Annual Legal Fellowship

Carry the Work Forward

The Annual Legal Fellowship is a one-year fellowship available exclusively to former Summer Associate Legal Fellows who secure full-time attorney positions with a public-interest law firm or similar organization. The Bradley Foundation makes grants to participating organizations to help them provide bonuses to eligible first-year attorneys working in nonprofit public-interest law. 

It is the second stage of the Bradley Legal Fellows pipeline, turning a formative summer experience into the beginning of a career in public-interest law.

Benefits

• A $50,000 fellowship award in addition to the salary provided by the host organization

• Opportunites to stay connected, including invitations to the annual Summer Associate Legal Fellows Symposium and the Bradley Prizes

Eligibility

• Completion of the Bradley Summer Associate Legal Fellowship

• Full-time employment secured with a host organization before applying jointly with that organization

How to Apply

Eligible alumni apply together with their employing organization and submit the required application materials.

• Resume

• 800-word essay on their dedication to public-interest law, how the fellowship would advance their career goals, how the Summer Associate Fellowship shaped their path, and how their aspirations align with the Bradley Foundation’s mission 

• Statement of support from the host organization

Applications are due November 1 to Program Director Jason Crye at LegalFellows@bradleyfdn.org. Decisions are announced by November 15.