LSPP Fellowship

An LSPP Fellow receives up to one-year of funding from their school while working in a public defender office that agrees to hire the fellow within 365 days from the start of the fellowship date. The fellows automatically enter into the 3-year CORE 101 program and learn client-centered values, legal skills critical to indigent defense, and build community with a cohort of public defenders nationwide. During the fall of their 3rd year, law students interested in a career in public defense can apply to the LSPP fellowship program and have the opportunity to interview with multiple public defender offices through a single application process. Placements are made by January so that fellows have the opportunity to register for the relevant state bar examination. If you're a law school representative or law school student interested in learning more about the fellowship program, please contact our Programs Team at [email protected].