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A unique collaboration between Fried Frank, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. and the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund

The Fried Frank

Fellowship Program

and whom you choose to help say a lot about who you are. By partnering with the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) and Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), Fried Frank has made a choice.

We believe that the gulf between private practice and public interest law is too broad and must be bridged. Fried Frank has created unique programs that effectively bridge the worlds of private law firm litigation and public service law by joining with two of the country’s leading civil rights advocacy organizations. Thus, we choose to contribute our time, people and resources to today’s toughest issues: civil rights, diversity, criminal justice, education, housing, voting rights, immigrants’ rights and political access. That’s where our Fellows make a difference every day.

Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall

LDF has been fighting for equality and empowerment for African-Americans and other disenfranchised groups since it was

founded in 1940 under the leadership of late Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. Despite significant progress toward

equality in the past half-century, numerous and complex obstacles remain. LDF, with the Fried Frank Fellows, continues its

fundamental mission to transform the promise of equality into a social, economic and political reality for all people.

n Education. Voter Protection. Economic Justice. Criminal Justice.

n We Defend. We Educate. We Empower.

“The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund is the finest human rights law firm in American history. That was true in the past and it remains true today.”

– John Payton Former Director-Counsel and President, LDF

LDFLegal Defense and Educational Fund

What you choose to do

MALDEFMexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund

MALDEF is the nation’s leading Latino litigation, advocacy, and educational outreach organization. Founded in 1968,

MALDEF protects and promotes the civil rights of Latinos living in the United States. MALDEF partners with Fried Frank

Fellows to empower the Latino community to meaningfully participate in American society through impact litigation, policy

advocacy, leadership development, and community education in the following program areas:

n Education

n Immigration

n Political Access

n Employment

n Public Resource Equity

“Fighting for the interests of Latinos, now the largest minority group in the nation, MALDEF is at the cutting edge of civil rights law, pursuing important claims in the federal and state courts in all regions of the country.”

– Thomas A. Saenz President and General Counsel, MALDEF

Life as a FellowFrom the moment our Fellows walk in the door, they begin training for their careers as private-sector and public interest lawyers.

LDF and MALDEF Fellows spend two years as associates in Fried Frank’s litigation department, learning the ins and outs of complex cases. Specially designated Fellowship mentors guide them through the process. Our goal is to ensure that Fellows get to spend at least 20 percent of their time at Fried Frank on public interest work. After that time, our Fellows join the hard-working staffs of LDF and MALDEF. They move right in as staff attorneys at these organizations for two years, taking on the same types of cases as other attorneys and earning similar compensation and benefits.

At the end of their fellowships, our successful Fellows are encouraged to interview to return to Fried Frank. In some cases, they may stay on as staff attorneys at LDF and MALDEF.

The Fried Frank Fellowship Program accepts applications from graduating law students and recent law school graduates, including judicial clerks.

To be considered, please email the following documents to fellowship@friedfrank.com or mail them to the address below for receipt no later than November 1, 2012 at 5 PM EST:n A résumén Two letters of recommendation (one each from a law school faculty member and an employer)n A legal writing samplen A 500-word essay, as described belown A law school transcript

Please indicate the fellowship(s) (LDF and/or MALDEF) for which you would like to be considered when submitting your application.

LDF and MALDEF Fellowship Applicant EssaysSelect one or two civil rights issues of interest to you. Explain briefly why these issues are important to you and how you feel the Fellowship can serve as a vehicle to effect change in those areas, including how your experiences and/or skills may contribute to such change.

MALDEF Regional Office PlacementMALDEF litigates in regional offices around the nation in Los Angeles, Chicago, and San Antonio. Based upon your interest and background and the litigation needs of MALDEF, we will work with applicants to determine a mutually agreeable geographic placement. However, all Fellows have the option to work in MALDEF’s Los Angeles office, the site of its national headquarters. We will determine a particular placement at the time of your selection for the Fellowship.

Start DateFried Frank LDF and MALDEF Fellows begin their employment at Fried Frank with the Firm’s first-year associate class in the fall of 2013.

Please contact the following with any questions about the Fried Frank Fellowship Program:Diversity and Inclusion Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP One New York Plaza New York, NY 10004 +1.212.859.8000 fellowship@friedfrank.com

To learn more about Fried Frank and the Fellowship Program, please visit friedfrank.com.

Application and Selection