Fall 2020 Advocacy Fellow

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Fall 2020 Advocacy Fellow
The Fellow will assist the Executive Director, Director, and Assistant Directors with the day-to-day operation, which will include the following: Assist with Task Force on Race and Criminal Justice System. Help to develop, oversee, and support the Korematsu Center’s litigation and advocacy efforts, including its current direct representation cases in Alaska involving the treatment of Alaska Native foster children, including one case currently scheduled for trial, August 2021. Further develop the Civil Rights Amicus Brief Project, including: Researching and drafting amicus briefs on civil rights and criminal justice issues; Engaging communities through sign-on strategies; Developing and sustaining relationships with other advocacy organizations to support their work via amicus contributions. Assist in the Civil Rights Clinic. The clinic is a 6-unit course offered twice each academic year. May co-teach classes and supervise clinic students on litigation and advocacy efforts. In the past, these efforts have included direct representation in federal district and appellate courts, amicus briefs before the Washington Supreme Court and the United States Supreme Court, and advocacy reports. The clinic is currently capped to 4 students each semester who are supervised by Robert Chang and Assistant Directors Melissa Lee and Jessica Levin. Any work the fellow does with the clinic would be done as part of this supervisory team. Supervise student fellows and summer interns working on Center cases and projects.

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