TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Dec 28, 2021

The Defender Services Diversity Fellowship Program will place 12 fellows in federal defender offices across the country for two years — including in the Eastern District of Tennessee — during which time fellows will gain federal criminal defense training and experience in representing clients in non-capital Criminal Justice Act cases. Fellows will receive salary and benefits. The program is open to graduating 3L students and recent law school graduates. A successful applicant must be a talented advocate and legal writer, possess research skills, be team oriented, and be committed to public defense or related public interest law work. Apply here for the non-capital program through Jan. 7, 2022. The application process for the capital component of the program is expected to open in the summer of 2022. Learn more in this flyer.