Call for Applications: FASPE Law Program

Applications are now open for the FASPE Law Program, designed to examine the motivations and conduct of German lawyers and judges in the development and execution of Nazi policies. The program uses historical examples to help Law Fellows understand their roles and responsibilities as influential individuals in their communities and to encourage them to confront current ethical challenges in the legal profession.

Category

Category: Fellowship

Program Details

Each year, FASPE Law awards fellowships to 13 to 16 law students and early-career lawyers. Fellows spend two weeks in Berlin and Poland, visiting key sites of Nazi history and participating in daily seminars led by specialized faculty. The program combines the power of place with academic rigor and provides many informal opportunities for creative exchange.

Topics

• The complicity of German lawyers in the design and execution of Nazi racial laws and genocidal policies
• The difference between legal compliance and ethical behavior
• The ethical challenges of ambition in professional development
• Ethics and government lawyering
• Legal ethics in the context of technological innovations
• Navigating multiple loyalties to employers, clients, legal frameworks, and more
• Tactics to address ethical issues within law firms and other institutions

Eligibility Criteria

FASPE Law applicants must meet one of the following criteria:

• Be enrolled in a JD program as a 2L or 3L at the time of their application
• Be working in the legal profession (including a clerkship) at the time of their application and have received a JD degree no earlier than May 2021
• For applicants from education systems where law school training does not take place at the post-graduate level, applicants should have completed their legal education in their jurisdiction and be working as a trainee or associate (no more senior than a 4th-year associate)

FASPE seeks Law Fellows with diverse interests and backgrounds, including those pursuing careers in law firms, internal law departments, public interest law, prosecution, or public defense. Fellows are chosen based on their academic background, personal and professional experiences, leadership potential, and ability to contribute to the Fellowship program and alumni community. All applications are welcome, regardless of citizenship or residency. Fellows are responsible for their visa arrangements.

Application Highlights

• Donor Name: Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics
• Grant Size: Not Available
• Source URL: https://www.faspe-ethics.org/law
• Publish Date: 03-Sept-2024 12:00 am
• Deadline Date: 02-Jan-2025 12:00 am

For more information and to apply, visit the FASPE Law Program page.

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