The ABA Tax Section is accepting applications for Public Service Fellowships for 2010-2012:

The Section will
award up to two Fellowships for 2010-2012 to recent law school
graduates or judicial clerks. [2008 Awards]  Both LL.M. and J.D. candidates are eligible
to apply. The proposed employment must involve taxation or
administration of tax law and must be with a public-interest,
non-profit section 501(c)(3) organization (the “Sponsoring
Organization”).

Each Fellow is expected to serve a two-year term with
the Sponsoring Organization. The applicant must identify and secure a
position with a Sponsoring Organization before applying for the
Fellowship (although the position may be contingent upon award of the
Fellowship). The application must be accompanied by a commitment letter
from the Sponsoring Organization that describes the proposed employment
with the Sponsoring Organization and explains why the Sponsoring
Organization considers the applicant to be qualified to perform the
work. The Sponsoring Organization must agree to hire the applicant, if
the Fellowship is granted, and to fulfill all tax and other reporting
obligations with respect to the amounts paid to the Fellow. The
Sponsoring Organization must also describe how the applicant will be
supervised. The Section does not expect to select an applicant unless
the Sponsoring Organization has identified at least one attorney who
will supervise the Fellow throughout the two-year period.

The Section provides an unrestricted grant to each Sponsoring
Organization equal to the Fellow’s salary, payroll taxes, and benefits,
which are formulated to be commensurate with judicial clerkship
salaries. In addition, the Section will provide assistance with
educational loans for those Fellows who are not covered by a law school
low-income-protection plan. The amount of educational loan assistance a
Fellow can expect will depend on the amount of debt, the type of loans,
and whether the Fellow is eligible for assistance from any other
loan-repayment or loan-assistance program. In general, the Section’s
objective will be to provide funding sufficient to cover the interest
accrued on the applicant’s educational loans during the two-year
Fellowship period. The actual amount of the assistance provided will be
determined on a case-by-case basis and may be subject to an overall
limitation to be determined by the Section, in its sole discretion.

The
Section will provide each Fellow with access to one or more mentors
from the Section’s membership. The Section expects Fellows to join the
Section and participate in Section activities during the Fellowship
period. The Section will pay for, or waive, the Fellow’s ABA and
Section dues for the duration of the Fellowship. Each Fellow will be
expected to attend at least two of the three Section meetings per year.
The Section will pay travel and meeting expenses associated with each
meeting in accordance with ABA and Section reimbursement policies. The
Fellows are encouraged strongly to participate in the activities of the
Section’s public service oriented committees, such as the Pro Bono
Committee and the Low Income Taxpayers Committee.