Mentorships, Externships and Fellowships
Mentorship: Demystifying Law School and Immigration Law
The Border Justice Initiative (BJI) pipeline program exists to help future immigration attorneys realize their full potential from high school to professional practice and beyond. Therefore, the BJI mentorship program provides a one-on-one mentoring structure to foster a culture of personal and professional development for students interested in immigration work.
Border Justice Externships
Border justice externs work closely with expert immigration attorneys and UNM Law School faculty to develop and implement projects to serve the immigrant population, primarily focusing on immigration policy surrounding women and children. The Border Justice Externs receive guidance and supervision from law faculty and experienced immigration practitioners in addition to the supervising attorneys at the nonprofit legal services organizations in which they are placed.
Border Justice Fellowship
Through UNM School of Law’s Border Justice Initiative we offer fellowship opportunities for recent graduates and new lawyers. Border justice fellows will add capacity for nonprofits by providing direct legal service to children and families at the border. Read more about the program and the success of our inaugural fellows.
