Weil Legal Innovators (WLI) Program 2026-2027

The Weil Legal Innovators (WLI) Program is a funded fellowship that enables ten incoming law students to defer their first year of law school and undertake a paid public service fellowship at a nonprofit organization for a full year. The program includes a three-day conference in New York City at the start and end of the fellowship, mentorship, professional development, and networking opportunities with Weil attorneys and staff.

Salary during fellowship; health benefits; scholarship for law school; conference participation; mentorship; interview opportunity for Weil Summer Associate Program; professional development trainings; alumni network.

All students who have been accepted to a J.D. program at one of the WLI law school partners are eligible to apply.

Submit a six-component application including resume, two letters of recommendation, personal statement, and a project proposal for the first and second choice nonprofit initiatives.