Announcing Public Interest Fellowships for the 2009 ACS National Convention

June 18-20, 2009

Washington, DC

In order to enable more junior public interest lawyers to attend the ACS National Convention, ACS will again be making available a limited number of fellowships for attorneys working in the government and public interest sectors who have been in practice for 5 years or less. The 2009 ACS National Convention will take place at the Renaissance Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC from June 18 - 20. Recipients will receive registration for the convention, lodging at the Renaissance Mayflower and a stipend for travel.

In order to strengthen ties between fellowship recipients and ACS and engage them in the work of the organization, we ask that recipients join ACS at the regular public interest rate ($25) and do at least 2 of the following:

Speak to a student chapter
Judge 2009 moot court briefs
Write an ACS Blog post
Recruit 5 new paid members at any level
Volunteer for Constitution in the Classroom
Submit a ResearchLink topic
Organize a lawyer chapter event
Mentor a student
To apply, please click 2009 Fellowship Application and follow the instructions. Applications must be received by May 1.

Please pass this information on to public interest attorneys that may be interested in this opportunity.

The American Constitution Society for Law and Policy (ACS) is one of the nation's leading progressive legal organizations. Founded in 2001, ACS is a rapidly growing network of lawyers, law students, scholars, judges, policymakers and other concerned individuals. Our mission is to promote the vitality of the U.S. Constitution and the fundamental values it expresses: individual rights and liberties, genuine equality, access to justice, democracy and the rule of law. For more information about the organization, which has established student chapters at more than 165 law schools around the country and lawyer chapters in 30 cities, please visit www.acslaw.org.