Fellowship Opportunity

The Impact Fund is now accepting applications for its one-year Equal Justice Litigation fellowship to begin in September 2008. The Impact Fund is a public foundation dedicated to providing representation, technical assistance and funding for complex, public interest litigation. The Impact Fund's Equal Justice Litigation Program provides direct litigation support as co-counsel and amicus counsel in public interest, class action cases and focuses primarily on class action litigation to combat race, gender and disability discrimination in the workplace.

The fellow will work with the Impact Fund legal staff on on-going gender discrimination litigation against Wal-Mart and Costco, as well as on other cases and its amicus docket. The fellow will be considered a member of the litigation team and will attend staff and litigation meetings. The fellow will participate in all aspects of legal advocacy that may arise, including discovery, depositions, the writing of legal and amicus briefs and legal strategy.

Requirements and Application Process

Applicants must have a strong academic record, excellent research and writing skills and an interest and demonstrated commitment to public interest litigation. Applicants must have completed law school and taken the California Bar Exam by September 2008. Salary is $47,000 per year plus health and vacation benefits. Interested applicants should submit a letter explaining in detail their interest and qualifications for the position (no longer than two single spaced pages), a resume, and the names and phone numbers of three references. The application deadline is January 14, 2008. Application materials may be sent by email or regular mail to:

Jocelyn D. Larkin
125 University Avenue, Suite 102
Berkeley , CA 94710
jlarkin@impactfund.org

Further information about The Impact Fund can be found at www.impactfund.org. Questions about the fellowship may be directed to Jocelyn Larkin, Litigation Counsel, jlarkin@impactfund.org .

The Impact Fund is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.