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Ottinger Employment Lawyers Law School Scholarship

Ottinger Employment Lawyers is excited to reintroduce their lawyer scholarship contest. Our employment firm is dedicated to helping employees in New York City, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. We understand the challenges college students face in paying for college. This is why we want to extend our help to students pursuing law degrees and selecting one student to be awarded a scholarship to put toward their law school tuition.

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Ottinger Employment Lawyers

Award Maximum:
$1,500
Application Deadline:
December 1
Eligibility Requirements:

Must be enrolled at an accredited law school (may apply if you are awaiting admission offers)

Minimum 3.0 GPA

May not be offered this year - verify status with the scholarship provider

James W. Stoudt Memorial Scholarship

This memorial foundation provides three scholarships, two of which are specifically dedicated to the support of historically underrepresented minority law students of African-American, Hispanic-American or Native American ancestry. Open to Pennsylvania residents in their second year of a full-time law school program or third year of a part-time program.

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Pennsylvania Bar Foundation

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$3,000
Application Deadline:
December 1
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Attending any one of the nine accredited law schools serving Pennsylvania

Must be or become law student members of the Pennsylvania Bar Association (free student membership)

Demonstrate financial need

Be in good academic standing

Path to Law Scholarship

This scholarship is intended for undergraduates who are interested in pursuing law as a career.

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Tomasik Kotin Kasserman, LLC

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Application Deadline:
December 8
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Enrolled in an undergraduate program at an accredited college or university within the U.S.

U.S. citizen 

Annual income of your household must not exceed $100,000

Minimum 3.5 GPA

Cameron County Bar Association Law Student Scholarship

The purpose of the Cameron County Bar Association Scholarship is to encourage students to enroll in an ABA-accredited law school and provide financial assistance to ensure students have the opportunity to further their academic career in the legal field.

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Cameron County Bar Association (CCBA)

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Application Deadline:
December 9
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Attend an ABA-accredited law school

Cameron County resident or attended a Cameron County high school

U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident

ELG Scholarship

This scholarship encourages students to reflect on the resilience involved in battling cancer through a personal essay.

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Environmental Litigation Group P.C.

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Application Deadline:
December 15
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Must be enrolled full-time in a U.S. based accredited two-year or four-year university, community college or junior college, or a graduate degree program

Must be a student who witnessed a parent, sibling, immediate family member or close friend fighting cancer

3.0 GPA

Walter H. Moses, Sr. and Walter H. Moses, Jr. Scholarship

This is a rotating scholarship between the six-Chicago area law schools. Each school selects its own recipient.

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The Chicago Bar Foundation

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$60,000
Application Deadline:
December 31
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Law student

Incoming 1L at one of 6 Chicago-area law schools

Planning to pursue a public interest legal career

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