IJC’s Justice Fellowship identifies promising lawyers who are passionate about immigrants’ rights, places them with organizations where they can make the greatest difference and supports them with training and expert insights as they directly assist immigrants in need.

Two-year Justice Fellowships are awarded to recent law graduates from around the country – individuals with tremendous talent, promise, and a demonstrated commitment to providing immigration legal services.

Immigration Justice Corps (IJC) matches Fellow candidates with their partnering host organizations based on the applicant’s experience and preference, gaps in services within the community, and particularized host organization needs.

Because their Fellows are placed at many different partnering host organizations, their experiences are almost entirely unique. The host organizations’ practices span the gamut of immigration law specialties, serving an array of communities, working in a range of geographies, and focusing on niche areas of the law. Throughout the fellowship, Justice Fellows provide a broad range of aid to their clients – from removal defense, to affirmative asylum applications to securing special relief for juveniles and victims of crime, domestic violence or human trafficking.

• Table of Content
• About Immigrant Justice Corps (IJC)
• IJC Justice Fellowship
• Aim and Benefits of IJC Justice Fellowship
• Requirements for IJC Justice Fellowship Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Immigrant Justice Corps (IJC)

The first and only fellowship of its kind, Immigrant Justice Corps (IJC) identifies promising lawyers and advocates passionate about immigration, places them with legal services and community-based organizations where they can make the greatest difference and supports them with training and expert insights as they directly assist immigrants in need. For immigrants facing the threat of deportation or pursuing lawful status and citizenship, quality legal representation can make all the difference. Founded from direct experience with the systemic failings of our broken and outdated i...... continue reading

IJC Justice Fellowship

Aim and Benefits of IJC Justice Fellowship

• IJC Fellows serve for two years and are provided with a full salary and benefits.

Requirements for IJC Justice Fellowship Qualification

• Applicants may currently be enrolled in a JD or LLM programme, so long as they will be graduating law school by the Spring of the Fellowship start year. For example, if you graduated in Spring 2022 you will be eligible to apply to the Class of 2022.
• Applicants may have graduated from a JD or LLM programme up to two years prior to the start of the Fellowship.
• Applicants may have graduated from a JD or LLM programme before the year prior to the start of the Fellowship, so long as they have been enrolled in a clerkship or fellowship since graduation.
• Almost all IJC Fellows speak a second language (in addition to English).
• Unaccompanied Children Programme applicants may have graduated from a JD or LLM programme up to two years prior to the start of the Fellowship.
• Unaccompanied Children Programme applicants must speak Spanish.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details,visit IJC website