School of Law
School of Law
The public interest fellowship program offers an opportunity for professional growth through clinical teaching and service to the low-income community. It allows practicing attorneys an opportunity to explore the possibility of embarking upon a full-time career in law school clinical education and to make the transition from the practice of law to legal education.
The educational goals of the program are to provide an opportunity to strengthen legal practice skills, to reflect on legal practice, to learn clinical teaching methodology under the supervision of experienced faculty, and to develop scholarship interests. Past fellows have gone on to positions as faculty members in law schools around the country.
Generally, a fellow's duties include:
Fellows supervise clinic students certified to practice under Rule 19-220 of the Maryland Rules Governing Admission to the Bar. Clinic students, who are in their second or third year of law school, devote an average of 20 hours per week to the clinical course for six academic credits. Most of the clinics are one-semester experiences, although students in some clinics may enroll for a second semester in the clinic for additional credits.
Fellows will develop professional goals with the assistance of the faculty member who directs the clinic. These goals will be designed to meet the fellow's substantive law, jurisprudential and scholarly interests and strengthen aspects of his/her performance as a lawyer and teacher.
For more information, please see our Fellowship Program description.
The University of Baltimore School of Law invites applications for two clinical teaching
fellowships:
The Civil Advocacy Clinic, a general litigation law clinic that serves low-income individuals, will start on
or about July 1, 2026. This full-time, year-round, 3-year public interest fellowship
program offers superb mentorship and training as the Fellow transitions from law practice
to law faculty, providing intensive support in the areas of clinical pedagogy, academic
writing, and more.
The Immigrant Rights Clinic (IRC) will start on or about July 1, 2026. This full-time, year-round, 3-year public interest
fellowship program offers superb mentorship and training as the Fellow transitions
from law practice to law faculty, providing intensive support in the areas of clinical
pedagogy, academic writing, and more.
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