Meet the 2024 J.D. and LL.M. Postgraduate Public Interest Fellows

Name of Fellowship: Global Public Service Fellowship
Organization: International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP)—Amman, Jordan
Hometown: Darlington, Missouri

Trevor Rice SIPA ’24 LAW ’24 has a B.A. in social work from the University of Missouri and a Master of International Affairs from Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs. Rice worked at the Jackson County Children’s Division, EG Justice, The Legal Aid Society’s Immigration Law Unit, and Catholic Migration Services. While at Columbia Law, he was a Columbia Human Rights Law Review notes editor, the co-president of the Society for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, and vice president of the Columbia Law Students Human Rights Association. He also participated in the U.N., Legal Practice: Advocacy and Litigation, Immigrant Youth Advocacy, and Immigration Defense externships.

Why the International Refugee Assistance Project? “I have wanted to work with IRAP since I did pro bono work with them in my 1L year. They are doing incredible work advocating for refugees worldwide, and when I saw they had an opening in their Amman, Jordan, office, I knew I wanted to apply. I wanted to be in a place where I could work with refugees and use my Arabic.” 

Fellowship goals: “I want to use this fellowship to develop the necessary skills that will make me a successful attorney, such as brief writing, interviewing, and advocacy. I’m also excited to gain more proficiency in Arabic!”