Postgraduate Fellowships Handbook

Nearly half of all NYU Law graduates pursuing public interest work begin their careers through a postgraduate fellowship.

Postgraduate fellowships are time-limited, full-time positions that are generally awarded early in your legal career. They provide unique opportunities for new lawyers to start and expand their expertise as a public interest lawyer.

At PILC, we work closely with NYU Law students and alumni to identify and apply to a wide variety of post-graduate fellowships.

Project Fellowships

Project fellowships are unique in that the applicant, together with their prospective employer, or host organization, develops and seeks funding for a unique legal project.

Institutional Fellowships

Institutional fellowships (also known as internally-funded fellowships) are generally more akin to time-limited staff attorney positions.

NYU Fellowships

NYU Law offers a number of postgraduate fellowships dedicated exclusively to graduating students and recent alumni.