International Refugee Assistance Project

Student

• Attend trainings on relevant law, policies, and legal pathways
• Participate in skills-building trainings such as client interviewing, writing affidavits, and legal ethics
• Attend regular meetings with fellowship cohort, task supervisors, and assigned mentors
• Participate in one 3-day trip to IRAP’s office in New York City in September/October (all expenses will be covered by IRAP).
• Support IRAP’s work, including by:
• For legal services fellows: supporting the direct representation of forcibly displaced people and their family members seeking safe passage to the United States by drafting memos, applications briefs, conducting fact-finding, and interviewing clients; conducting intake interviews and identifying client needs for direct services.
• For Policy fellows: supporting IRAP’s global policy work regarding climate migration, advocacy on behalf of Afghans, TPS holders, and refugees both already in and seeking safety in the United States.
• Participating in discrete special projects, including legal clinics providing assistance to client communities as opportunities arise;
• Conducting outreach to affected communities, preparing and disseminating know-your-rights materials, pro se resources, and participating in public education efforts;
• Contributing as needed to the work of other programmatic departments, such as participating in litigation efforts as appropriate, conducting legal research, and drafting and updating legal practitioner guides.

Law Student Fellowship 2026-2027

Vice President

• Lead and innovate in the program priorities of the organization, including those of the global offices in the US, Germany, Jordan, and Lebanon.
• Represent IRAP in key national and global policy, thought-leadership, and funder networks and forums on refugees, migration, immigration, etc.
• In collaboration with the EVP External Relations & Organizational Planning, build relationships with new potential donors and maintain relationships with current donors in order to diversify IRAP’s funding sources and ensure that the organization is resourced for the innovative work ahead.
• Align client services, systemic change initiatives, including litigation and policy, and innovative solutions to support pathways to safety for displaced people.
• Spearhead innovation in the dynamic field of refugee and migrant rights.
• Enhance the scalability and accessibility of the programming through various modalities to increase the impact of IRAP’s core mission for a more expansive audience across the globe.
• Play a pivotal role in shaping IRAP’s annual planning and budgeting for the Programs Division and organizationally.
• Supervise the US, Europe, and SWANA program offices, including the direct legal representation, policy advocacy, and litigation work in the respective locations.

Executive Vice President – Programs and Strategy

Attorney

• Manage, supervise, lead, and engage in all aspects of litigation and litigation-related advocacy as appropriate for your level of experience, including case development and filing, legal and factual research, client counseling and interviews, motions practice, discovery, resource creation, policy advocacy, and media advocacy. IRAP’s U.S. Litigation Department develops and brings a range of cases in lead counsel capacity, including Administrative Procedure Act and constitutional challenges, class actions, FOIA, and mandamus cases.
• Collaborate with IRAP staff members in other program departments to ensure that litigation is supporting and leveraging the work of other departments, including policy, legal services, and communications.
• Represent IRAP in external relationships, including with other advocates, pro bono firms, media, and donors.
• Participate in tasks that support the organization, including by joining hiring committees, participating in cross-departmental task forces, and providing feedback on organization-wide issues.

Law Student Fellowship 2026-2027

Executive Vice President – Programs and Strategy

U.S. Litigation Senior Staff Attorney