Legal Aid Association of California New Attorney Pipeline

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Fellowship Programs

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  • Dan Bradley Fellowship

    Funded summer placement

    Law students spending the summer at a LAAC member organization on rural issues or consumer rights

    Ask about summer internships

  • Equal Justice Works Design-Your-Own Fellowship

    Two-year post-graduate fellowship

    Graduates of a member law school by September 2027 who have not held a full-time, permanent public interest lawyer job or another major fellowship

    2027 cycle: applications closed September 17, 2026

  • FAIR Fellowship

    18-month employment-law fellowship

    New attorneys with zero to three years of legal experience

    Apply by October 30, 2026

  • Public Interest Bar Fellowship

    Bridge fellowship, before the bar

    New graduates of California law schools who have not yet taken, or had a chance to take, the California bar exam

    Explore hosts and prepare your application

  • Skadden Fellowship

    Two-year post-graduate fellowship

    Final-year law students, judicial clerks, LL.M. candidates, and graduates within two years

    2027 cycle: applications closed August 31, 2026

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Meet Past Fellowship Hosts

Start with organizations that have welcomed fellows before bar admission. Find work that interests you, then explore an introduction with our team.

Past fellowship hosts All legal aid organizations

We matched 22 fellows with legal aid organizations in 2026.

Meet our 2026 Public Interest Bar Fellows and the organizations where they began their legal aid careers.

  1. University of California Davis School of Law

    Ashley Menguito

    Dependency Legal Services

  2. University of San Francisco School of Law

    Brian Recinos

    Oasis Legal Services

  3. University of California Law San Francisco

    Connor Urschel

    Bay Area Legal Aid

  4. University of San Francisco School of Law

    Emily Pedro

    Open Door Legal

  5. University of San Francisco School of Law

    Ivan Villegas

    UFW Foundation

  6. University of California Berkeley Law

    Jacob Lusk

    East Bay Sanctuary Covenant

Meet all 22 fellows

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