Applications for the 2022-2024 Social Justice and Impact Litigation Fellowship of the Santa Clara County Counsel’s Office are due August 20th. The Impact Litigation Fellow will be part of the Impact Team, which litigates high-impact cases, drafts innovative local ordinances, and develops new policies and programs to advance the County’s goal of achieving social and economic justice for all its residents and to promote local, state, and national public policy reform.  The 2022-2024 Fellow will contribute to a growing movement to use the power and perspective of local government to drive long-lasting social change.

Fellowship Details

  • Two-year fellowship
  • Eligibility: recent law school graduates, judicial law clerks, and current third-year law students
  • Begins in September 2022
  • Starting salary is $ 121,386 – $187,484, per year (California bar)
  • Deadline is August 20, 2021