Four Indiana Law students have been selected as Stevens Fellows, the John Paul Stevens Foundation announced today (June 20). Selection as a Stevens Fellow allows students to receive critical financial support while participating in unpaid summer legal internships serving the public interest.
Named after the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice, the John Paul Stevens Foundation is dedicated to promoting public interest and social justice values in the next generation of American lawyers. Through its unique fellowship program, the Foundation supports law students who spend the summer working in unpaid public interest law internships. The Fellowship Program reflects Justice Stevens’ deep belief that a dynamic and effective justice system depends on a cadre of trained and committed lawyers committed to public interest work.
This year’s Steven Fellows are the second class of Maurer School of Law students selected for the program, which expanded to include Indiana Law for the first time in 2022.
They are:
- Chaise Edebiri, 3L, Triage Cancer (Chicago, Ill.)
- Lulu Faulk, 2L, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Indianapolis, Ind.)
- Andrew Parra, 3L, Ohio State Legal Services Association (Columbus, Ohio)
- Dagny Rippon, 3L, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Washington, D.C.)
The Maurer School of Law is one of the newest schools participating in the program, which now includes 38 law schools across the nation.
Law students selected for a Stevens Fellowship receive a $6,000 stipend—matched by the Maurer School of Law —for the summer. The selection process is administered by the Law School, with applications accepted in the spring semester.
“We’re proud to have four students selected for prestigious Stevens Fellowships” said Dean Christiana Ochoa. “Our school has a rich history of producing students who serve in a variety of roles serving the public, and the Stevens Fellowship program has only added to the many opportunities students have available to them to begin their public interest careers.”
The Law School traditionally supports approximately 70 students working in unpaid public interest jobs every summer. In addition to Stevens Fellowships, the Law School offers summer funding through its Stewart Fellows Program, Family Office Program, the Julian Bond Scholar Program with the Southern Poverty Law Center, its four research centers, and more.
Nearly three-quarters of all Stevens Fellows go on to work in public interest or social justice positions after they earn a law degree, according to the Stevens Foundation.