Summer Fellowship Program

The Summer Fellowship Program

MJF’s longest-running program, the Summer Fellowship Program provides funds for students at law schools in Minnesota to work as summer fellows at public interest law offices. Participating law students help legal aid and volunteer lawyers serve eligible clients, including many who, because of program overload and lack of case priority, otherwise could not be served. The law students learn about the legal needs of eligible clients, develop the skills required to address those needs, and gain the legal experience they will need to perform pro bono legal work after they leave law school.

Thank you to the agencies hosting fellows during Summer 2024:

Anishinabe Legal Services
Central Minnesota Legal Services – Minneapolis
Children’s Law Center of Minnesota
CURE
Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota
Justice North
Leech Lake Tribal Court
Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid – Minneapolis; Housing Unit
Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid – St. Cloud and Willmar
Neighborhood Justice Center
Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services – Mankato
Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services – St. Paul; Legal Advocacy for Older People
Tubman

Thank you to the organizational donors that supported the program for Summer 2023:

The Third District Bar Association
The Fifth District Bar Association
The Sixth District Bar Association
The Seventh District Bar Association
The Eighth District Bar Association
The Ninth District Bar Association
The Eleventh District Bar Association
The Sixteen District Bar Association
The Nineteenth District Bar Association
The Dorsey and Whitney Foundation
The Faegre Drinker Biddle and Reath Foundation 
The Family Law Section of the Minnesota State Bar Association
The Fredrikson & Byron Foundation
The Hennepin County Bar Foundation
The Minnesota State Bar Foundation
Nichols Kaster, PLLP
The Public Law Section of the Minnesota State Bar Association 
The Robins Kaplan LLP Charitable Foundation (supporting Anishinabe Legal Services)
Stinson LLP
The Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation 
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP


For Attorneys
Visit Host a Summer Fellowship for more information on applying to work with an MJF Summer Fellow.

For Students
Check out Become a Summer Fellow for more information on applying for a Summer Fellowship position.