Colorado Law is proud to share that Lizzie Bird ’23 has been selected for the Skadden Fellowship Foundation’s 38th Class. Announced in December 2025, Bird is one of 34 fellows in the program.

The Skadden Foundation Fellowship aims to support work in public interest careers to address a range of civil legal issues affecting individuals in poverty in the United States. These two-year fellowships allow recent graduates to pursue and practice public interest law full-time.

Bird will be working as a fellow for the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP), which provides legal services for thousands of immigrants in Washington State. Specifically, their work focuses on navigating the complexities of the United States immigration system.

In applying for the fellowship, Bird developed a project proposal that matched the needs of the NWIRP, as well as reflected her own experiences. Following submission to the Skadden Foundation, Bird was selected for an interview, before being chosen for this year's fellowship.

“I wanted to work in immigrants' rights advocacy, and this fellowship offers one of the few ways to get into public interest work straight out of law school, or after clerking,” said Bird.

Bird’s project will establish a habeas initiative for individuals detained in Washington. Such work will see her file habeas petitions, expand habeas advocacy, and support NWIRP's ongoing class habeas litigation.

In reflecting on how her time at Colorado Law helped prepare her for this...

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