Charlotte E. Ray Legal Fellowship 2026 (Funded) – YOA

Deadline: Unspecified

Applications are open for the Charlotte E. Ray Legal Fellowship 2026. The Charlotte E. Ray Legal Fellowship is a one-12 months fellowship that honors the reminiscence of Charlotte E. Ray, a trailblazer and Howard University graduate who grew to become the primary African American feminine lawyer in 1872. This place is good for third-12 months legislation college students, judicial clerks, or latest legislation faculty graduates. The Fellowship would start within the fall of 2026.

The Legal Fellow(s) might be situated both within the Boston headquarters or in certainly one of CLF’s different workplaces in Montpelier, VT, Concord, NH, Portland, ME, Providence, RI, or New Haven, CT, with some flexibility to work remotely inside New England. The time period of this place is one 12 months, with the potential for being requested to hitch CLF as an Associate Attorney on the finish of that 12 months.

Responsibilities

The Charlotte E. Ray Legal Fellowship gives new or lately barred legal professionals an OPPORTUNITY to function an legal professional at one of many nation’s oldest and most revered non-revenue environmental advocacy organizations. The Fellow will take part in rotations throughout every of CLF’s program areas for about two thirds of the Fellowship, with an final deal with one particular program for the rest of the Fellowship and upon rent for the Associate Attorney place, if relevant.

The Fellow might be a key part of every of the six applications to which they’re assigned: clear vitality and local weather change, environmental justice, wholesome and resilient communities, clear air and water, strategic litigation and oceans. Specific tasks embrace:

• Devise and execute authorized and coverage methods for CLF’s advocacy objectives;
• Represent CLF in litigation and administrative proceedings;
• Develop and current written testimony to legislative our bodies, municipalities, and state and federal companies;
• Advise group and advocacy teams on authorized and coverage issues;
• Build alliances and coalitions amongst stakeholders;
• Comment on administrative guidelines, state and federal permits, and different state and federal company actions;
• Write public academic supplies, articles, and opinion items, and talk about advocacy work by means of information and social media retailers;
• Contribute to CLF’s strategic priorities and its dedication to variety, fairness, inclusion, and organizational excellence;
• Assist CLF’s communications staff in delivering advocacy information and key messages to the press, our members, and the general public;
• Assist CLF’s growth staff with fundraising efforts; and
• Prepare analysis stories, memos, and displays.

Benefits

• CLF gives a aggressive wage, an intensive advantages plan, and an open, inclusive, and accepting work atmosphere the place variations are extremely revered. The beginning wage vary for Boston-based Fellows is $84,000 – $89,000 and $75,000 – $80,000 for these based mostly in different New England states. Additionally, fellows obtain a $2,000 wage improve upon passing the bar.

Eligibility

• You ought to have a legislation diploma previous to the time you’d start the Fellowship;
• 0-2 years of related expertise training legislation;
• Strong organizational and interpersonal abilities;
• Ability to take initiative, clear up issues, assess priorities, and handle quite a lot of actions in a quick-paced atmosphere;
• High-level technological literacy with Microsoft Office suite (SharePoint, Word, Excel, Outlook, and many others.);
• Excellent oral and written communication abilities;
• Commitment to growing new abilities and tasks;
• Commitment to working collaboratively with a various group of colleagues and companions; and
• Demonstrated dedication to variety, fairness, and inclusion.

Application

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For extra data, go to Charlotte E. Ray Legal Fellowship.