Become a Fellow

Crime Victims Justice Corps

Crime victims face many challenges in fully accessing their legal rights and receiving comprehensive legal services. Lead the charge to help close the gaps in the provision of legal services to victims of crime by teaming up with a cohort of law students and lawyers.

The Crime Victims Justice Corps (CVJC) mobilizes more than 60 Fellows and 30 law students across the country to deliver civil legal assistance and enforce the rights of crime victims. CVJC includes Fellows who focus on either:

  • Assisting human trafficking survivors; or
  • Serving survivors of campus sexual assault, hate crimes, fraud, identity theft, as well as immigrant victims of crime

Fellows work at legal services organizations for a two-year term, where they address issues arising from crime victimization, including family law, education, and employment, as well as providing outreach and training to community partners. During the Fellowship, Fellows receive training and technical assistance from the National Crime Victim Law Institute and its partners.

CVJC is supported by an award from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime, Award Number 2017-MU-MU-K131, and private funding. Fellows’ salaries and fringe benefits are determined by their host organization.

Meet Our Fellows

Read about the CVJC Fellows who are helping victims of crime access trauma-informed legal assistance.

Program Host Organizations

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Public Law Center of Orange County

CALIFORNIA / Santa Ana

Programs
  • Crime Victims Advocacy Program
  • Crime Victims Justice Corps
  • Immigration Summer Legal Corps

Ayuda

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA / Washington
MARYLAND / Silver Spring

Programs
  • Crime Victims Justice Corps
  • Design-Your-Own Fellowship
  • Immigration Summer Legal Corps

Immigration Counseling Service

OREGON / Portland

Programs
  • Crime Victims Justice Corps

New Mexico Immigrant Law Center

NEW MEXICO / Albuquerque

Programs
  • Crime Victims Advocacy Program
  • Crime Victims Justice Corps
  • Design-Your-Own Fellowship
  • Disaster Resilience Program
Programs
  • Crime Victims Justice Corps
  • Design-Your-Own Fellowship

Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid

MINNESOTA / Minneapolis, St. Cloud

Programs
  • Crime Victims Justice Corps
  • Design-Your-Own Fellowship

Justice at Work

PENNSYLVANIA / Philadelphia
PENNSYLVANIA / Pittsburgh

Programs
  • Crime Victims Advocacy Program
  • Crime Victims Justice Corps
  • Design-Your-Own Fellowship

Network for Victim Recovery of DC

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA / Washington

Programs
  • Crime Victims Justice Corps
Programs
  • Crime Victims Justice Corps

Legal Aid Chicago

ILLINOIS / Chicago

Programs
  • Crime Victims Justice Corps
  • Design-Your-Own Fellowship

Thai Community Development Center

CALIFORNIA / Los Angeles

Programs
  • Crime Victims Justice Corps

Amara Legal Center

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA / Washington

Programs
  • Crime Victims Justice Corps

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