Legal Fellow, CSJ

Legal Fellow, CSJ

Salary

Depends on Qualifications

Location

Broadway Campus, New Orleans, LA

Job Type

Full-Time Staff

Job Number

202200624

Division

Academic Affairs

Department

Center for Social Justice

Opening Date

05/14/2026

FLSA

Exempt

• Description
• Benefits

Description

The Center for Social Justice is a center based at Loyola University College of Law in New Orleans, Louisiana that provides capital appellate and post-conviction representation to indigent people on Louisianas death row, as well as juveniles facing sentences of life without parole. This position is a one-year fellowship that may be extended to a second year, for recent law grads interested in gaining experience representing individuals who have been sentenced to death. The fellow will be supervised by senior attorneys, and will have a substantial role in informing the litigation strategies, reviewing records, meeting with clients, conducting legal research, drafting appellate briefs, and mooting oral arguments. Prior fellowship recipients have gone on to work in capital trial, appeal and post-conviction offices, as well as in academia and other employment opportunities.

Examples of Duties

• Assist teams with all aspects of representation, including legal research and writing, file management, records collection, document review, filing legal pleadings, etc.
• Visitation of clients in prison
• Assist with investigation, including research and records review and witness interviewing

Additional Responsibilities

• Other duties as assigned

Typical Qualifications

• Minimum Juris Doctor degree from a U.S. accredited insitition. Current 3L or recent law school graduates are encrouaged to apply.
• Member Louisiana Bar or scheduled for next Louisiana bar examination within 6 months of successful completion of Juris Doctor degree.
• Excellent writing and oral advocacy skills
• Commitment to indigent criminal defense and the highest quality representation
• The ability to work well with varying co-counsel and support staff
• Commitment to work long hours when necessary

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with direct criminal representation through clinic or internship work
• Experience as a judicial law clerk

Physical Requirements

• Ability to perform job duties with or without reasonable accommodations.

In accordance with the Campus Security Act as amended, Loyola University publishes annually and distributes to members of the academic community, and upon request to prospective (students/employees), an annual security report. That report includes current policies and procedures of the University Police Department for the reporting of campus crimes, notifying the campus community of occurrence of campus crimes, policies regarding access to campus buildings, the enforcement authority of the University Police Officers and their relationship to local police. University policies on the possession, use and sale of alcohol and illegal drugs are outlined. The Campus sexual Assault Program and policy is described. Campus crime statistics as defined under this law for the last three calendar years are included. A copy of this report may be secured from the (Office of Admissions), (Office of Human Resources), or from the University Police Department.

Loyola University New Orleans does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, veterans status or national origin in its educational programs or activities, including employment and admissions. At the same time, Loyola cherishes its right to seek and retain personnel who will make a positive contribution to its religious character, goals, and mission in order to enhance the Jesuit, Catholic tradition.

We offer a complete benefits package to full-time employees including health care, dental, vision, retirement, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, long-term disability, tuition remission, holidays, vacation, and sick leave.

Part-time employees who work an average of 30 hours per week over the course of a year, receive certain benefits on a pro-rated basis.

To learn more details, visit our benefits page.

Employer Loyola University - New Orleans