recognition of the generous gift of Philip Friedman, the Fellows are known as Friedman Fellows. Friedman Fellows obtain LL.M. degrees while examining and engaging in clinical legal education and public interest law.
About the Program:
The 2013-15 Friedman Fellowships begin in the summer of 2013. Each fellowship is affiliated with a specific law school clinic. Although the various clinics provide the fellows diverse responsibilities and
experiences, each provides the Fellow with opportunities to co-teach and co-supervise, under the supervision of experienced clinical faculty, the law students enrolled in the clinic.
The Friedman Fellowship program enables every Fellow to learn about clinical education and public interest lawyering through the practice of engaging in each, teaching and supervising law students engaged in
these endeavors, and participating in a program of study in which these are the primary topics of inquiry. In the process, Fellows receive mentorship and support from the clinical faculty and administration, and the law school in general.
Fellows enroll in two year-long courses in Clinical Teaching and Scholarship taught by the Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs and other clinical faculty. As part of this course sequence, Fellows
receive specific instruction and guidance in teaching and supervising law students, and in writing a publishable thesis. During the two years, Fellows also enroll in two or three other law school classes, and receive an LL.M. degree upon completion of the coursework and thesis requirements of the LL.M. program.
Eligibility:
We are currently seeking applications from candidates with strong academic, clinical, and lawyering experience related to transactional law and community economic development. Fellows receive an annual stipendbetween $45,000 and $50,000, tuition remission for the LL.M. program, health insurance and other benefits, and possible student loan deferment. Fellows must be members of a state bar. Candidates who
are not members of the D.C. Bar must be eligible for immediate waiver into the D.C. Bar.
Applicants should send letters of interest, resumes, a list of references, and a complete law school transcript by Wednesday, June 12, 2013 to Associate Dean Phyllis Goldfarb. The preferred submission method is by email to clinicadmin@law.gwu.edu. In the alternative, applications can be mailed to:
the Jacob Burns Community Legal Clinics
c/o Executive Assistant Norma Lamont, The George Washington University
Law School, 2000 G St. NW, Washington, DC 20052
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