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Illinois JusticeCorps Fellow - AmeriCorps court-based navigator

What is Illinois JusticeCorps?
Illinois JusticeCorps places volunteers in courthouses to help people without lawyers navigate the civil justice system. Illinois JusticeCorps is an AmeriCorps program.

What is a Fellow?
Fellows work with courthouse staff to provide a variety of services to people who can’t afford an attorney, or simply need a better understanding of the court system and its procedures. JusticeCorps volunteers do not give legal advice, instead they empower people with the tools they need to represent themselves. Fellows also:
  • Lead a team of volunteers
  • Create Americorps projects and events
  • Collect data for quarterly reports
  • Watch court, observe judges and attorneys
  • Build friendships with other service-minded people

Full-time 1700 hours (35 hrs/wk)
$25,000 Stipend
Locations (by county)
  • Adams
  • Champaign
  • Cook
  • DeKalb
  • Kane
  • Lake
  • Madison
  • McLean
  • Peoria
  • Sangamon
  • Winnebago

Half-time 900 hours (20 hrs/wk)
$12,500 Stipend
Locations (by county)
  • Knox
  • Will
  • Kankakee
  • McHenry

Benefits
  • Paid on the 1st and 15th
  • Education award and student loan deferment
  • Health insurance and childcare available (full-time only)