2025 Constitutional Law Fellowship

This is an extraordinary time in history to advance and protect the rights of LGBTQ+ people and people living with HIV across the country. GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD), New England’s premier LGBTQ+ and HIV legal advocacy organization, is seeking a full-time Constitutional Law Fellow to work alongside some of the leading LGBTQ+ attorneys in our movement on cutting edge issues facing our communities. 

This fully funded, one- or two-year fellowship’s primary focus is to advance constitutional rights and to defend those rights when challenged for LGBTQ+ people, including those related to marriage equality and also religion, religious and First Amendment protections and exemptions, and in efforts to change existing rights. The Constitutional Law Fellow may also engage in other matters within GLAD’s core litigation and legislative work.

Position Summary

The Constitutional Law Fellow will engage in the following activities to strengthen GLAD’s litigation and other advocacy to defend and expand our constitutional rights and protections, with a focus on marriage equality and also work in religion, religious and First Amendment exemptions in public institutions, and in efforts to change existing rights.

• • Legal research and writing; research and writing in history, social sciences, politics, and data sets; maintaining and updating trackers; collaborating internally and externally;
  • Supporting and engaging in litigation and legislative and policy initiatives to defend and expand existing constitutional protections within the focus areas of the fellowship, and within other areas on an as-needed basis;
  • Supporting GLAD’s other work as directed. 

Qualifications

The successful applicant will be dedicated to furthering GLAD’s mission and values. Requirements include strong research, writing, and analytical skills along with the ability to work collaboratively and independently with a diverse and intergenerational workforce. In addition, applicants should be committed to protecting and advancing civil rights and liberties, including those linked to marriage equality. Preference will be given to individuals with a demonstrated interest in constitutional law related to the areas of the Fellowship.

Current attorneys, recent judicial law clerks, and recently graduated or current law students are all encouraged to apply. GLAD will consider applications from current law students, clerks, or attorneys completing a different fellowship in 2025.

Compensation

• 3-5 years since JD – $87,500 – $95,000
• 0-2 years since JD – $75,000 – $85,000