LASCO is pleased to make the LASCO Pursuing Justice Clerkship available. The Clerkship program enables students entering or enrolled in law school to receive funding to work during the Fall, Spring, and/or Summer for LASCO. We are currently accepting applications for the summer 2026 term.

This clerkship aims to demonstrate our organization's values by providing financial support and legal experience to law students as they begin their legal careers. To that end, LASCO encourages students to explore public interest law, to become Legal Aid lawyers and join Ohio Legal Aid organizations, with the goal that over time these organizations, including LASCO, will better serve eligible clients in Ohio.

Eligibility: Applicants entering or enrolled in law school and interested in pursuing a career in the legal profession.

Apply here. Applications are due March 20.

Rural communities in the U.S. and its territories face a shortage of lawyers, with a large population of the country being forced to travel hundreds of miles to find legal assistance. Participate in Rural Summer Legal Corps (RSLC) and help address the access-to justice-crisis for people living in rural areas. 

Each summer, Equal Justice Works partners with the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) to support dedicated law students who want to serve rural communities, as part of the Rural Summer Legal Corps. This year, student Fellows will spend eight to ten weeks at LSC-funded civil legal aid organizations developing valuable skills and gaining hands-on experience.

Student Fellows tackle a number of results-driven community projects including responding to disaster-related legal issues; addressing affordable housing and evictions; and providing legal aid to victims of domestic violence. 

Eligibility: Law students willing to live and work in rural Ohio in summer 2026.

Find out more about RSLC here.

Apply here. Applications are due February 16, 2026.

Since 1993 EJA has funded law students and recent law graduates at legal aid programs throughout the country. EJA Fellows fight to protect the rights of domestic violence victims, veterans, the elderly, people with disabilities, immigrants, voters, the homeless, and other low-income Americans most at risk. 

Eligibility: Student at an Equal Justice America eligible law school. Find eligible laws schools here.

Step 1: Students must receive an offer for a volunteer LASCO Law Clerk opportunity to apply for funding. To apply for a LASCO Law Clerk opportunity, apply here. 

Step 2: Once you've obtained LASCO Law Clerk opportunity apply here. 

Applications are due March 23, 2026.

Moritz College of Law is offering Summer 2026  funding opportunities for students working at a non-profit organization in the areas of public interest, social justice, equality, and public policy.

Eligibility: Enrolled 1L or 2L student of The Ohio State University's Moritz College of Law.

Step 1: Students must receive an offer for a volunteer LASCO Law Clerk opportunity to apply for funding. To apply for a LASCO Law Clerk opportunity, apply here. 

Step 2: Once you've obtained LASCO Law Clerk opportunity, contact Mortiz College of Law to apply.

Applications are due March 20, 2026.