OVERVIEW

Each year refugees and immigrants come to the United States to seek a better life and/or protection from persecution in their home country. To help them build their lives in the United States, USCRI offers pro-bono and low-bono legal services for these refugees and immigrants by providing competent and comprehensive immigration legal services through grant - and government-funded programs.

In Cleveland, Ohio, the Humanitarian Legal Services department invites rising third-year law students and recent law graduates to apply for an externally funded fellowship to work with us as a Legal Fellow to begin in the fall of 2027 for up to two years. We will support the selected candidate in applying for externally funded fellowships—including the Ohio Justice for All Fellowship, Skadden Fellowship Foundation, Equal Justice Works, and school-specific fellowships. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

•Conducting intakes and providing legal consultations to determine eligibi...