Legal Fellow
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees · Washington, United States of America · Apply by October 28, 2026
About this role
Deadline for Applications October 27, 2026 Hardship Level (not applicable for home-based) H (no hardship) Family Type (not applicable for home-based) Family Staff Member / Affiliate Type Fellow Target Start Date 2027-09-01 Terms of Reference UNHCR 2027-2028 Legal Fellowships in the United States Background UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, seeks several post-graduate Legal Fellows to work full-time in the Protection and Solutions Unit (PSU) at UNHCR’s Multi-Country Office in Washington, D.C. The fellowship has a duration of one year, starting in September 2027. UNHCR will work with each selected fellow to craft a portfolio of work that will provide considerable opportunity for professional development while contributing to UNHCR’s strategic objectives. Each fellow is required to obtain external funding for the full duration of their fellowship (see details under Terms of Fellowship below), and should indicate in their initial application how they intend to seek that funding. UNHCR’s PSU team serves asylum-seekers, refugees, and stateless persons who are in the United States or the northern Caribbean or seeking to access protection in these countries and territories. PSU seeks to…