News Release
AUSTIN, Texas –
The Texas
Access to Justice Foundation (TAJF), in partnership
with Equal Justice Works, has announced its 2012
class of Fellows
who
have developed new and innovative legal projects
that will impact lives and serve communities in
desperate need of legal assistance.
The
two-year fellowship projects began in September. Supported by partners like the Texas Access to Justice Foundation, Equal Justice Works is the largest postgraduate legal fellowship program in the nation. Each year, hundreds of talented law school graduates apply to Equal Justice Works having designed their “dream job” with a nonprofit organization that has agreed to host the applicant, if awarded a fellowship. Sponsors like TAJF then review project proposals and select candidates who meet general criteria or otherwise complement their philanthropic and pro bono interests. The Texas Equal Justice Works Fellow Class of 2012 includes:
Host Organization:
Montgomery County Women’s Center, Conroe
Host Organization:
Disability Rights Texas,
Austin
Host Organization:
Family Violence Prevention
Services,
San Antonio
Host Organization:
Texas Legal Services
Center, Austin Continuing Fellows from the 2011 Fellowship class
sponsored by the Texas Access to Justice Foundation
are: Adriana Rodriquez, Texas RioGrande Legal Aid in
Laredo, and Michelle Smith, Texas Civil Rights
Project in Austin.
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The Texas
Access to Justice Foundation (www.teajf.org),
created by the Supreme Court of Texas in 1984, is
the primary state-based funding source for the
provision of civil legal aid in Texas. The
organization is committed to the vision that all
Texans will have equal access to justice, regardless
of their income. The Foundation administers a
variety of funding sources, which are earmarked to
assist nonprofit organizations in providing legal
aid to approximately 100,000 Texans each year.
Equal Justice Works is
the national leader in creating public interest
opportunities for law students and
lawyers. Collaborating with the nation’s leading law
schools, law firms, corporate legal departments and
nonprofit organizations, Equal Justice Works offers
a continuum of opportunities that provide the
training and skills that enable attorneys to provide
effective representation to underserved communities
and causes. Equal Justice Works is a 501(c)(3)
nonprofit organization. For additional information
about Equal Justice Works, please visit www.equaljusticeworks.org.
Contact: Kimberly Schmitt
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