Entry-level staff attorney
Apply directly to open roles after admission where the organization is ready to hire an emerging attorney.
Explore related opportunitiesBuild a career beyond fellowships.
Explore entry-level jobs, policy advocacy, community education, and support roles. A fellowship is one of several ways to begin working in legal aid.
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Pre-bar graduate advocate
Work in an approved supervised role while completing the steps required for full licensure.
Explore related opportunitiesLegal fellow or law clerk
Build substantive experience through a time-limited program that may be funded internally or externally.
Explore related opportunitiesPolicy and systems advocacy
Use legal research, writing, coalition work, and legislative strategy to address structural barriers.
Explore related opportunitiesCommunity education
Help communities understand and assert their rights through outreach, workshops, and accessible legal information.
Explore related opportunitiesLegal operations and support
Strengthen intake, technology, data, communications, administration, and program delivery inside legal aid.
Explore related opportunitiesYou are allowed to explore before you specialize.
Early legal aid experience can reveal which work, communities, settings, and kinds of advocacy fit you. Your first role does not have to determine your entire career.