The Coelho Center for Disability Law, Policy and Innovation

[JOB POSTING] Assistant Director, The Coelho Center for Disability Law, Policy and Innovation Founded in 2018 by The Honorable Anthony “Tony” Coelho, The Coelho Center for Disability Law, Policy, and Innovation (“The Coelho Center”) collaborates with the national and regional disability community to cultivate leadership and advocate for systemic approaches to advance the lives of people with disabilities. By convening advocates and scholarly experts from the disability community; leading capacity building activities that serve the disability community; and generating impactful advocacy and knowledge-building, The Coelho Center contributes to legal and social change for disabled people. The Coelho Center takes an intersectional approach to interacting systems of oppression (i.e., racism and ableism), promoting leadership by the multiply marginalized and prioritizing work not traditionally attended to by the Disability Rights Movement. Housed at Loyola Marymount University (LMU), The Coelho Center is both an internal and external facing institute, providing programming and development for the LMU community and the community at large. The Coelho Center’s foundational initiatives focus on educational justice, including identifying, training, and providing scholarships to disabled student leaders, and increasing the pathway of students with disabilities going to law school and the legal profession. Toward this end, the Assistant Director will work with students with disabilities (kindergarten through graduate school) and early professionals from across the nation and internationally. Reporting to the Director of The Coelho Center, the Assistant Director will oversee the administration and expansion of The Coelho Law Fellowship Program (CLFP), The Coelho Law Fellowship Alumni Program (AP), and additional Coelho Center programs, convenings, and reports. Duties will include: overseeing each annual CLFP cohort (50 students/year); organizing and facilitating CLFP events and seminars; expanding AP programs for CLFP graduates; supporting additional LMU- and community-focused Coelho Center convenings, reports, and events; and assisting the Director in the overall administration of the Center, including but not limited to the areas of fundraising, marketing, social media, and website development. For more information and to apply click here: https://lnkd.in/gFXjUzhm

Mental Health and Disability: Considering Questions of Access in Law & Higher Education [Webinar] Friday, May 24th?11:15-12:30pm PST; 2:15-3:20pm EST ASL and CART Provided Register here?to learn from our distinguished panelists about challenges faced by disabled law students, strategies and successes in addressing access, intersectionality and the impact of mental health, and more. https://lnkd.in/gQJJZt4R Moderator:? Divya Mehrish, a rising senior at Stanford University, organized this panel as part of The Coelho Law Fellowship, a competitive 10-month program that trains and mentors college students for admission to law school. Divya will be graduating from Fellowship this summer. Panelists:? Lawrence Fung?is an Associate Professor at the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University. He is also the director of the Stanford Neurodiversity Project, director of the Neurodiversity Clinic, and principal investigator at the Fung Lab. John Dalton?is the Associate Dean of Student Affairs at Stanford Law School. He supervises the Registrar’s Office and the Office of Student Affairs (OSA), oversees the programming put on by OSA, and engages in support and advising for students navigating a range of personal, academic, and health challenges. Marissa Ditkowsky?is a disabled activist and attorney and serves as the Disability Economic Justice Counsel at the National Partnership for Women & Families. Prior to her time at the National Partnership, she was a Staff Attorney at Tzedek DC. AJ Link?is the co-founder of the National Disabled Legal Professionals Association.?He is an adjunct professor in the Howard University School of Law, teaching space law. Link is also the Inaugural Director of The Center for Air and Space Law Task Force on Inclusion, Diversity and Equity in Aerospace. Katherine Macfarlane?is an Associate Professor of Law and the Director of the Disability Law and Policy Program at Syracuse Law.?She is a leading expert on civil procedure, civil rights litigation, and disability law. She serves as Director of the College of Law’s Disability Law and Policy Program and teaches Civil Rights Litigation, Constitutional Law, and Disability Law. Haley Miller?just received her J.D. from Seattle University School of Law earlier this month. She has served as the Co-President of the National Disabled Law Students Association (NDLSA), a national nonprofit organization, since September 2023. As a 1L, Haley also founded her school’s NDLSA member org, the Disability Justice Collective.

The Coelho Law Fellowship Program 2024-2025 Extended Application Deadline? Wednesday, May 1, 2024 ? The Coelho Center’s foundational initiative is?The Coelho Law Fellowship Program, a one-of-a-kind law school preparation and support program working to increase the representation of people with disability in law school and the legal profession.?The Coelho Law Fellowship Program develops college students' and recent graduates' familiarity with and interest in disability law while also preparing them to successfully enroll and succeed in law school.? ? For each annual cohort of Fellows, The Coelho Law Fellowship Program offers 1) robust academic and personal- and career-development programming (including a summer-intensive disability rights law course and a year-long virtual course), 2) high-touch support assistance throughout the law school application process, 3) mentorship from The Coelho Center staff and Fellowship alums, and 4) opportunities to create community among current and alumni Fellows. The Fellowship also provides participants with a $1,000 stipend, which helps offset the high costs of applying to law school. ? Applications for the 2024-2025 Coelho Fellowship?are now available.? Eligibility to Apply: The Coelho Center Law Fellowship Program?is designed to serve students with disabilities interested in pursuing law school. As such, students who identify as a person with a disability / disabled are strongly encouraged to apply. Students must be currently enrolled in a community college, college, or university, or be a recent graduate (within four years of graduating). Applicants do not need to be certain that they would like to attend law school. Only an interest in the law is required.? International Students: International students with an interest in learning about U.S. disability rights law and policy are welcome to apply. Students must be currently enrolled in college, university or its equivalent, or be a recent graduate (within four years of graduation).?International applicants do not need to have plans to attend law school in the U.S.? Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA): The Coelho Center ?has a strong commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility as a core value.?As such, we encourage applicants from a broad range of backgrounds with identities intersecting with disability including race, gender, sexual orientation, and immigration status.?Applicants from low-income backgrounds and applicants who have been involved in the criminal legal system are also encouraged to apply.?Please email?[email protected]?if you need an accommodation to apply. Application Link:?https://lnkd.in/dbKrAqtx For more information, please contact Coelho Center Director, Katherine Perez, at?[email protected].