ABA Fellowships

The Real Estate, Probate, and Trusts Law Section of the American Bar Association is sponsoring fellowships for young lawyers with a special interest in the subject and who want to increase their involvement in Section activities.  The Section provides the following description:

The Fellowship appointment is for two years. We will select four Fellows from among the applicants. To be considered for selection, a person (1) must have practiced in the probate (including trusts and estates) or real property area for at least one year and (2) should be an active member of the Young Lawyers Division (or an active member who has aged out within the last three years, as calculated by the Young Lawyers Division) or demonstrated leadership at the state or local bar level. As part of the Section’s commitment to diversity, at least two of the four Fellows selected will be minority applicants.

We will make the following commitments to those selected as Fellows:

• To provide a subsidy, consistent with Section policies, for attendance at the Spring and Fall Council Meetings of the Section, as well as any stand-alone meetings of the Committee to which the Fellow is appointed, up to $1,500 annually;
• To appoint a “committee chair” of a RPPT substantive committee who will expose the Fellow to opportunities to do substantive committee work, including writing materials for CLE programs and/or to be submitted to Section publications;
• To appoint a mentor to suggest ways the Fellow can maximize opportunities for participation and professional development within the Section; and
• To invite the Fellows to certain social functions reserved for Section leaders.