Description:
Position Description:African Communities Together (ACT) seeks to sponsor third-year law students, judicial law clerks, and recent law graduates for Skadden and Equal Justice Works public interest law fellowships starting in Fall of 2027.
We will consider projects that fulfill ACT's mission and are particularly interested in fellowship projects that are timely in responding to emerging community needs and/or explicitly seek to dismantle or mitigate obstacles to overcoming poverty and crisis and impede access to justice for communities who experience disparate outcomes and increased vulnerability. ACT works closely with applicants who we sponsor to develop a proposal once selected.
Successful projects will expand the number of individuals impacted by our services, and will propose new models of service that center NYC communities in the design and implementation of the project, advance equity, deepen the breadth of services we provide, identify opportunities for inter-agency collaboration to should comprehensively respond to client needs, and/or leverage impact litigation to break down and systemic barriers and inequities. These legal interventions should focus on immigration and impact on African communities.
Each project should include a combination of direct client services, community education, advocacy, pro bono involvement, and/or impact litigation. Projects may want to consider how technology and/or innovative engagement models may expand access to justice.
Qualifications:
Applicants must be rising third-year law students or recent law school graduates eligible for the fellowship programs for which they seek ACT sponsorship. Please consult the fellowship program websites for information on eligibility at Skaddenfellowship and/or Equal justice works.
Applicants must be passionate about the mission of ACT, and dedicated to advancing social, racial, and economic justice through legal interventions and advocacy.
Employee Benefits:
We offer a full comprehensive benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, a Flexible Spending Account (FSA), a Simplified Employee Pension Plan (SEP-IRA),Long term Disability and Life Insurance. Additional benefits include professional development, a sabbatical/longevity bonus and wellness benefits.
Paid Time and Holidays Off
African Communities Together (ACT) offers a generous benefits package to full-time employees. Benefits include two weeks of paid vacation and sick leave, a personal day for every two months worked, paid holidays throughout the calendar year (including federal holidays), and a year-end winter break from December 24th to January 1st.
Application Process:
To apply, please submit your resume along with a brief project description here:
Applicants are encouraged to submit applications by August 31st,2026; however, applications will be accepted until the relevant fellowship application is closed. There will be one interview followed by a meeting with the Director of Immigration Legal Services to workshop the proposal. The position is slated to start in September 2027.
We recognize that it is highly unlikely that someone meets 100% of the qualifications for a role. Studies have shown that people of the global majority and female-identifying candidates in particular are likely to “count themselves out” of otherwise well-matched opportunities due to this fact. If much of this job description describes you, please apply for this role.
ACT is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants.