OnRamp Fellowship
OnRamp Fellowship (Diversity Lab) United States
Paid one-year fellowships at U.S. law firms and legal departments for lawyers returning after a hiatus of 2+ years, with coaching, training and a cohort; full-time fellows are generally paid a $115,000–$225,000 stipend plus benefits. Next applications open in Fall 2026.
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Get a returner résumé, a cover letter and a career-break note for this programme, drafted from your own résumé in about two minutes.
You look at it first. Nothing is submitted without your tap.
About
What it offers: $115,000–$225,000 stipend for the year (full-time fellows), plus benefits.
Also: one-year paid fellowship at a law firm or legal department; career coaching and facilitated cohort meetings; free online CLE courses (PLI, Hotshot); training in negotiations, leadership, oral advocacy, project management and AI; detailed skills and writing assessment report.
Who can apply: At least three years of full-time post-licensure practice at mid-sized to large legal organisations; a hiatus from practising law of at least two consecutive years; an active U.S. law license (in the fellowship's jurisdiction for law firm roles); authorised to work in the U.S. (no visa sponsorship). Some roles are hybrid, remote or part-time.
Cost: $175 assessment fee.
Cohort-based; applications for the next round open in Fall 2026 (exact dates not posted). Roles are listed on the Opportunities page and fellows start together in cohorts.
How to apply: through the organiser's own application portal; a payment is part of applying.
What to prepare: resume, online application, assessment.
From the official page (checked 2026-10-31): “Applications Will Open in Fall 2026”
Who can apply
- Open to working professionals, people in a career transition
- At least three years of full-time post-licensure practice at mid-sized to large legal organisations; a hiatus from practising law of at least two consecutive years; an active U.S. law license (in the fellowship's jurisdiction for law firm roles); authorised to work in the U.S. (no visa sponsorship). Some roles are hybrid, remote or part-time.
What you will need
- RésuméUpload yours, or let Onward Scout draft one from your profile for you to edit.
- Application form answersOnward Scout drafts it from your sourced profile; you approve every line.
- Test scoresOnly you can supply it: upload it once and it is attached wherever it is asked for.
How to apply
Applications go through the official page (own portal).
How Onward Scout helps
This one is submitted on the organiser's own site, behind your login. Onward Scout prepares every answer and file in the form's order with one-tap copy, so submitting takes minutes; you mark it submitted when you're done. There is a fee to pay to the organiser; payment always stays with you.
Every answer is drafted from your own documents and cites where each fact came from; anything we can’t source is flagged for you, never invented.
Let Onward Scout prepare this application
Get a returner résumé, a cover letter and a career-break note for this programme, drafted from your own résumé in about two minutes. Free to start, no account needed: you look at the draft first, and nothing goes to OnRamp Fellowship (Diversity Lab) without your tap.
Nothing is submitted without your tap. Logins, CAPTCHAs, payments and interviews stay with you.