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Core 101 Application
We appreciate your interest in the Gideon’s Promise Core 101 program and becoming the movement we are building to bring equal justice to the vulnerable communities we serve. The demand for the program is growing and the application is becoming increasingly competitive.
Once you begin this application, it must be completed. There is no login to save and re-access the application. You are encouraged to use the .pdf of the essay questions to begin working on the application before submitting online.
Please review the remaining instructions carefully.
I. Financial Commitment
The cost of participation in the three-year Core 101 Program for an individual public defender is $20,118, not including travel. We ask the partner public defender office to contribute a minimum of $8,500 plus cover the cost of travel. Applicants may request a scholarship from Gideon’s Promise of up to the remaining $11,618 to cover the cost of their participation in the CORE 101 Program.
The greatest fundraising pressure on our organization is to subsidize the cost of the Core 101 Program for public defenders who could not otherwise afford it. Each year we raise between $500,000 and $700,000 to support our new class. Therefore, we look to our scholarship recipients to help with our fundraising efforts. Without this collective effort, we would not be able to continue to support defenders who need Gideon’s Promise.
There is no required contribution amount, but we ask each scholarship recipient to give what they can afford. Some of our lawyers make a small contribution ($5-$10) every pay period. Some engage in their own fundraising, Kickstarter, GoFundMe campaigns. Others come up with additional creative ways to help offset the cost of the program. Again, while a personal contribution is
not
required, we do ask scholarship recipients to help offset the cost of their programming to the extent they can. We also expect all scholarship recipients to reach out to friends and family to consider supporting Gideon’s Promise during at least one of our annual fundraising campaigns. Gideon’s Promise staff will assist members with this outreach.
Please indicate if you will be requesting a scholarship.
You should make sure to consult with your Chief before responding to this question.
Keep in mind, that if you do not request a scholarship, you or your office will be responsible for the full $20,118 amount. If you request a partial scholarship, you or your office will be responsible for the difference between your partial scholarship and the $20,118 amount.
Please make your selection below:
Please indicate if you will requesting a scholarship. Please note that if you are requesting any amount of scholarship, you are required to answer a few additional questions.
No Scholarship Request
Requesting ALL of $11618
Requesting PART of $11618
Please indicate the amount requested:
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Please tell us your ideas about how you will/can help contribute to the scholarship fund. We are looking for a commitment to help the fund from each scholarship recipient. Please be specific:
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We are looking for public defenders who not only are eager for the training and support the Core 101 Program offers, but who are also excited about being an active member of the Gideon’s Promise community. As the community grows, building and a maintaining it requires a commitment from each member.
Before completing this application, we want to be clear about the requirements and expectations that go along with being a member of the Core 101 Program.
Barring an emergency, every member of the Core 101 Program is
required
to attend ALL training sessions in their entirety. This means program participants are expected to be in their seat at 1pm on August 1st, ready and prepared to go, and that they are present at all sessions until the culmination of the programming on August 15th. You should not schedule a flight to leave Summer Institute until 5:30 PM or later on the final day. If you cannot commit to attending for the entirety of Summer Institute, you should not apply to be a member of the Core 101 class. Non-completion of Summer Institute will require the individual to re-apply the next year in order to continue with the Core 101 program. Required training sessions include the full two weeks of Summer Institute, and five weekend meetings (Friday-Sunday) every six months thereafter.
You are also expected to promptly respond to requests for information made by Gideon’s Promise staff to facilitate the administration of the Core 101 program and Summer Institute. Please adhere to the deadlines established by Gideon’s Promise for the collection of information, it is critical that you respond in a timely member in order to prevent delays to the entirety of the program planning.
Every member of the Core 101 Program is also expected to contribute to the development of the movement we are building together. While there is not specific requirement for HOW any particular member contributes, and none are expected to engage in all the examples below, each is expected to help in ways that best fit his or her individual talents and inclinations. Some of the
expectations
include:
Using social media to promote Gideon's Promise
Providing video/written testimonials about your experience as a member of Gideon’s Promise for promotion and outreach
Helping promote outreach events and attend events if in your jurisdiction
Writing op-eds or blog posts
Speaking at events when the opportunity arises
Helping identify potential support and resources (required for scholarship recipients)
The above list details the required expectations for a scholarship recipient, and members of the class can choose to do at least one. While full participation in training events and timely responses to requests for information needed to facilitate the logistical demands of running our regular meetings are required of all participants, we also expect members to take ownership in this community and do what they can to help build and support it. The above list provide some, but not an exhaustive list of, examples.
By clicking here you acknowledge that you are willing to make this commitment.
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Please describe how you plan to support the Gideon’s Promise Community if selected to participate in the CORE 101 program:
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Eligible candidates should have earned a law degree at an accredited law school, currently work as a public defender or have a commitment from an office to start by December 31 of this year.
Please check all that apply.
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Graduated From One of The Following Accredited Law Schools
Accredited Law School
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Albany Law School of Union University
American University Washington College of Law
Appalachian School of Law
Arizona State University
Arizona Summit Law School
Ave Maria School of Law
Barry University
Baylor University
Belmont University
Boston College
Boston University
Brigham Young University
Brooklyn Law School
California Western
Campbell University
Capital University
Case Western Reserve University
Chapman University
Charleston School of Law
Charlotte School of Law
City University of New York
Cleveland State University
Columbia University
Concordia University
Cornell Law School
Creighton University
DePaul University
Drake University
Drexel University
Duke University
Duquesne University
Elon University
Emory University
Faulkner University
Florida A&M University
Florida Coastal School of Law
Florida International University
Fordham University
George Mason University
Georgetown University
Georgia State University
Golden Gate University
Gonzaga University
Hamline University
Harvard Law School
Hofstra University
Howard University
Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law
Indiana University - Bloomington
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
Inter American University
John Marshall Law School
Lewis & Clark Law School
Liberty University
Lincoln Memorial University
Louisiana State University
Loyola Marymount University
Loyola University Chicago
Loyola University New Orleans
Marquette University
Mercer University
Michigan State University
Mississippi College
New England Law-Boston
New York Law School
New York University
North Carolina Central University
Northeastern University
Northern Illinois University
Northern Kentucky University
Northwestern University
Notre Dame Law School
Nova Southeastern University
Ohio Northern University
Oklahoma City University
Pace University
Pepperdine University
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico
Quinnipiac University
Regent University
Roger Williams University
Rutgers Law School
SMU Dedman
SUNY Buffalo Law School
Saint Louis University
Samford University
Santa Clara University
Savannah Law School
Seattle University
Seton Hall University
South Texas College of Law
Southern Illinois University
Southern University Law Center
Southwestern Law School
St. John's University
St. Mary's University
St. Thomas University
Stanford University
Stetson University
Suffolk University
Syracuse University
Temple University
Texas A&M University
Texas Southern University
Texas Tech University
The Catholic University of America
The Florida State University
The George Washington University
The John Marshall
The Ohio State University
The Pennsylvania State University-Dickinson
The Pennsylvania State University-Penn State
The University of Akron
The University of Alabama
The University of Arizona
The University of Chicago
The University of Iowa
The University of Kansas
The University of Memphis
The University of Michigan
The University of Mississippi
The University of New Mexico
The University of South Dakota
The University of Texas
The University of Toledo
The University of Tulsa
Thomas Jefferson
Touro College-Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
Tulane University
UConn School of Law
University of Arkansas
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
University of Baltimore
University of California Hastings College of the Law
University of California at Los Angeles
University of California-Berkeley
University of California-Davis School of Law
University of California-Irvine
University of Cincinnati
University of Colorado
University of Dayton
University of Denver
University of Detroit
University of Florida
University of Georgia
University of Hawaii at Manoa
University of Houston
University of Idaho
University of Illinois
University of Kentucky
University of La Verne
University of Louisville
University of Maine
University of Maryland
University of Massachusetts
University of Miami
University of Minnesota
University of Missouri
University of Missouri-Kansas City
University of Montana
University of Nebraska
University of Nevada-Las Vegas
University of New Hampshire
University of North Carolina
University of North Dakota
University of Oklahoma
University of Oregon
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh
University of Puerto Rico
University of Richmond
University of San Diego
University of San Francisco
University of South Carolina
University of Southern California
University of St. Thomas-Minneapolis
University of Tennessee
University of Utah
University of Virginia
University of Washington
University of Wisconsin
University of Wyoming
University of the District of Columbia
University of the Pacific
Valparaiso University
Vanderbilt
Vermont Law School
Villanova University
Wake Forest University
Washburn University
Washington University
Washington and Lee University
Wayne State University
West Virginia University
Western Michigan University-Lansing
Western Michigan University-Tampa Bay
Western New England University
Western State College of Law at Argosy University
Whittier Law School
Widener University Commonwealth Law School
Widener University Delaware Law School
Willamette University
William & Mary Law School
William Mitchell College of Law
Yale Law School
Yeshiva University
Other
Other law school name
Employment at a partner office:
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Currently employed at a partner office
Commitment from a partner office to start by December 31 of this year.
Partner Office
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13th Circuit Judicial Circuit PD of WV
22nd Judicial District Public Defender - St Tammany
Atlanta Fulton Co Public Defender Office
Atlantic Circuit Public Defenders
Augusta Circuit Public Defender Office
DeKalb County Public Defender Office
Innocence Project New Orleans
Jefferson County Public Defender Office
Lafayette Parish Public Defender Program
Richland County Public Defender Office
Gila River Indian Comm Offc of Defns Svcs
Minnehaha County Public Defenders Office
Tuscaloosa Public Defender Office
Lancaster County Public Defender's Office
Allegheny County Office of Conflict Counsel
16th Judicial District Public Defenders Office/ New Iberia
8th Circuit Public Defender
Conasauga Judicial Circuit
County of Sonoma - Law Office of the Public Defender
Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy
Dallas County Public Defender's Office
Glynn County Public Defender
El Paso County Public Defender Office
Hall County Public Defenders Office
Griffin Judicial Court
Harris County Public Defender's Office
Harrison County Public Defender Office
Hinds Public Defender's Office
Juvenile Regional Services
Hoke County Public Defender Office
Knox County Public Defender’s Community Law Office
Law Offices of the Shelby County Public Defender
Maryland Office of the Public Defender
Mecklenburg Public Defenders
Metro Public Defender's Office - Nashville
Metropolitan Public Defender - Portland
Monroe County Public Defender
North Carolina Office of Indigent Defense Services
Montgomery County Public Defender’s Office
Oneida County Public Defender’s Office
Orleans Public Defenders
Pascua Yaqui Tribe - Public Defender Office
Robeson County Public Defender
Southern Center for Human Rights
San Francisco Public Defender Office
Michigan Indigent Defense Commission
Wake County Public Defender
East Baton Rouge Office of the Public Defender
New Iberia Public Defender
Luzerne County Public Defender Office
Virginia Indigent Defense Commission
St John Parish Public Defenders Office
PA Montgomery County Public Defender Office
Hamilton County Public Defender
Nevada County Public Defender's Office (California)
Charleston County Public Defender (Ninth Circuit) SC
Defender Association of Philadelphia
Pima County Public Defender's Office
Santa Barbara Office of the Public Defender
Other
Organization name
First Name
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Middle Name
Last Name
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Gender
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Male
Female
Ethnicity
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American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Other
White
Date of Birth
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Email Address
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Hometown
Position / Title
Address 1
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Address 2
City
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State
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AL
AK
AS
AZ
AR
CA
CO
CT
DE
DC
FM
FL
GA
GU
HI
ID
IL
IN
IA
KS
KY
LA
ME
MH
MD
MA
MI
MN
MS
MO
MT
NE
NV
NH
NJ
NM
NY
NC
ND
MP
OH
OK
OR
PW
PA
PR
RI
SC
SD
TN
TX
UT
VT
VI
VA
WA
WV
WI
WY
AE
AA
AP
Zipcode
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Phone
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How Did You Hear About Us?
You may answer the following by writing or typing in the space provided, or you may use a separate sheet of paper.
Please elaborate on skills, passions and dedication related to public interest and/or public defense exhibited in past activities and/or experiences.
1. Describe a specific experience in your life that influenced your desire to become a public defender and explain how it led you to indigent defense work.
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2. What challenges or obstacles have you experienced or do you anticipate you will experience working with indigent clients? How have you confronted those challenges in the past or how will you manage them when encountered?
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3. What do you consider to be your greatest professional or personal challenge? How did you overcome adversity in this instance?
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4. What professional skills do you currently possess? What professional skills do you want to develop as a public defender?
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5. What social issues are you most passionate about? Please give examples of your advocacy.
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6. What do you hope to achieve by being a part of the Gideon's Promise community?
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7. Where do you see yourself, professionally, in 10 years? How will participation in Gideon's Promise help you achieve that?
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8. Why do you believe you are an ideal candidate for this program?
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Please upload the following documentation in .PDF format only except for your Personal Photo. It must be in either png or jpg format only. You may submit your two letters of recommendation via email but, please note they are due by the application deadline on April 17, 2020. If you are submitting your applications via email, please send them to
[email protected]
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Cover Letter
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Resume / CV
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Letter of Recommendation
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Letter of Recommendation
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Personal Photo
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In order for us to consider your application, we require that your Chief submit an Authorization Form on your behalf. Please provide us with your Chief’s name and email so they can receive this form.
Chief First Name
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Chief Last Name
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Chief Email
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