Upsolve Justice Fellow

Upsolve is one of the leading civil rights and technology-focused nonprofits in the United States. Our mission is to help low-income families access the law, so they can achieve economic mobility. Launched nationally in 2019, Upsolve has relieved over $600M in debt for Americans through its free “TurboTax for bankruptcy” app. Upsolve also provides educational content that reaches over 3M Americans every year.

In 2022, Upsolve launched the American Justice Movement project to empower low-income New York residents who have been sued for their debt to get free legal advice from Justice Advocates in their community. To learn more:

• They Need Legal Advice on Debts. Should It Have to Come From Lawyers? (NY Times)

• Kudos to Upsolve for fighting to provide debt-collection advice (NY Daily News)

• American Justice Movement (Project Site)

Upsolve is hiring a full-time Justice Fellow to support our American Justice Movement project. You will be responsible for finding low-income New York residents who need help and connecting them with trained Justice Advocates. You will also be responsible for providing feedback to our product & engineering team onhow to improve the technology that we’re building to support the training, matching, and advice-giving process.

You’re a good fit if you are passionate about social justice and building a more equitable legal system. Our Fellowship is open to all kinds of individuals from various career backgrounds, whether you are a recent college graduate who is planning to attend law school or a working professional interested in growing your career as a social entrepreneur and advocate for justice.

You will receive a stipend of $5,000/month. You may have the opportunity to grow into another role at Upsolve, based on your performance.

You should have a commitment to social justice, be comfortable using technology, be able to start full-time in July 2023, have a strong sense of organization, have a high degree of personal autonomy, and have a bias towards action. This job is fully remote and does not require a legal degree.

Please email your resume and two paragraphs that tell us (1) why you’re a good fit, and (2) why you want to lead this work. Please send your email to our Chief of Staff at contact@envy-mag.com.