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20-Feb-2004 05:54 AM

Public Interest Law Fellows Program 2004-2006

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Columbia University School of Law- Public Interest Law Fellows Program 2004-2006

Application deadline: April 1, 2004

The program was originated in collaboration with the Constitutional and Legal Policy
Institute (now Open Society Justice Initiative OSJI) and continues to be supported
by OSJI and other donors. Three of the Fellowship slots continue to be jointly
administered by PILI and Justice Initiative.

The program will select lawyers from Central and Eastern Europe, Russia, the
Caucasus and Central Asia for two years of study and practical work experience. In
the past, Fellows from these countries have been joined by two Fellows from China
sponsored by the Ford Foundation. The program includes undesignated slots as well as
slots designated specifically for advocates of women's rights, mental disability
rights and Roma rights.

Criteria for selection will include the experience of the applicant, the applicant's
potential to contribute to the development of the human rights or public interest
law field in the region, and the suitability of the applicant's proposed role in the
nominating non-governmental organization (NGO). Applicants must have a minimum of
two years relevant work experience outside of law school. Preference will be given
to applicants under 35 years of age. Minorities, especially Roma, are strongly
encouraged to apply. Selection decisions will be made by May 1, 2004.

The Fellows will reside a total of one year in the US, consisting of one semester of
study at Columbia University and two three-month internships. Fellows will return to
their home countries after the first year, where they will spend at least one year
working with their nominating NGO on human rights/public interest advocacy on a
non-profit basis in such areas as providing legal services, strategic litigation,
campaigning for reform, and human rights training/education. Upon their selection,
Fellows will be required to sign an agreement with Columbia University according to
which he/she will commit to two years in the program; the first year to be spent in
the US and the second year in his/her home country working with the nominating NGO.

PILI will cover the cost of a round-trip coach airfare to the US and provide each
Fellow with a monthly stipend for a period of up to 12 months, a textbook allowance,
and medical insurance for a year while in the US. The amount of this stipend is
carefully calculated to cover the expenses of one person in the US for the period of
one year. PILI will also provide a grant of $10,000 to the nominating NGO during the
second year of the program to cover, in whole or in part, the Fellow's salary and
wage-related taxes and payments.

More information:
Website: www.pili.org
http://www.pili.org/aboutpili/fellowship.html
www.law.columbia.edu
Email: dcaugh@law.columbia.edu (David Caughlin)

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