Public Interest Fellowships
Rubin Fellowship
The Rubin Fellowship was established in 1985 to honor the memory of Zander Rubin, the first Director of the South Royalton Legal Clinic. The Fellowship provides an annual stipend of at least $3,000 to support a student's summer legal work on behalf of clients who are disadvantaged or are members of traditionally underrepresented groups.
Chase Fellowship
The Chase Fellowship is awarded annually to the student, or students, whose proposed activities in the area of civil rights or public interest advocacy promise to contribute significantly to the cause of social justice. Chase Fellowships will be available to students following the completion of their first or second year at Vermont Law School. These will support full or part-time work in an appropriate legal setting.
Equal Justice Foundation
The Vermont Law School Equal Justice Foundation is part of a network of law school organizations that promote summer internships with public interest organizations. EJF Fellowships are based entirely on voluntary contributions. These contributions support summer internships that aid traditionally underrepresented groups and address legal issues that are not receiving adequate attention.
Barrister's Bookstore Fellowship
Over the past several years, the Barrister's Bookstore Board of Directors has awarded a $2,500 fellowship to a first or second year Vermont Law School student pursuing a summer internship in the area of public interest law. As a result of the fellowship, the student is able to work for an organization that serves the public, the poor or traditionally underrepresented groups, which often offer little or no pay to legal interns. The fellowship seeks to increase awareness of the lawyer's obligation to serve the public. It also encourages students to consider careers in public service by enabling them to pursue such legal opportunities during the summer.
Lexis Law Publishing Fellowship
Lexis Law Publishing has been a leader in legal publishing since the early 1800s. First known as the Michie Company, Lexis Law Publishing offers a large list of legal publications and the Annotated Codes in 35 states and territories. Long regarded as the South's most trusted legal publisher, Lexis Law Publishing has grown into one to the nation's authorities in a wide range of topics, including litigation, torts, business and international law. In addition to these topical areas, Lexis is the official publisher of the United States Code Service and United State Supreme Court Records, with more than 1,000 employees in their headquarters in Charlottesville, Virginia and five regional offices. This will be the company's third year as a fellowship sponsor.
Federal Work-Study
The Federal Work-Study (FWS) grant awarded to Vermont Law School each year subsidizes work opportunities for our students. Prior to completing their degree(s), students may be eligible for funding to support full-time or part-time employment during the summer months. The number and amount of awards is determined by the level of funding provided by the federal government to the Law School each year.
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