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Training and fellowships

Our fellowship and online training programs help local government attorneys build and strengthen their affirmative litigation skills to advance civil rights and protect their communities.
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Affirmative Leaders Fellowship

Public Rights Project’s Affirmative Leaders Fellowship (ALF) is for mid-career state, local, or tribal government attorneys, with the goal of helping them to initiate, expand, or deepen the impact of their office’s equitable enforcement work.

Training opportunities

Throughout the year, Public Rights Project offers training opportunities for government attorneys who wish to strengthen their skills and network with peers.

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Online community and resources

In addition to fellowships and training, Public Rights Project offers online tools to equip local government officials with the resources they need to protect civil rights.

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Committed to using government power for good
Committed to using government power for good
Committed to using government power for good
Committed to using government power for good
Committed to using government power for good

Impact

Since 2017, we’ve been the only national organization working at the intersection of community organizing and state, local, and tribal government enforcement.
total training & fellowship participants
government offices in 197 jurisdictions by training participants
fellows in 2025
states prepresented by fellows in 2025

What past fellows say

“The project management skills that I got out of the Affirmative Leaders Fellowship — such as learning to break initiatives into workstreams and better manage my time — were truly invaluable. It has not only transformed my work as an attorney, but also gave me tools to accomplish passion projects like launching a new Caribbean bar association in DC.

Really, it should be called the ‘Affirming Leaders Fellowship’ because it provided such a supportive, validating environment.

Zenia Wilson Laws, 2025 Affirmative Leaders Fellow

Special Counsel for Nuisance Abatement at the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia