2009 - 2010

The Program

The Olin/Searle/Smith Fellows in Law program will offer top young legal thinkers the opportunity to spend a year writing and developing their scholarship with the goal of entering the legal academy. Up to three fellowships will be offered for the 2009-2010 academic year.

A distinguished group of academics will select the Fellows. Criteria include:

• Dedication to teaching and scholarship
• A J.D. and extremely strong academic qualifications (such as significant clerkship or law review experience)
• Commitment to the rule of law and intellectual diversity in legal academia
• The promise of a distinguished career as a legal scholar and teacher

Benefits

Stipends will include $50,000 plus benefits. While details will be worked out with the specific host school for the Fellow, in general the Fellow will be provided with an office and will be included in the life of the school.

Applications

All those who feel they fit the criteria are encouraged to apply. Applicants should submit the following:

• A resume and law school transcript
• Academic writing sample(s) with an approximately 50-page limit
• A brief discussion of their areas of intellectual interest (approximately 2 pages)
• A statement of their commitment to teaching law
• Up to three letters of support

Applications must be received no later than March 16, 2009.
Applicants will be notified on or before April 20, 2009.

Please submit applications to:

Olin/Searle/Smith Fellows in Law Program
Eugene B. Meyer, Administrator
c/o The Federalist Society
1015 18th Street, N.W., Suite 425
Washington, D.C. 20036
(202) 822-8138

Or send an email to ebmeyer@fed-soc.org with "Olin/Searle/Smith Fellowship" in the subject line.