The WLALA Foundation is now accepting applications from public interest law organizations for the Fran Kandel Public Interest Fellowship. The fellowship is available to a public interest law organization that wishes to hire a first or second-year law student (full or part-time) for the summer to work on a social justice-oriented project with a tangible outcome (e.g., brochure, guide, training manual, or PowerPoint). The fellowship amount is $10,000 — $7,500 for the law student and $2,500 for the organization.
The project should benefit an underserved community in the greater Los Angeles area and should be able to be completed by August 31, 2027. The Fellow’s work on the project must be supervised by the organization.
Interested public interest law organizations may apply by sending a letter describing their proposed project to the Co-Chairs of the Fran Kandel Fellowship Committee at wlalapublicinterestfellowship@gmail.com. The letter should be received by December 4, 2026. One or more projects will be selected by January 2027. The WLALA Foundation will then accept student applications in February 2027 and partner with the selected organization(s) to conduct student interviews in February or March 2027.
For more information, including what to include in the letter, please review the Fran Kandel Public Interest Fellowship page on the WLALA website.
Questions? Please contact the Co-Chairs of the Fran Kandel Fellowship Committee at wlalapublicinterestfellowship@gmail.com.
See Flyer: WLALA 2027 Kandel Fellowship Flyer – Org