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Scholarships and Fellowships

Immigrant Defense Project Seeks 2013 Legal Fellowship Candidates

The Immigrant Defense Project (IDP) announces the opportunity to apply for sponsorship for post-graduate legal fellowships starting in the fall of 2013 (applications due in the fall of 2012). IDP seeks rising third-year law students and other eligible candidates to sponsor for public interest law fellowships offered by programs such as Equal Justice Works, Soros […]

American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Women’s Rights Fellowship 2013

The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation (ACLU), founded in 1920, is a nationwide, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, with more than 500,000 members and is dedicated to the principles of liberty and equality embodied in the U.S. Constitution.The Women’s Rights Project of the ACLU’s National Office in New York City seeks applicants for sponsored fellowships, such as […]

The 2012 Latham Watkins Diversity Scholars Program Deadline Has Been Extended to July 20th!

The Latham & Watkins Diversity Scholars Program awards six law students at ABA-accredited law schools a $10,000 non-renewable scholarship for use during their second year of law school. Started in 2005, the Diversity Scholars Program is designed to increase the number of diverse attorneys who want to pursue careers in global law firms and intend […]

The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area is Sponsoring Applicants for Fellowships

The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area (LCCR) is a civil rights and legal services organization that advances, protects and promotes the rights of communities of color, immigrants and refugees, with a specific focus on low-income communities, and a long-standing commitment to African Americans.  LCCR – with the assistance of […]

Scholarship & Deadline Extension Information for Patent Drafting Summer Session

The Southeastern Intellectual Job Fair (SIPJF) provides the best technical advisors, patent agents, law students, & recent graduates with invaluable interview opportunities with organizations that practice in the field of Intellectual Property. To accommodate students who may still be registering for SIPJF, the deadline for the best tuition rate available has been extended until June 3. […]

The Polikoff-Gautreaux Fellowship – Now Accepting Applications!

The Polikoff-Gautreaux Fellowship offers the opportunity for recent law school and public policy school graduates to develop the experience, skills and network critical to a rewarding career in public interest advocacy. BPI Fellows have gone on to become the executive director of a non-profit organization that serves youth interests, practice affordable housing law, accept a […]

Apply Today for a Real Property, Trust & Estate Law Fellowship!

The ABA Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate (RPTE) Law Fellows Program encourages the active involvement and participation of young lawyers in Section activities. The goal of the program is to give young lawyers an opportunity to become involved in the substantive work of the RPTE Section, while developing into future leaders. As a […]

Diversity Fellowship 2012 at Cooley LLP

The Diversity Committee is pleased to announce that the Firm, for the 5th year, is accepting applications for our Diversity Fellowship. The Diversity Fellowship is an initiative targeted to first year law students who demonstrate a commitment to promoting diversity in their communities. Recipients of the Fellowship receive a monetary award to assist with their […]

The George V. Powell Diversity Scholarship

Lane Powell PC has more than 135 years of commitment to the community. This commitment is reflected in Lane Powell’s hiring and promotion of women and individuals from diverse backgrounds. As part of this commitment to diversity, the firm has created the George V. Powell Diversity Scholarship. The George V. Powell Scholar will be a […]

Baker Donelson Diversity Scholarship Application Now Available – Deadline is June 22, 2012

Baker Donelson is committed to fostering an inclusive environment where the individual differences among us are understood, respected, appreciated and recognized as sources of strength of the Firm. These qualities enrich the environment in which we work. With this in mind, Baker Donelson will again award three scholarships to diverse law students who will complete […]