ROBIN NASH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

The Barton Child Law and Policy Center at Emory University School of Law offers a one-year post-graduate fellowship to provide a recent law school graduate the opportunity to learn to be an effective policy and legislative advocate while working with the Center on issues of child neglect and abuse and juvenile justice. The fellowship honors late Juvenile Court Judge and former Barton Clinic Director, Robin Nash, and focuses on building the next generation of influential attorneys, judges, and community leaders specializing in juvenile law. The next Robin Nash Fellowship will begin mid-August 2011 and continue through August 2012.

The Robin Nash Fellow will work under the supervision of Center faculty on a variety of projects that will include, as a minimum, the following:

• Supervision of students in the Center’s Public Policy and Legislative Clinics.
• Research and writing of at least one article, policy paper, friend of the court brief, or other approved writing project of publishable quality on a topic relating to children in the juvenile court system.
• Collaborate with Center faculty on research and policy projects.
• Participate in on-going advocacy efforts in the Georgia General Assembly and with state agencies.
• Assist with teaching in the Center’s seminar classes.

Qualifications: Law school graduate within three years of graduation, excellent research and writing skills, and proven commitment to public service in the area of child advocacy.

To apply: E-mail a resume, cover letter, statement of interest and commitment to long term child advocacy, transcript, (3) references, and writing sample to the address below.

Deadline: Applications are due by November 18, 2010. (Position posted October 18, 2010.)

Salary: Salary is competitive with other public interest fellowship opportunities. Emory University offers a competitive benefits package.

For additional information or to apply, contact:

        Sherry McPeeks, Administrative Assistant 
        Barton Child Law and Policy Center 
        Emory University School of Law 
        1301 Clifton Road 
        Atlanta, Georgia  30322 
        Phone:  (404) 712-4643 
        Fax:  (404) 727-7851

	Email: smcpeek@emory.edu
	Web:  www.childwelfare.net

About the Barton Center: The mission of the Barton Center is to promote and protect the well-being of neglected, abused, and court-involved children in the state of Georgia through policy development, legislative advocacy and direct representation, to inspire excellence among the adults responsible for protecting and nurturing these children, and to prepare child advocacy professionals for successful and rewarding careers. The Center provides multi-disciplinary, child-focused research, training, and support for the practitioners and policymakers charged with protecting Georgia’s children.