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Student Selected to Receive Prestigious Postgraduate Fellowship
Vanessa Coe, third-year student at the Shepard Broad Law Center
Vanessa Coe, a third-year student at the Shepard Broad Law Center, was recently awarded a two-year, postgraduate fellowship by Equal Justice Works (formerly the National Association for Public Interest Law). Launched in 1992 to address the shortage of attorneys working on behalf of traditionally underserved populations and causes, Equal Justice Works Fellowships provides lawyers the opportunity to positively impact vulnerable communities around the country. The two-year, postgraduate fellowship allows attorneys who are passionate about public interest law to develop and implement new legal projects that impact thousands of lives and serve communities in desperate need of legal assistance. Fellows receive a competitive salary and generous loan repayment assistance, a national training and leadership development program, and additional support during their tenure. Coe was one of 40 students selected nationwide to receive this very competitive and prestigious fellowship for her continued work with the Florida Legal Services’ Migrant Farm Worker Justice Project. She will use this fellowship to advocate for Filipino H2-B guest workers.