How to get accepted into the elite Skadden public-interest fellowship, according to two people reviewing applications
The fellowship's guiding principle is to encourage economic independence by improving legal services for the poor. A major part of that is a fellow's ability to work directly with clients. "If one of the candidates is fluent in one of the languages, or the language, the client base speaks, that person has a huge leg up," said Lauren Aguiar, chair of the Skadden Foundation's advisory committee and also a partner at the firm.
Aguiar said she looks for someone who has demonstrated a clear passion for the legal issue they hope to cover during the fellowship.This can pop up in a lot of ways, she said, like an undergraduate major or past volunteer work for a nonprofit organization.Browne, who is working to use community land trusts as a tool to create permanently affordable housing, said the fellowship is essentially an opportunity to create your own dream job.
"You're thinking, 'Oh, goodness, if you walked into an intake meeting or an interview with a new client, you're not instilling confidence,'" Aguiar said.
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