Clifton W. Everett, Sr. Community Lawyer Fellowships
Opportunities to make a difference...
Clifton W. Everett, Sr. Community Lawyer Fellowships have been offered
annually since 1992 as one-year staff attorney positions that serve
low-income people who live in rural areas. The Everett Fellowships
provide excellent opportunities for new law school graduates to gain litigation experience
and provide valuable service to low-income, rural communities. Typically,
an Everett Fellowship begins in September, after the
recently graduated law student
has sat for and passed the NC Bar exam.
Everett Fellows are selected based on their legal abilities and their
demonstrated commitment to social justice. Everett Fellows must be dedicated
to making the legal system responsive to those who have been marginalized
by both poverty and geography. Each Everett Fellow must be ready to
accept the challenging and rewarding tasks of a full-fledged attorney
who serves rural communities.
Each Everett Fellow is responsible for handling a general caseload in
the traditional areas of poverty law practice and focusing on clients
who live in rural areas. Types of cases usually involve housing, employment,
consumer, domestic and/or public benefit issues.
The Everett Fellowships are funded by the North Carolina
IOLTA Board of Trustees in memory
of Clifton W. Everett, Sr., a lifetime resident of eastern North Carolina
who served as President of the NC State Bar and as Vice-Chairman and
member of the Board of Trustees of the IOLTA Program. Mr. Everett played
a principal role in the creation of North Carolina IOLTA as President
of the NC State Bar. He dedicated his life to the extension of justice
in rural parts of eastern North Carolina.
Applications for the Everett Fellowships
Applicants should be expecting to successfully receive a JD from
an ABA accredited law school before the fellowship begins in
September. Applicants will be expected to have a demonstrated commitment to
community service and to be able to relate well to low-income people
in a rural setting. Everett Fellows must be licensed to
practice law in North Carolina when the fellowship begins in
September. Previous experience as a
Martin Luther King, Jr. Summer Intern
or as an IOLTA-funded summer intern is a plus.
Everett Fellowship applicants should send a cover letter expressing
interest in the
current Everett Fellowship opening(s), resume, a writing sample
(no more than 10 pages) and names/contact information of three
(3) references to:
Everett Fellowship
Legal Aid of North Carolina, Inc.
P.O. Box 26087
Raleigh, NC 27611.
Initial review of applications begins in November prior to the year
that the fellowship begins. [see
current Everett Fellowship openings.]
Regrettably, LANC is unable to acknowledge receipt of applications
for any of its Fellowships and will not consider applications
without all requested materials. LANC will contact only those
applicants selected for an interview. Please no phone calls.
Legal Aid of North Carolina
is
a nonprofit, 501(c)3 law firm that provides free legal services in civil
matters to those whose income falls below 125% of the federal poverty
guidelines. LANC operates in all 100 counties through
strategically based
offices
and also operates
project units that focus on special areas of the law. As a statewide,
diverse program, LANC's staff includes multiple attorneys
with 10+ years of experience as legal service advocates. LANC is committed to strong support and mentoring of its entire staff. LANC advocates are encouraged to develop effective working
relations with community organizations and client groups and to pursue
issues of special interest that will strengthen their ability to serve
clients.
Our Thanks!
LANC gratefully acknowledges NC IOLTA's
generous support and financial assistance for the
Clifton W. Everett, Sr. Community Lawyer Fellowship Program:
Legal
Aid of North Carolina is an equal opportunity employer.
Minorities, women, the elderly and the disabled are encouraged
to apply.
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Legal Aid of North Carolina is a statewide, nonprofit law firm that
provides free legal services in civil matters to low-income people in
order to ensure equal access to justice and to remove legal barriers
to economic opportunity.