Waging Justice for Women Fellowship

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Clooney Foundation for Justice

  • Location: Gambia, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Sierra Leone 
  • Career category: Legal
  • Job type: Fellowship
  • Experience level: 0-5 years
  • Organisation type: Civil Society
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
  • Remuneration: $25,000 USD / yearly
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 04/08/2025
  • Location: Gambia, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Sierra Leone 
Human rights
Around the world, women and girls face injustice and violence simply because they are women.
The justice system is supposed to protect women, but all too often, courts perpetuate discrimination or remain beyond the reach of those in need.

The Clooney Foundation for Justice’s Waging Justice for Women Fellowship provides annual mentoring and training to early-career African women lawyers in order to cultivate the next generation of justice champions for women and girls in their communities.

How It Works
The WJW Fellowship offers early-career women lawyers a yearlong, fully funded immersive work experience at one of the leading human rights organizations in Africa. The Fellowship equips fellows with the tools they need to challenge and combat human rights violations, especially those affecting women and girls, through mentoring, training and access to some of Africa’s leading human rights experts, lawyers, judges, activists and academics.

Fellows are expected to:

  • Support the legal work of their host organizations which may include providing direct legal assistance to individuals, legal research, legal representation, drafting submissions, engaging in advocacy and speaking at events. The specific tasks depend on the mandate and focus of the host organization.
  • Identify and support at least one strategic litigation case designed to advance women and girls’ rights in national, regional or international courts or UN mechanisms.
  • Carry out at least two outreach activities to students at a school or university on advancing women and girls’ rights during the fellowship.
  • Engage in the Fellowship Program activities, including mentoring, training and networking opportunities.


Required Qualifications
  • A law degree from a recognized academic institution
  • Practicing Certificate and work authorization:
    • The applicant must be admitted to practice as a lawyer in the country of the selected host organization.
    • Fellows are expected to be based in the country of their host organization, and as such, should have the right to work in the host organization’s country. Our host organizations are based in The Gambia, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Sierra Leone, South Africa, and Tanzania.
    • Please note that regional organizations – the Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA), based in The Gambia, and the Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU), based in Tanzania – are willing to accept applications from qualified candidates licensed to practice law in other African countries. They may be able to support some international relocation costs and work permits in such cases. However, for all other organizations, costs relating to international relocation and acquiring work authorization cannot be supported.
  • Relevant work experience:
    • At least two years of post-qualification experience in the legal field. As this fellowship is for early-career women lawyers, we will be less likely to consider women with more than five years of legal experience post-qualification.
    • Experience in women’s rights and working in human rights organizations is preferred.

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