Post-Graduate Fellowship in Public Law

2009-2010

The Harvard Law School (HLS) is offering a two-year, post-graduate Fellowship in Public Law for 2009–2010. The Fellowship is designed to help prepare HLS graduates for legal academic careers in the general area of public law (i.e., constitutional law, administrative law, legislation, election law, and related fields).

Program

The Public Law Fellowship is a full-time, residential fellowship for two full years, starting in July 2009.  Public Law Fellows will devote most of their time to reading, research, and writing in preparation for going on the law teaching market. Fellows will be expected to help organize and actively participate in the Public Law Workshop, taught annually by two HLS faculty, but there are no further teaching obligations. They will be invited and encouraged to attend other faculty workshops, conferences, etc., at HLS and around Harvard University related to her or his areas of interest. They may also (but need not) audit classes at HLS and elsewhere in the University.

Stipend and Benefits

The Fellow will have access to the full range of resources offered by HLS and Harvard University.  The Fellow will be provided with an office, library privileges, health benefits, a research budget, a budget for travel, and an annual stipend of $52,000.

Eligibility

The Fellowship is limited to HLS graduates (J.D.s, LL.M.s, and S.J.D.s). Applicants will be evaluated based primarily on their potential as legal scholars.

Application

         Applications must be received by December 15, 2008, and will include each of the following components:

1. Résumé or CV;
2. Official transcripts from HLS, as well as any undergraduate and graduate schools attended;
3. Research agenda. This should be no more than 2,000 words describing the applicant’s area(s) of research interest and a description of at least one scholarly writing project;
4. At least one writing sample that demonstrates the applicant’s writing and analytical abilities and ability to generate interesting, original ideas. The writing sample can be unpublished work, such as a student paper or an early draft of a current project. Applicants who already have scholarly publications related to law should submit copies of all published writings; and
5. At least two letters of recommendation from HLS faculty (including former or visiting faculty). These letters should focus on the applicant’s scholarly potential.

Send applications, either electronically or in paper form, to:

Mr. Akiba Covitz (acovitz@law.harvard.edu)
Office of Academic Affairs
Harvard Law School
Griswold Hall 206
Cambridge, MA 02138