2026 Arthur D. Hellman Fellowship
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Job Location:
Philadelphia, PA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
18-09-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
About FIRE
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expressions mission is to defend and sustain the individual rights of all Americans to free speech and free thought the most essential qualities of liberty. FIRE educates Americans about the importance of these inalienable rights promotes a culture of respect for these rights and provides the means to preserve them.
Overview
The Arthur D. Hellman Fellowship in First Amendment Litigation is FIREs premier summer opportunity for law students committed to defending free expression. This 10-week paid opportunity offers an $8000 stipend and runs from June through August. Fellows work at FIREs Philadelphia or Washington D.C. offices contributing directly to cutting-edge litigation that protects freedom of speech expression and thought.
The fellowship serves as a pipeline to connect talented law students with FIREs long-term mission. Hellman Fellows will build a long-term relationship with FIRE with the possibility of returning to work with us as full-time employees joining our Legal Network where they can take their own cases pro bono authoring supporting amicus briefs or serving as our local counsel.
Hellman Fellows will work at FIREs Philadelphia or D.C. office.
Hellman Fellows work closely with FIREs First Amendment litigators on substantive projects that advance our strategic litigation. Fellows are trained in essential skills of public-interest practice including legal research and writing client interaction and media relations and are expected to make meaningful contributions to active cases.
Qualifications
FIRE seeks rising 2Ls and 3Ls with excellent academic credentials and a demonstrated passion for civil liberties and public-interest litigation. Successful applicants are collaborative detail-oriented and deeply committed to the principles of free expression.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
FIRE isan equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability status protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
As part of FIREs hiring process all candidates receiving a conditional offer of employment will be required to undergo a background checkas permitted by and in compliance with federal state and local law.
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About Company
FIRE’s mission is to defend and sustain the individual rights of all Americans to free speech and free thought.
