Post Graduate Attorney Fellowships

Post Graduate Fellowships at Pine Tree Legal Assistance

Multiple Positions/Programs

Office location: Dependent on Fellowship (hybrid)

 

Are you interested in partnering with Pine Tree Legal Assistance (PTLA) to apply for Equal Justice Works, Skadden, and/or other post-graduate public interest law fellowships? PTLA invites interested 3L law students, law school graduates, and judicial clerks to submit a letter of interest and other materials to PTLA as outlined below.

During the upcoming fellowship cycle, PTLA may sponsor one or two applicants for public interest legal fellowship programs. Both the Skadden and Equal Justice Works fellowship programs require applicants to develop a proposed project with a sponsoring legal services provider. PTLA will work with selected candidates to develop proposals, but partnering with PTLA does not guarantee that a fellowship proposal will be selected or funded. Selections for the fellowships are made by the fellowship programs and not by sponsors such as PTLA.

Qualifications

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrated interest in access to justice and civil legal services
• Strong academic record
• Self-directed and motivated
• Admitted to the practice of law in Maine, eligible to be become admitted to the Maine bar, or eligible to practice law in Maine pursuant to Maine Bar Admission Rule 11(c) as of the start of the fellowship term.

To Apply

• Submit a cover letter, resume, transcript, and two professional references
• In your cover letter, please include your areas of interest for project development, your experience with relevant area(s) of law or client communities, which fellowship(s) you would like to apply for, which PTLA location(s) you would consider, and any project idea(s) you have (though it is not necessary to have a project idea to be considered).
• Applications are due to PTLA by August 8, 2025.

About Pine Tree Legal Assistance:

Pine Tree Legal Assistance (PTLA) is a statewide, non-profit organization committed to providing high quality civil legal services to people in Maine. Pine Tree advocates to help Maine’s most vulnerable residents overcome pressing problems of everyday life – domestic and sexual violence, homelessness, economic insecurity, financial exploitation, and more. Pine Tree has had an immense impact in Maine: the abolition of debtors’ prison, the right to due process and a fair hearing in state welfare proceedings, the first successful employment discrimination lawsuits, improved housing codes and accessibility for people with disabilities, and nationally acclaimed foreclosure prevention work are all legacies of Pine Tree’s commitment to fairness and justice for all.

 

Please note that PTLA may decide to sponsor more than one individual for each fellowship opportunity and that fellowship awards are not guarantees of employment with PTLA once the fellowship expires.

 

PTLA is also interested in candidates for other fellowship opportunities in addition to the Skadden and Equal Justice Works fellowships. If you are interested in applying for a different fellowship with PTLA as the host organization, please follow the steps above and indicate the additional fellowship(s) for which you would like to be considered. 

Pine Tree Legal Assistance is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  We are committed to employing and supporting individuals who are passionate about social justice and have relevant work experience, regardless of their race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, physical or mental disability, religion, familial status or experience with poverty, receipt of public assistance, or homelessness.