2027–2029: Tycko & Zavareei LLP Public Interest Fellowship

Tycko & Zavareei LLP • Washington, DC

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Tycko & Zavareei LLP Public Interest Fellowship is a two-year post-JD fellowship program for recent law school graduates with a demonstrated commitment to a public interest legal career and an affinity for litigation. This program offers a unique opportunity for an entry-level lawyer to launch their public service career by immediately functioning as a junior associate and gaining hands-on experience, instruction, and mentorship across all facets of public interest litigation. Fellows obtain a broad base of substantive and practical experience, receive extensive litigation training and support from senior attorneys, and are entrusted to take on significant responsibility early in their careers. For the duration of their two-year program, fellows are full-time employees of TZ and receive from the firm a salary and benefits. A defining feature of the Fellowship is the three-month nonprofit placement—a 12-week period (typically occurring during Year 2) during which the fellow works externally as a Visiting Fellow, directly supporting the work of a non-profit or other public interest host organization. Fellows play a significant role in selecting their own public interest hosting organization, based largely on their own professional interests and goals.

Requirements

• JD degree.
• Passion for and experience in public interest work.
• Sincere interest in impactful litigation.
• Enthusiasm for challenging societal inequities.
• Demonstrated commitment to a public interest legal career.
• Affinity for litigation.
• Must have received JD degree and have DC Bar exam results pending (or, for earlier graduates, be admitted in a UBE jurisdiction) as of the start of the fellowship in September 2027.
• Resume.
• Cover letter/personal statement.
• Law school transcript(s).
• Writing sample(s) reflecting writing skills with little to no editing from any other individual, including factual and legal analysis (no law review articles).
• Explanation of the assignment and amount of editing others provided on the writing sample cover page.
• Most recent transcript available (for current law students), without password protection.
• Explanation of law school’s grading system.

Nice To Haves

• Optional/encouraged professional reference list.

Responsibilities

• Functioning as a junior associate.
• Gaining hands-on experience, instruction, and mentorship across all facets of public interest litigation.
• Obtaining a broad base of substantive and practical experience.
• Receiving extensive litigation training and support from senior attorneys.
• Taking on significant responsibility early in their careers.
• Working externally as a Visiting Fellow for a three-month period, directly supporting the work of a non-profit or other public interest host organization.

Benefits

• Generous paid time off.
• Health/dental/vision insurance.
• Commuter benefits.
• 401(k) with employer contribution after 12 months.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Professional development stipends.
• Other fringe benefits.
• Reimbursement for certain bar application- and exam-related expenses (for hired fellow sitting for July 2027 DC Bar exam).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree