Brandeis Partners for Justice Fellowship

Legal Aid Society (KY) and University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law - 080051

Abstract Number: 080051

May 2008

The Brandeis Partners for Justice Fellowship is an innovative partnership between the Legal Aid Society of Louisville and the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law.  The partnership provides faculty members with a deeper understanding of the civil legal problems of low-income clients and exemplifies the law school's commitment to public interest law. Under the partnership, the law school provides a faculty member to the Legal Aid Society for a semester, during which the faculty member works on projects related to his or her area of interest and expertise.  The program also exposes fellows to courtroom and community work on behalf of low-income persons. The first Brandeis Partners for Justice Fellow worked with the Legal Aid Society's consumer law unit during the summer of 2007 to organize and lead workshops on bankruptcy for over 100 clients.  In 2008, the Legal Aid Society is hosting its second Brandeis Fellow to help draft in-house manuals and documents and conduct a series of trainings on legal writing for the Legal Aid Society's staff. 

Contact Information

Jeffery A. Been
Executive Director
Legal Aid Society
(502) 584-1254
jbeen@laslou.org

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