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Will County Legal Opportunity Scholarship Program

The Will County Bar Association in collaboration with the Black Bar Association of Will County, Latino Bar Association of Will County, Will County Women’s Bar Association and Spesia & Taylor Attorneys at Law is pleased to announce applications are currently being accepted for the Will County Legal Opportunity Scholarship Program. The purpose of this Program is to encourage diversity within the Will County legal community by awarding a scholarship to an incoming first year Black or Latino Law Student.

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Will County Bar Association

Award Maximum:
$41,500
Application Deadline:
June 13
Eligibility Requirements:

Black or Latinx

Admitted to an ABA accredited law school

Incoming 1L or 2L

Maintain a 2.6 GPA

Plan to become licensed to practice law in IL, employed by a governmental entity, law firm, and/or sole practitioner in Will County and actively practice law within Will County.

Latham’s 2L Diversity Scholars Program

Rising 2Ls with academic and leadership achievements seeking to practice law at Latham U.S. offices, who have demonstrated commitment to promoting inclusion and diversity in the legal profession and have overcome adversity to advance their career objectives should explore this scholarship.

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Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Latham Watkins

Award Maximum:
$50,000
Application Deadline:
July 12
Eligibility Requirements:

Law student enrolled in an ABA-accredited law school

Seek to practice law in one of Latham’s U.S. offices

Completed your first year of a full-time J.D. program by the application deadline

Academic and leadership achievements

Demonstrated commitment to promoting inclusion and diversity in the legal profession

Deborah J. Broyles Diverse Scholars Program

The Deborah J. Broyles Diverse Scholars Program provides an award and a summer associate position to two law students who have demonstrated academic excellence and a commitment to diversity and inclusion. The award is to be used to defray necessary expenditures related to the recipient’s legal education and will be paid in addition to the summer associate salary.

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ReedSmith/McKesson

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Application Deadline:
August 6
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Matriculated at an ABA-accredited law school

Strong academic scholarship

Commitment to diversity and inclusion

Authorized to work in the U.S.

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

Diversity Fellowship for 2L Law School Students

The Weil 2L Diversity Fellowship Program is designed to increase the number of diverse attorneys who want to pursue careers at Weil.

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Returning Law Students
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Weil

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Application Deadline:
August 31
Eligibility Requirements:

Enrolled in an ABA-accredited law school and have successfully completed the first semester of the first year of a full-time J.D. program

Intend to practice law in a city in which Weil has a U.S. office

No specific deadline available at last review, 8/31 is a placeholder. Check with scholarship provider for more details.

Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans program honors the contributions of immigrants and children of immigrants to the U.S. Each year, we invest in the graduate education of 30 New Americans—immigrants and children of immigrants—who are poised to make significant contributions to U.S. society, culture or their academic field.

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The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

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Application Deadline:
October 31
Eligibility Requirements:

Planning to be enrolled full time in an eligible, accredited, professional or graduate degree program at a US university 

Must be a New American

30 years of age or younger as of the application deadline

Fish & Richardson 1L Diversity Fellowship Program

The 1L Diversity Fellowship Program includes a paid summer associate position, mentoring throughout the year by members of the firm, participation in the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity 1L Scholars Program, and a scholarship reward.

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Fish & Richardson

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Application Deadline:
December 27
Eligibility Requirements:

1L law student at an ABA accredited law school in good standing

Demonstrate a record of academic and professional achievement

Contribute meaningfully to diversity and inclusion through their involvements in law school or other community efforts and initiatives

STEM background and sincere interest in intellectual property law at Fish & Richardson

Wyrick Robbins Diversity Scholarship

The Wyrick Robbins Diversity Scholarship demonstrates our commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion within our firm and the legal profession by providing professional and financial support to law students at the outset of their legal careers.

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Incoming Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Wyrick Robbins

Award Maximum:
$20,000
Application Deadline:
January 3
Eligibility Requirements:

Law student

Diverse 1L with consideration of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, Citizenship, veteran status, age, disability, genetic information, or other characteristics protected by applicable law

Demonstrable commitment to diversity and inclusion

Vedder Price Diversity Scholarship

We offer an annual scholarship and a summer associate position. With 300 lawyers and growing, we serve sophisticated clients of all sizes and in virtually all industries from our offices in Chicago, New York, Washington, DC, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Singapore.

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Sponsoring Organization:

Vedder Price

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Application Deadline:
April 30
Eligibility Requirements:

Rising 2L Law student

A student of color, LGBT, a person with a disability or whose background or experience would otherwise contribute to the diversity of Vedder Price and the legal profession

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