Michigan Law
Aanvi Jhaveri, a 2L, has received the 2025 Hobbs Fellowship by the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC), marking the second consecutive year a Michigan Law student has been awarded the fellowship.
“We were impressed by Aanvi’s demonstrated commitment to protecting older adults, low-income tenants, and other vulnerable consumers from financial exploitation, as well as her interest in law reform,” said Richard Dubois, executive director of NCLC. “We look forward to welcoming her to NCLC this summer.”
NCLC legal interns are assigned to teams of four-to-five attorneys, which focus on litigation, non-mortgage lending (credit cards, auto student loans, and various forms of predatory loan products), mortgage lending, bankruptcy, access to utilities, and racial justice and equal economic opportunities issues. Assignments range from researching and drafting litigation memos and briefs to work on NCLC’s manuals, investigative reports, training materials, policy analyses, and articles.
“I’m excited to work with practicing attorneys and see how they use their expertise and knowledge to help clients and inform policy,” said Jhaveri. “It’s an honor to be selected—it feels like a confirmation that this is the work I should be doing.”
Jhaveri is the associate editor of the Michigan Journal of Law Reform and vice president of Res Sista Loquitur: Women of Color Coalition (RSL), both of which have helped her find community at Michigan Law.
“Coming from California, where I had an existing community, to Michigan, where I didn’t know anyone, the journal and RSL have been welcoming spaces,” she said. “Everyone has incredibly diverse backgrounds, and it’s been a great space to make connections.”
At the end of her 1L year, Jahveri interned at Bet Tzedek Legal Services, a nonprofit law firm in Los Angeles. There, she identified the area of public interest work she sees herself pursuing after graduation.
“I knew I wanted to do public interest coming into law school, but I was unsure what type of law I wanted to practice,” she said. “Through my experience at Bet Tzedek, I worked with senior centers across LA County and conducted intakes with clients with existing legal issues.”
She continued, “I dealt with issues involving consumer protection, housing, and trusts and wills, and I wrote letters to organizations engaged in predatory lending practices with elderly clients. After that, I knew I wanted more experience in impact litigation and policy work, and that’s exactly what NCLC does.”
Each year, just one second-year law student is selected for the NCLC’s Hobbs Fellowship from law schools across the country. Last year, the honor went to Michigan Law student Andrew Schreder.
“Aanvi spent last summer providing essential legal services and realized her passion for consumer protection work and economic justice,” said Emily Bretz, ’11, the Law School’s public interest director. “It’s amazing that she now has the opportunity to pursue that work at the NCLC. The Hobbs Fellowship is an important recognition of her commitment to consumer advocacy and public interest, and we couldn’t be more proud.”
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