Janet D. Steiger Fellowship Project

The Janet D. Steiger Fellowship Project provides law students the extraordinary opportunity to work in the in the consumer protection and antitrust departments of state and territorial Offices of Attorneys General throughout the United States, as well as the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection, the Georgia Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs, and the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Protection.

Visit http://AmBar.org/Steiger to view a video and learn more about the Janet D. Steiger Fellowship Project.

Selected students will serve for eight or ten weeks during the summer of 2016 in the consumer protection or consumer affairs offices of participating state and territorial governments. 

Application Process

Students applying for the Janet D. Steiger Fellowship must complete an online application survey available at: http://AmBar.org/Steiger. At the completion of the application survey students must also submit, via email, required material to: ABASteigerFellowship@americanbar.org. 

Deadline

The application period is November 1, 2015 until January 15, 2016. Applications will not be accepted beyond the January 15, 2016 deadline date.

Prize

Each selected student will receive a $6,000 stipend for the summer (administered through the offices of the state/territory attorneys general and subject to certain federal taxes). In the event that a Steiger Fellow is not living at home during their fellowship, there is a possibility that a limited optional travel/housing stipend allowance in an amount yet to be determined may be available.

*Note: *Will only accept 2Ls fluency in Spanish is required.

For more information and the application visit: http://www.americanbar.org/groups/antitrust_law/awards_fellowships/steiger_fellowship_project.html.