Application Details

Applications for the 2025-2026 WLI program cycle are now open. Learn more about how to apply.

Application Guidelines
Submit Your Legal Innovators Program Application
Watch the WLI Informational Webinar


Key Dates

 
January 2025

WLI applications open

March 17, 2025

WLI applications close

April 2025

Round I Interviews with WLI Steering Committee

Round II interviews with WLI Nonprofit Partners

May 1, 2025

Offers extended to Innovators by this date

July 2025

WLI Program commences

WLI Conference in NYC (July 14-16)

July 2026

WLI Program concludes

WHAT DO INNOVATORS RECEIVE FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION?

  • $60,000 in compensation for the fellowship year, plus access to health benefits inclusive of medical, vision and dental
  • A one-time $10,000 law school scholarship awarded upon starting first year of law school at a WLI partner institution
  • All expenses paid trip to New York City for the program’s three-day conference at the beginning and end of the fellowship year, during which fellows engage in trainings, networking and celebratory activities with other fellows, alumni and Weil attorneys and staff
  • An opportunity to work at and learn from a leading national or international public service organization
  • Direct access to mentorship opportunities with attorneys and professional staff at various levels
  • A guaranteed opportunity to interview for the Weil Summer Associate Program with dedicated support from the Weil Legal Innovators network.
  • Professional development trainings from leading instructors in the academic, for-profit and nonprofit sectors.

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