Elizabeth Zitrin Justice Fellow, School of Law

About the role

The Civil Rights & Restorative Justice Project (CRRJ), housed at the Northeastern University School of Law's Center for Law, Equity and Race (CLEAR), is the premier academic program in the country examining current racial inequities through the lens of history and seeking creative reparative justice. CRRJ investigates, publicizes, and remediates historical cases of racially motivated violence. It has built the Nation's most comprehensive archive in the country on these matters. Founded in 2007, CRRJ's project is unique in its combination of rigorous research and community engagement. CRRJ's mission is to: (1) expand the on-line archive on racial violence during the Jim Crow era; (2) train civil and human rights lawyers through curricular offerings and advising; (3) design national, state and local reparative projects and training materials; (4) serve as a clearinghouse for legislative and non-governmental policymakers in the field of historical injustice; and (5) support innovative research on historical racial violence, criminal justice reform, and reparative justice. The Elizabeth Zitrin Justice Fellow is a clinical fellowship that offers opportunities for professional development in the fields of civil rights, criminal justice, and restorative justice. The Fellow teaches and mentors law students, develops courses and course material and contributes to advocacy-oriented programs and projects. The Elizabeth Zitrin Clinical Fellow supports CRRJ's on-going academic, governmental, and community-based projects. The work includes but is not limited to: Teaching Supervising students on research, law and policy analysis, and lawyering skills Training governmental employees, researchers, lawyers, and advocates in the field of racial justice, criminal justice, and historical injustice Undertaking research for the CRRJ docket and archive Developing and implementing advocacy strategies Litigation Conducting studies and producing reports Representing CRRJ at conferences Administrative tasks Under the supervision of CRRJ faculty, the Fellow helps to execute CRRJ's program and expand its work. As part of the Northeastern University community, the Fellow is encouraged to take advantage of a range of academic seminars and programs, and to become fully integrated into the intellectual community of the University, attending faculty colloquia and similar events, and interacting with faculty and auditing courses. The Fellowship offers the opportunity to develop teaching skills, academic scholarship, and litigation skills. This is a one-year appointment with possible renewal for a second year.