Skadden Fellows for 2019 Pursue Projects in Housing, Education

Skadden Arps Meagher & Flom decided in 1988 on an unusual 40th birthday celebration—instead of a fancy dinner or party, the firm set aside $10 million to fund a fellowship for young lawyers who opt to work in public interest law.

Three decades later, the Skadden fellowship is still going strong and has reached 849 total recipients. The firm recently announced it would continue the program for at least another decade and named 28 new fellows for 2019.

“We wanted it to be the best and the brightest working for the poor,” Susan Plum, the Skadden Foundation’s executive director, told ...