
Named for our legacy advocate who served at AJSOCAL for nearly 30 years, the Mark Yoshida Fellowship offers collaborative and intuitive law students an opportunity to begin their legal career in a service-first, community minded environment. This two-year fellowship will provide students with substantive experience in immigration law.
Our inaugural Fellow will work under the direction of the Immigration Project Director on cases and key projects that positively impact AAPI immigrants and the larger AAPI community, developing key direct legal services and client counseling skills.
Who is eligible?
The Mark Yoshida Fellowship is open to individuals who have graduated from an American Bar Association accredited law school before September 2026 with a J.D. The Fellowship will begin in September 2026, and the Fellow must take the July 2026 California bar exam.
Those with prior demonstrated experience and/or interest in immigration law, along with ties to the Asian American and Pacific Islander community, are strongly encouraged to apply.
What will fellows learn?
Fellows will develop meaningful relationships with clients, conduct fact-finding efforts for their cases, and learn to consult legal doctrine when managing cases. Fellows will also develop and assist in outreach events and clinics to connect with marginalized immigrants of the API community.
Are you ready to apply?
Applicants will need to provide a resume, two letters of recommendation, and responses to three question prompts.
Applicants will be able to apply here.
Have more questions?
Nathan (nvuong@ajsocal.org) can also answer any other questions you may have about the fellowship.