Hosting a Fellow

Fellowship Funding

• 1 We pay the fellow a $16,000 stipend in three installments.
• 2 We pay your organization $1,500 toward onboarding, State Bar registration, training and supervision.
• 3 Fellows spend 375 hours with your organization and 25 hours in our learning sessions. The fellowship spans roughly six months, with time off for the July bar exam.

Supervising Your Fellow

Court rules allow recent graduates the ability to provide legal services while under the supervision of legal nonprofits through California Rules of Court 9.42.

In practice that means a supervising attorney at your organization under the State Bar's Rules Governing Practical Training of Law Students, which we ask every host to comply with, and work that stays within what Rule 9.42 permits an unlicensed graduate to do.

Host Requirements

• 1 501(c)(3) status or fiscal sponsorship.
• 2 A legal agency, or a social services agency with a legal department, providing direct legal services, litigation, policy advocacy, or community lawyering.
• 3 Based, or with a satellite office, in Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma or Yolo county. Organizations serving primarily rural Californians in other counties are also eligible.
• 4 May apply to host up to three fellows.

Apply with a Fellow

Apply with a student you have identified, or apply separately and let our team help you find a match. We review joint applications first.