Olin/Searle/Smith Fellows in Law
2008 - 2009
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 2008-2009 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 17 March 24, 2008.*
Applicants will be notified on or before May 9, 2008.
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.
*Due to the relaunch of the Federalist Society web site, previous links to this page were broken. Accordingly, we decided to extend the application deadline to March 24, 2008.
