The Oregon Women Lawyers Foundation (OWLF) is pleased to announce its selection of Legal Aid Services of Oregon as its 501(c)(3) public interest organization partner in the Multnomah Bar Association’s Fellows Program for 2019. This is the first year of the MBA’s Fellows Program, which focuses on enhancing the diversity of Multnomah County’s legal community.
The OWLF mission is to educate and support women and minorities in accessing and participating in the justice system. LASO provides free civil advocacy and representation to low-income Oregonians on a variety of poverty, gender, and racial justice issues and is dedicated to eliminating barriers to access to justice for underserved populations and cultural communities.
OWLF will provide the $10,000 stipend for one Fellow’s 10-week summer internship following their first year of law school. LASO has committed to providing the Fellow with whom it ultimately pairs a meaningful work experience and mentorship. Next summer’s Fellowship with LASO will focus on working with survivors of domestic violence with limited English proficiency. Fellows will be matched based on mutual ranking in early-2019.
