Congratulations to second-year student Divya Kishore who was selected for the 2026 Bool Simkins Summer Fellowship for Public Interest, the largest annual public interest fellowship offered by the School of Law. The fellowship was established by Class of 2010 School of Law alumni Kevin Murphy and Elizabeth (Freeman) Murphy in honor of Elizabeth's grandmother, Annie Bool, and great aunt, Mary Simkins.
Kishore worked with the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, Appellate Division.
Summer public interest fellowships provide important hands-on learning opportunities for law students. At UGA Law, grants for those seeking legal work in nonprofits, federal and state government, legal services and policy/impact organizations as well as judicial clerkships are a priority. Over the past five years, the school has awarded more than $1.6 million to students in these unpaid positions, thanks to contributions provided by alumni and friends.
Eighty-four students were awarded fellowship grants this summer. While the majority of placements are in the state of Georgia, some law students are working in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Kentucky, Massachusetts, New York and Washington, D.C.