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Dean's Summer Public Interest / Pro Bono Fellowships
OCU LAW offers a limited number of public interest fellowships for summer clerkships with organizations providing legal services to nonprofit entities and underrepresented members of society. Recent fellows worked at the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma, the Missouri State Public Defender’s Trial Division, the Osage County DA’s Office, the Roger Mills and Ellis County DA’s Office, the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Environment, Transportation and Public Works, Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, the Native American Domestic Violence Program, Oklahoma Appleseed Center for Law and Justice, Catholic Charities, the Colorado Springs Public Defender’s Office, the Oklahoma County Public Defender’s Office, and the New York Legal Assistance Group.
In order to apply for a fellowship, students must secure a position with a qualifying organization. The following links include information on opportunities at the local, national and international levels: probono.net/ok, Equal Justice Works and PSLawNet. Once an employer or organization has made an offer for a position, interested students may complete the application materials for the fellowship awards by clicking the links below.
Questions regarding the process should be directed to the Pro Bono and Public Interest Law Coordinator by clicking on this link.
Fellowship Application