The primary mission of the organization is to increase student awareness of, and interest in, legal careers with local, state and national public- interest organizations. Members are also encouraged to donate time to organizations that are reluc- tant to be associated with a student group. Student-funded fellowships are a relatively new concept in legal education. Students with paying summer clerkships pledge a certain percentage of their salaries to enable another student to clerk for a public-interest organization. Usually these fellowships are nominal, often sufficient only to cover housing, but many public interest groups need clerks but can- not afford to pay them.
Many law firms are willing to match their clerk's pledges.
Also, most law schools with such pro- grams permit alumni to earmark contributions for fellowships. In addition, most law schools with such programs permit alumni to earmark contributions for the fel- lowships. For more information contact Audra Hamilton or Jeremy Brumbelow. Maybe so, maybe not. The Arkansas Law Review is unique in the opportunities it provides for students to participate in the development of their chosen academic and professional fields.