Application Details
Applications for the 2025-2026 Weil Legal Innovators (WLI) program are now closed. Applications for the 2026-2027 program cycle will open by winter 2025.
Key Dates
January 2026
WLI applications open
March 16, 2026
WLI applications close
April 2026
Round I Interviews with WLI Steering Committee
Round II interviews with WLI Nonprofit Partners
May 1, 2026
Offers extended to Innovators by this date
July 2026
WLI Program begins
WLI Conference in NYC (July 13-15)
July 2027
WLI Program concludes
WHAT DO INNOVATORS RECEIVE FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION?
- $60,000 salary for the fellowship year, plus access to health benefits (inclusive of medical, vision and dental) from their nonprofit employer.
- A $10,000 law school scholarship applicable for law school tuition and required expenses.
- All-expenses-paid trip to New York City for the program’s three-day conference at the start and end of the fellowship year, featuring training, networking, and celebratory events with fellow Innovators, alumni and Weil attorneys and staff.
- An opportunity to work at and learn from a leading national or international public service organization.
- Direct mentorship opportunities with attorneys and professional staff at various levels.
- A guaranteed opportunity to interview for the Weil Summer Associate Program with dedicated guidance and support from the WLI network.
- Professional development trainings from leading instructors in the academic, for-profit and nonprofit sectors.



