Become an Equal Justice Works Fellow with the Groundbreaking Economic Justice Initiative!

Equal Justice Works is partnering with Texas Immigration Law Council (TxILC) to support the Economic Justice Initiative (EJI)—an innovative program designed to narrow legal service gaps for immigrants across Texas, including in rural areas. TxILC is seeking three Equal Justice Works Fellows to help launch and support the initiative.  

EJI will mobilize a legal field team of 30 attorneys and non-attorneys to legal service organizations throughout Texas working in two-year fellowship projects. Equal Justice Works will help recruit three talented Fellows to support project implementation and help build the knowledge base around effective interventions that bring community justice workers and attorneys together. EJI’s model goes beyond traditional direct representation as one of the first initiatives to implement Texas’s forthcoming licensed legal paraprofessional program. Through a combination of direct representation, new service delivery models, and technological solutions, Fellows will help close the access to justice gap for noncitizens in Texas.   

The Economic Justice Initiative is currently recruiting for three Equal Justice Works Fellows to serve at Texas Immigration Law Council starting between January 1 and April 1, 2025. The positions are remote and can be performed from anywhere in Texas. Travel within Texas is required. The Equal Justice Works Fellowships available are:  

• Community Justice Worker Coordinator: Community Justice Workers (CJWs) are non-attorney legal advocates, some of whom will become licensed under forthcoming Supreme Court of Texas rules. The Fellow will coordinate EJI’s non-attorney field team, consisting of 15 CJWs placed at partner nonprofits throughout Texas, and will assist community organizations to adopt the CJW model.   

• Partnership & Education Coordinator: This position will focus on building and sustaining partnerships with community-based organizations across Texas to expand the reach and impact of the CJW model in civil legal services. The Fellow will work closely with the EJI legal field team and host organizations to identify partnership opportunities, develop CJW programs within community organizations, develop shareable materials, and advance efforts to strengthen the role of legal paraprofessionals in addressing access to justice challenges.  

• Technology Innovation Specialist: This Fellow will collaborate with the EJI legal team, 8-10 legal service providers, and community-based organizations. This Fellow will identify, implement, and evaluate digital tools that enhance language justice, streamline information exchange, implement guided intake questionnaires, and facilitate document automation. This Fellow will train and support the EJI team as they utilize tech-based solutions. 

Interested candidates must apply directly to Texas Immigration Law Council by following the instructions in each job description.  

If you have any questions about the application process or program, please reach out to [email protected].