$50,000 yearly
Equal Justice America
Remote (VA)
Help Build a National Veterans Project
For more than 30 years, Equal Justice America has expanded access to justice by funding law students and attorneys working with legal aid and civil rights organizations across the country.
More than 6,800 EJA Fellows have provided legal assistance to people who otherwise could not afford it. In the process, Equal Justice America has helped launch the next generation of public interest lawyers.
Now we're looking for a veteran to help build the next phase of that work: a national Veterans Project dedicated to expanding access to civil legal assistance for veterans.
EJA has supported law students and attorneys working on veterans' rights issues for many years. In recent years, that commitment has expanded through post-graduate Veterans' Rights Fellowships. Those Fellows have helped veterans secure disability benefits, prevent foreclosure and eviction, resolve consumer and financial problems, obtain health care, and overcome countless...