This summer, 74 Vanderbilt Law students are working for legal employers in 20 states and Washington, D.C. The students receive stipend support to help defray their living expenses or earn course credit for their unpaid legal work with a variety of government and nonprofit legal employers.
Students who do not earn course credit for their unpaid legal work receive financial support through summer stipends provided by the George Barrett Social Justice Program, Nichols Humanitarian Fund, Cheek Scholars, Arterberry Family Fund, Public Interest Stipend Fund, Damali Booker Stipend Fund, Victor S (Torry) Johnson Fund, Riley Public Interest Fund, Garrison Social Justice Fund, Henrickson Charitable Trust, the Branstetter Litigation & Dispute Resolution Program, Sally Shallenberger Brown EELU Program, Sara J. Finley Fund for the Program in Women, Law & Policy, Starrett Family Fund, Ed Rubin Public Interest Fund, Law & Environmental Fellowship Fund, the Program in Law and Government, and the Dean’s Leadership Award. These stipends help defray the living expenses of students working in unpaid legal positions with government or nonprofit organizations.
59 students are receiving stipend support this summer, and 15 students are earning course credit for their unpaid legal work.
“These summer opportunities are transformative,” said Sue Kay, Associate Dean for Experiential Education. “Whether they are receiving stipend funding from the law school or receiving academic credit for their work, these students will learn how law is actually practiced, under the tutelage and mentorship of excellent attorneys and judges.”
Students receiving Vanderbilt Law stipends or receiving externship course credit are working at the following placements:
Federal District Courts
- Judge Patrick Bumatay, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
- Judge Rudolph Contreras, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Judge Sara Darrow, U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
- Judge Chip Frensley, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
- Judge Virginia M. Kendall, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- Judge Carlos E. Mendoza, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- Judge Susie Morgan, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
- Judge Tanya Walton Pratt, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
- Judge John Tuchi, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
U.S. Attorneys’ Offices
- Southern District of Florida, Miami, FL
- Middle District of Tennessee, Nashville, TN
Federal Agencies
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville, TN
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Principal Legal; New York, NY
- U.S. Department of Justice; Rapid City, SD
- U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Legislative Affairs; Washington, DC
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; Miami, FL
- U.S. Securities and Exchange; Washington, DC
Legislative
- U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee; Washington, DC
State Agencies
- Department of Public Advocacy; Paducah, KY
- Nashville Department of Law; Nashville, TN
- New Jersey Courts; Atlantic City, NJ
- New York Department of Law; New York, NY
- Office of Capital and Forensics Writs; Austin, TX
- Tennessee Board of Education; Nashville, TN
State Attorneys General
- Office of the California Attorney General, Criminal Division; San Francisco, CA
- Office of the California Attorney General, Criminal Division; San Diego, CA
- Office of the California Attorney General, Criminal Division; Los Angeles, CA
- Office of the District of Columbia Attorney General; Washington, DC
- Office of the Colorado Attorney General, Revenue Administration; Denver, CO
- Office of the Pennsylvania Attorney General; Philadelphia, PA
State Courts
- Judge Sheila Calloway, Juvenile Court of Metropolitan Nashville; Nashville, TN
- Justice Sarah Campbell, Tennessee Supreme Court; Nashville, TN
- Judge Olabisi M. Davies, Superior Court of the District of Columbia; Washington, DC
- Judge James Hanlon, Circuit Court of Cook County, Commercial Law Division; Chicago, IL
- Judge Megan Johnson, State Office of Administrative Hearings; Austin, TX
- Judge Hilleri G. Merritt, Superior Court of Los Angeles County; Los Angeles, CA
- Judge Adrienne Waters Ogle, 4th Judicial Circuit Court; Sevierville, TN
- Chancery Court of Delaware; Wilmington, DE
State Prosecutors
- Colorado 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office; Brighton, CO
- Fulton County District Attorney’s Office; Atlanta, GA
- Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office; Philadelphia, PA
- Tennessee District Attorney’s Office; Clarksville, TN
Public Defenders
- Florida Public Defender’s Office; Jacksonville, FL
- Georgia Public Defender; Atlanta, GA
- Metropolitan Public Defender; Portland, OR
- Orleans Public Defenders; New Orleans, LA
- Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia; Washington, DC
- Shelby County Public Defender’s Office; Memphis, TN
- State of Tennessee District Public Defenders, Appellate Division; Franklin, TN
- Tennessee Office of the Post-Conviction Defender; Nashville, TN
Nonprofit Legal Organizations
- American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana; Indianapolis; IN
- ArchCity Defenders, St. Louis, MO
- Brennan Center; New York, NY
- Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics (CREW); Washington, DC
- CMG Worldwide; Nashville, TN
- Disability Rights Tennessee; Nashville, TN
- Disability Rights Texas; Austin, TX
- Farmworker Legal Services; Kalamazoo, MI
- Giving Connection; Nashville, TN
- Harpeth Conservancy; Brentwood, TN
- Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands; Nashville, TN
- New Civil Liberties Alliance; Arlington, VA
- Tennessee Justice Center; Nashville, TN
- Urban Justice Center; New York, NY
- Youth Law Center; San Francisco, CA
International
- UN Special Rapporteur on the Prevention of Torture; Remote