September 2026 LEGAL

FELLOW - FALL 2027

(2-year term) WASHINGTON, D.C., or REMOTE Who We Are Public Justice is a nonprofit legal advocacy organization that takes on the biggest systemic threats to justice of our time—abusive corporate power and predatory practices, the assault on civil rights, and the destruction of the Earth's sustainability. It connects high impact litigation with strategic communications and the strength of our partnerships to fight these abusive and discriminatory systems and win social and economic justice. What We Are Looking For Public Justice seeks to hire a fellow for a two-year term beginning Fall 2027 who will have the opportunity to work on the variety of substantive areas encompassed by our legal projects:

• The Access to Justice Project seeks to make the civil court system a fair, equitable, and effective tool for those with less power to win just outcomes.

Primarily through high- impact litigation, we dismantle the procedural and structural barriers between ordinary people and the civil justice system, such as forced arbitration, limits on collective actions, overly strict standing requirements, and unwarranted court secrecy.

• The Debtors' Prison Project has a two-part mission: to fight the criminalization of poverty, and to stop governments and corporations from treating people impacted by the criminal and immigration systems as revenue sources.

Our current docket includes strategic litigation challenging detention for nonpayment of money bail; prison and jail "pay-to-stay" fees; policies banning all contact between children and their jailed parents to generate revenue from paid video calls; and ICE's imposition of fines and fees.

• The Students' Civil Rights Project works to ensure that schools create safe and equitable learning environments, free from discrimination, so all students can learn and thrive.

We use high-impact litigation and other advocacy tools to combat discrimination in schools, focusing primarily on racism, sexism, homophobia, and transphobia. When schools fail their students, we take them to court to secure long-lasting, systemic change and justice for the students. We also work to empower students-including students of color, LGBTQ+ students, and student survivors of sexual harassment-to press for change in their schools.

• The Environmental Enforcement Project goes to court every day to fight climate change, secure environmental justice, and make polluters pay.

We utilize the most powerful tools available to citizens by enforcing our Nation's environmental laws in state and federal court. Our experienced litigators win precedent-setting cases that result in meaningful, transformative change. We hold polluters accountable by requiring corporations to clean up their act and comply with our Nation's environmental laws. The Fellow would work closely with Public Justice's attorneys who have extensive experience litigating and advocating in their areas of expertise, a network of lawyers who collaborate on Public Justice's work, other public interest groups, and our communications staff. In addition, the Fellow would be responsible for responding to intake inquiries and providing assistance with organization-wide projects as requested. This is an exempt position and will report to a Senior Attorney. Qualifications

• J.D. degree (by Fall 2027).
• Excellent analytical, legal research, legal writing, and speaking skills.
• Litigation experience (e.g., from internships, clinics, or clerkships). Experience in complex civil litigation is preferred.
• Ability to juggle multiple tasks at a time and work in a fast-paced environment.
• Self-motivation and proven ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Sensitivity to the needs and concerns of, and ability to work well with, individuals and groups from diverse cultures, backgrounds, and orientations.
• Excellent attention to detail and commitment to follow-through.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Healthy sense of outrage and desire to change the world for the better.

Public Justice offers a mission-focused work environment, a teamwork and community-oriented work culture, and a competitive compensation package. We recognize and support healthy work- life balance policies, including operating on a four-day work week year-round. We also offer a generous benefits package, including flexible time off, two weeks of sick leave, all federal and some local holidays, end of the year office closure, employer-paid health, dental, and vision insurance premiums for employees and eligible dependents, and a 401(k) plan. The current salary for an attorney who is less than a year out of law school is $84,500. The Fellow is welcome to work in-person in Public Justice's headquarters in Washington, D.C., or may work remotely. How to Apply Your application should consist of two electronic files: (1) your cover letter, resume, law school transcript, and references in a single .pdf file; and (2) a writing sample in another .pdf file, comprised of a legal brief or persuasive memo for which you were the primary author (please note the contributions of others). In your cover letter, please specify whether you are applying to work in the Washington, D.C. office or remotely. Please submit your application to lawfellow@publicjustice.net by October 15, 2026 and reference "2027 Two-Year Fellowship" in the subject line. We will begin reviewing applications on a rolling basis after the deadline until the position is filled.