Friday, January 9, 2009

Massachusetts Bar Foundation - Legal Intern Fellowship Program

The Massachusetts Bar Foundation - Legal Intern Fellowship Program offers approximately 6 stipends to law students who intern during the summer months at nonprofit organizations providing civil legal services to low-income clients in Massachusetts. Students must work 10 weeks.

Pay: Stipends have a maximum amount of $6,000. Students may receive funding from other sources to finance the internship.

2009 Deadline: March 13, 2009.

To apply, students must submit a resume, an official law school transcript, one letter of reference, applicant information form, essay (details on applicant information form), and an organization supporting statement form. Applications may be obtained on-line. For the 2009 application, see http://www.massbarfoundation.org/grant-programs/legal-intern-fellowship-program.

A copy of the application form is also available on the CDO Student Portal in the Public Interest and Fellowship folder.