What is the NCPL Fellowship?
The NCPL Fellowship in Nonprofit Law permits one Fellow each year to spend a year in residence at a nonprofit organization. The 2026-2027 Fellow will work closely with senior staff and staff attorneys at Lawyers Alliance for New York (Lawyers Alliance) who have practice specialties that will expose the Fellow to a broad range of disciplines that address the legal needs of nonprofit organizations.
Given the varied nature of the legal work performed by Lawyers Alliance and the diverse group of nonprofit organizations it represents, the NCPL Fellow will experience the widest possible exposure to representing nonprofit organizations on interesting and complex legal projects. These legal challenges will enable the NCPL Fellow to develop relevant skills to the maximum extent.
An article about the 2025 NCPL Fellow in the Winter 2025 Lawyers Alliance newsletter can be found here.
Who can be an NCPL Fellow?
Each year, one Fellowship is awarded to a U.S. law school graduate. Fellows are selected for their scholarship, leadership, and commitment to practicing in the field of nonprofit law. Fellows will be selected without regard to the applicant’s race, color, religion, gender, political beliefs, national origin, disability, age, or sexual orientation.
Lawyers Alliance for New York
Founded in 1969, Lawyers Alliance for New York is the leading provider of business and transactional legal services for nonprofit organizations and social enterprises that are improving the quality of life in New York City neighborhoods. Lawyers Alliance helps nonprofits navigate legal issues to improve their programs, operations, and finances so they can better focus on their missions and serve thousands of people in need.
By connecting lawyers, nonprofits, and communities, Lawyers Alliance helps organizations to provide housing, stimulate economic opportunity, improve urban health and education, promote community arts, and operate and advocate for vital programs that benefit low-income New Yorkers of all ages.
Lawyers Alliance’s staff of 23 is joined by 2,200 volunteers from a network of 140 law firms and corporations for a greater impact.
Term and Salary
The term of the NCPL Fellowship is one year. The 2026-2027 Fellowship will commence in September 2026 with the term ending in August 2027. Fellows will receive a salary of $75,000 plus benefits.
Additional information and the application form can be found at this link.