Summer 2024 MJF Fellowship Agency Application
Applications are due by Tuesday, October 31, 2023.

Please note that a contribution to MJF to help support this program is not required and will not be a factor in the selection process. A financial factor that will be considered in the selection process is the pay rate for your other law clerks. If you have other paid clerks, and they receive a higher pay rate than $15.62 an hour, our expectation is that you will contribute additional dollars to the MJF summer fellow's compensation to equalize the pay rate.

Another new factor that will be considered this year when reviewing applications is unique ideas for how the fellow could be involved in projects related to developing opportunities for additional students to engage with the organization (as volunteers, externs, or future fellows).

Please verify internally before applying that your organization will be able to put the student on your payroll using the funds provided by MJF to pay the student.

Please contact Anna Beadle (anna@mnjustice.org) with any questions regarding the application process.  
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Email *
Contact Information
Name of contact person for this application *
Name of Organization *
If Applicable, Name of Unit/Group within Organization (for organizations with multiple units, the application must designate one unit or a maximum of two units, if a split summer, where the student will be working)
Street Address: *
Name of Person Authorized to Contract on behalf of your organization: *
Email Address of Person Authorized to Contract on behalf of your organization: *
Name of Person who handles payroll for your organization: *
Email Address of Person who handles payroll for your organization: *
Name of Supervising Attorney(s): *
(each fellow must have at least one supervising attorney)
Does the supervising attorney have previous experience working with law students? *
Required
Liability Insurance
Will the MJF clerk be covered by your general and professional liability insurance? *
Required
If no, please explain.
Applicant Organization's Tax Status
Is your organization a 501(c)(3) or a government agency/office? *
Required
Employment/Payroll Status for Fellow
Will your organization treat the fellow as employee of your program? Participation in MJF's Summer Fellowship Program requires that the fellow be treated as an employee of your program. If the answer to this question is no, please contact Anna Beadle at anna@mnjustice.org before  spending more time on the application. *
Required
What are the payroll dates at your organization from May-August 2024? *
Donations to the Summer Fellowship Program
MJF invites host agencies to make a donation to contribute to the Summer Fellowship Program. Donations may be used by MJF to underwrite its expenses associated with the Program, including those associated with stipends, trainings, and coordination of the SFP application and interview process. While donations of any amount will be helpful, MJF asks agencies that are selected to host a fellow to consider contributing a minimum amount of $500 to the program. Donations are voluntary and will not affect whether your agency is chosen as a fellowship site.
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Required
If you selected "another amount," how much do you intend to contribute?
Fellowship Description
Please check the areas of practice where you would assign a clerk. *
Required
Please check the types of tasks you would assign a clerk: *
Required
Will you apply for Student Attorney certification for the student under the Student Practice Rule?
Clear selection
If the answer to the above question was "Maybe," please elaborate.
Please write a 150-400 word description of what the fellowship at your agency will entail. This will be used as a job description in the postings on Symplicity that MJF will make available to prospective student applicants. It should include enough information to help students understand if they want to apply and should address the types of work the student will do and skills that the student will develop.  *
Please provide any additional information that you believe MJF should be aware of when selecting host agencies for its 2024 summer fellows. This could include, for example, information about how the pandemic has impacted the need for your services, recent staffing or funding changes at your organization, or how a summer fellow would make a difference in your program.
Are there opportunities for a fellow to participate in projects that would help develop opportunities for additional students to engage with the organization (as volunteers, externs, or future fellows)? Please give at least one example of how a fellow could help future students engage with the organization's work.
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How will you involve an MJF Fellow in your organization's initiatives to promote access, diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging? *
Students may be able to secure funding through other avenues such as the MJF student chapters Public Interest Clerkship and Public Interest Law Fellowship. If you do not receive funding through MJF's Summer Fellowship Program, would you like us to share information about your organization with students who may be applying for funding from other sources? *
Required
Law Clerks and Law Clerk Compensation
How many law clerks  (paid, unpaid, full-time or part-time) did your organization have during Summer 2023?    *
How many law clerks do you expect to have in Summer 2024? Please estimate how many other law students would be working at/out of the same site as the MJF fellow.
How are your other law clerks funded?
What is your typical hourly pay rate for law clerks? *
Rather than reducing the number of hours an MJF Fellow works, or paying them less than other law clerks, if your other law clerks are funded at a higher amount than what is provided by MJF, will you contribute the amount needed to equalize the pay across the students? (MJF summer fellows must be paid a minimum of $15.63/hour gross using the funds provided by MJF).
Clear selection
Please elaborate on what this will entail.
How many hours is considered full time at your organization? Please respond in "x hours per week" format. *
How many hours per week would a full time law clerk be working?
If your application is selected for funding, how would you like to receive the student applications? (email, Google Drive, Dropbox, etc.)
A copy of your responses will be emailed to the address you provided.
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