The American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law sponsors a summer fellowship program, named the Janet D. Steiger Fellowship Project, honoring the memory of the late Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission. In this program, 20 first or second year law students serve a minimum of eight weeks in the consumer protection department of one […]
Equal Justice Works and the Southern Public Defender Center have partnered to develop the Public Defender Corps, a pilot project that will provide fellowships for top students to engage in indigent defense with a strong training and support structure. These will be three year fellowships inside select public defender offices. This initiative addresses the ongoing […]
The University of Miami School of Law recently established Legal Corps, an ambitious postgraduate fellowship program which will place recent law graduates in government agencies, public interest organizations, and judicial chambers in Florida and throughout the country. The recent economic crisis has resulted in a reduction of funding for public sector agencies while the demand […]
The Sarasota County Bar Association Diversity Scholarship Fund is intended to provide an opportunity for first through third year law students of under-represented minority backgrounds (e.g. race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender, sexual orientation, physical disability, or socioeconomic background) who have an interest in practicing law in Sarasota County upon graduation, to obtain […]
Latham & Watkins LLP invites applications for its 2011 Diversity Scholars Program, which awards four second-year law students a $10,000 non-renewable scholarship each for use during their third year of law school. While the firm has several initiatives underway to increase diversity, the goal of this program is to increase diversity in the profession at-large. […]
First and second year law students are invited to apply for the Daniel J. Curtin Jr. Fellowship. The Daniel J. Curtin Jr. Fellowship is a great opportunity for students to learn about the diverse legal issues that affect the planning profession and to work with the planners and legal professionals who are involved in these […]
Sterling Education Services, Inc. is a non-profit continuing education company that conducts seminars across the nation. On occasion, this organization offers law students free scholarship passes to upcoming seminars. Currently, there are free passes for the following seminars: International Taxation in Miami, FL on September 16, 2010 Landlord-Tenant Law Update in West Palm Beach, FL […]
The Ruden McClosky scholarship – deadline approaching! The Ruden McClosky Scholarship Program will award a $2,500 scholarship for the 2010-2011 school year to successful applicants who are second year law student at an ABA accredited law school. The deadline to apply is August 3, 2010. The successful applicants will also be given an interview for […]
Sidley Austin LLP has been one of the most prominent and progressive proponents of law firm diversity. Sidley’s mission is to attract and retain outstanding lawyers of varied backgrounds who reflect the global marketplace that Sidley serves. Through the leadership of its Diversity Committee and Committee on Retention and Promotion of Women, Sidley aspires to […]
The Point Foundation provides scholarships, mentorship, leadership training and hope for students of merit who have been marginalized due to sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. Additionally, Point Foundation provides programs that affect social change by challenging attitudes that contribute to social stigma and its resulting prejudice, which is often experienced by those in […]