Fellowships
Bahá’í Service Fellowships
As a Bahá’í-inspired organization, the Tahirih Justice Center regularly offers year-long Bahá’í Service Fellowships. The Fellowships were created to enable the Fellows to engage in service to humanity and learn from the work of a well-established, Bahá’í-inspired, non-profit organization. The full-time Fellows who serve in these positions are Bahá’ís who work as paralegals and/or social service case aides, assisting Tahirih’s clients to achieve justice while also becoming involved in the local Bahá’í community.
Read more about our Bahá’í Service Fellows.
We are always looking for talented and committed people to join our team!
Tahirih is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, disability or veteran’s status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal laws, rules or regulations. Tahirih’s policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.
Fellowship Opportunities
The Tahirih Justice Center receives support from dedicated fellows who enable us to increase our capacity and serve more women and girls in need. Tahirih has received support from distinguished fellowship programs—including Equal Justice Works and New Voices—which have enabled us to serve more women and girls in need.
If you have a fellowship project that you would like to conduct in partnership with Tahirih, please contact services@tahirih.org.
Fellowship Opportunities – Houston, TX or Washington, DC Area
The Houston, TX and Washington, DC Area offices of the Tahirih Justice Center are looking for Fellows or Interns in their second or third year of law school or recent law graduates. Candidates will need to secure their own funding or work as volunteers or for school credit. Benefits will be provided. Candidates interested in human rights, immigration law, and child advocacy are strongly encouraged to apply.
Qualifications
The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications:
- A background in family and immigration law, including experience representing immigrant women in asylum, VAWA, SIJS, T visa, and/or U visa cases
- Experience working with survivors of trauma, particularly children
- Experience working with individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds
- Excellent legal analysis, written and oral communication skills
- Experience in engaging in public policy advocacy at the state or federal level
- Foreign language skills (preferably Spanish, French or Arabic)
- Detail oriented, with strong analytical skills
- Interested in representing individuals and engaging in policy initiatives
- Highly responsible, self-motivated, and focused
- Ability to manage large amounts of information, multitask, establish priorities and meet deadlines while working in a fast-paced environment
Application Instructions
Please prepare a detailed cover letter clearly articulating your qualifications and interest in working for the Tahirih Justice Center. Email your cover letter, resume, transcript, a list of three references, and an unedited writing sample to justice@tahirih.org (for Washington, DC area applicants) Houston@tahirih.org (for Houston, TX applicants) with “Fellowship Application” in the subject line. Once a fellowship candidate is selected, a specific fellowship proposal that both leverages the candidate’s skills and interests and meets the needs of the Tahirih Justice Center will be developed collaboratively with Tahirih’s Legal and Policy staff.
