John Marshall accepting applicants for fellowship to study prisoners' rights

The John Marshall Law School has opened up applications for the inaugural George N. Leighton Fellowship for the Study of Prisoners’ Rights. The 2-year fellowship, targeted toward recent law school graduates, will explore issues relating to prisoners’ rights and improvements to the criminal justice system. Applications are due to the school by November 1, 2010. The fellowship honors the Honorable George N. Leighton for his many years of service to The John Marshall Law School - as an adjunct professor teaching classes in prisoner’s rights and criminal law and procedure. It also celebrates his career devotion to equal justice under the law – both off and on the bench – protecting the rights of his clients and all citizens, whatever their station in life. The Leighton fellowship is designed for attorneys who have a strong interest in constitutional law, research and advocacy. Applicants will be notified of the Fellowship selection in March, 2011, and the appointment will begin in August, 2011. The Fellowship includes an annual stipend of $40,000 for expenses related to research and scholarship, and will cover reasonable travel expenses. At the end of each year, the Leighton Fellow will submit an article for publication. The Fellow will have a dedicated workspace within the law school and report to John Marshall’s Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Ralph Ruebner. The endowment of the Leighton Fellowship is made possible by generous gifts of Judge Leighton’s many friends and admirers, and alumni and friends of The John Marshall Law School. Interested applicants should submit the following: a Statement of Interest not to exceed four pages, full Curriculum Vitae, including all publications and lectures, and four professional references. All application materials must be single-spaced, Times New Roman, 12-point font. Completed applications, and any questions may be sent in electronic format, and should be directed to: Associate Dean Ralph Ruebner, The John Marshall Law School, 315 S. Plymouth, Chicago, IL 60604, 312/987-2384 or email: 7ruebner@jmls.edu.