Public Law Fellow, Stanford Law School

We are seeking a Public Law Fellow to help shape and establish this program.

Duties will include: assisting with courses and policy labs related to the above topics; supporting Professor Anderson's Santa Clara County Law and Policy Partnership; expanding/establishing a project-based local government service model for partners in cities in the American South and Rust Belt; supervising undergraduate and law student researchers; co-authoring academic research papers and white papers; organizing educational content at the university (including through the Legal Journalism Initiative); developing a communications strategy and program website; grantwriting and reporting; and administering the budget.

Candidates must have a JD degree and an active Bar license. Preference will be given to applicants with (1) work experience (during law school or after graduation) with a local government attorney's office (ideally, a city or county's affirmative litigation team); (2) research or academic background on local government law, poverty law, environmental law, state/local politics, and/or building civil society, and (3) a record of finished publications in academic journals or public-facing media.

This is a one-year position with a start date at the end of August/early September 2026. The fellow must be local to the Bay Area, though a hybrid of on-site and remote work is acceptable.

To apply, please send a cover letter, resume with references, and 1-2 writing samples (of any length, but at least one published piece).