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Diversity Opportunities

The diversity opportunities below are organized by the date on which the application period opens and, if the opening date is unavailable, by the application deadline. We recommend that you apply well in advance of the deadline as many of these are considered on a rolling basis.

This document will be updated regularly in order to capture deadlines as they are posted by the sponsoring organizations. Please check back frequently for updates and confirm deadlines and requirements by reviewing the application/website of the sponsoring organization.

April

Bay Area Diversity Career Fair
Deadline: June 16, 2013

Iranian-American Bar Association Scholarship
Deadline: March 31, 2013

Allen E. Broussard Scholarships
Deadline: April 30, 2013

Defense Research Institute – Law Student Diversity Scholarship
Deadline: April 19, 2013

George A. Strait Minority Scholarship Endowment
Deadline: April 1, 2013

Incorporated Society of Irish/American Lawyers Scholarship
Deadline: April 26, 2013

Stephen K. Hall ACWA Water Law & Policy Scholarship
Deadline: April 1, 2013

Robert Masur Fellowship in Civil Liberties
Deadline: April 5, 2013

The Korean American Scholarship
Deadline: July 10, 2013

May

Buckfire & Buckfire, P.C. 2013 DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP
Deadline: May 31, 2013

Winston & Strawn Diversity Scholarship Program
Deadline: May 10, 2013

Milbank Diversity Scholarships
Deadline: Deadline TBA

Dominican Bar Association Law School Scholarship
Deadline: May 15, 2012 [2013 information not currently available]

Jan Jancin Award
Deadline: May 31, 2013

American Association for Justice (AAJ) Richard D. Hailey Law Student Scholarships
Deadline: May 1, 2013

McGuireWoods Diversity Scholarship Program – 1L
Deadline: May 15, 2013

American Association for Justice (AAJ) Leesfield Law Student Scholarship
Deadline: May 1, 2013

Judge John R. Brown Award for Excellence in Legal Writing
Deadline: June 7, 2013

Lang Richert & Patch-Frank H. Lang Merit Scholarship
Deadline: May 15, 2013

Justice Pauline Davis Hanson Scholarship
Deadline: May 30, 2012 [2013 information not currently available]

June

Food and Drug Law Institute (FDLI)’s H. Thomas Austern Memorial Writing Competitions-Law Students
Deadline: June 7, 2013

California Bar Foundation – 2013 Diversity Scholarship
Deadline: June 5, 2013 at 4:30pm

Baker Donelson Diversity Scholarship
Deadline: Friday, June 21, 2013 Midnight

Alia Herrera Scholarship
Deadline: Postmarked or emailed on or before May 1, 2013

July

Latham & Watkins Diversity Scholars Program
Deadline: July 20, 2012 [2013 information not currently available]

August

Reed Smith Diverse Scholars Program
Deadline: Postmarked by August 5, 2013

Harvey Fellows Program
Deadline: November 1

Kirkland & Ellis LLP Diversity Fellowship Program
Deadline: August 27, 2012, or no later than one week after the On-Campus Interview visit. [2013 information not currently available]

September

Riddell Williams P.S. – 2L Diversity Fellowship
Deadline: September 7 [2013 information not yet updated]

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, LLP – 2L Diversity Scholarship
Deadline: September 30, 2012

Dinsmore & Shohl Diversity Scholarship Program – 2L
Deadline: September 7 [2013 information not yet updated]

Contra Costa County Bar Association – Hon. Patricia Herron & Hon. Ellen James Scholarship
Deadline: September 28 [2013 information not yet updated]

National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Law Foundation Scholarship
Deadline: September 3 [2013 information not yet updated]

October

Serbian Bar Association of America Scholarship
Deadline: October 29, 2012 [2013 information not available]

John M. Langston Bar Association Scholarship
Deadline: October 7 [2013 information not yet updated]

Fresno County Bar Association
Deadline: October 15 [2013 information not currently available]

Hispanic Bar Association (HBA) of Orange County Wally Davis Memorial Legal Scholarship/Hispanic Education Endowment Fund
Deadline: October 31 [2013 information not currently available]

San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, Trial Advocacy Fellowship Program
Deadline: October 31, 2012

La Raza Lawyers Association of Santa Clara County
Deadline: October 11 [2013 information not yet updated]

Leadership Institute for Women of Color Attorneys, INC. Scholarships
Deadline: November 28, 2012

Fresno County Bar Association - Harry Zekian Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: October 15 [2013 information not yet updated]

Baker Hostetler Diversity Fellowship Program
Deadline: October 5, 2012

November

Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
Deadline: November 12, 2012

Community Foundation Sonoma County-Michael F. O’Donnell Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: March 5, 2012 [2013 information not currently available]

Community Foundation Sonoma County - Honorable Gayle Guynup Scholarship Fund
Deadline: March 31, 2012 [2013 information not currently available]

National Federation of the Blind Scholarship Program
Deadline: March 31, 2013

Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLP – Diversity Scholarship
Deadline: November 28, 2012

Linn Inn Mark T. Banner Scholarship
Deadline: November 16, 2012

Sonoma County Women-in-Law Scholarship
Deadline: 2013 information not currently available

Donald W. Banner Diversity Scholarship
Deadline: January 7, 2013

Ventura County, CA Community Foundation-Roy A. Gustafson Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: January 11, 2013

Rosenthal Bar Exam Scholarship for Public Interest
Deadline: February 6, 2013

December

Twin Cities Diversity in Practice
Deadline: January 15, 2013

Bricker & Eckler LLP – Charles H. Walker Minority Scholarship
Deadline: February 15, 2013

Cooley Diversity Fellowship
Deadline: February 1, 2013

AABA Law Foundation Scholarship
Deadline: January 18, 2013

Goodwin Procter & MassMutual / Goodwin Public Interest Fellowship for Law Students of Color
Deadline: March 1, 2013

Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, P.C. Diversity Scholarship
Deadline: December 31, 2012

Dorothy L. Weller Philanthropic Educational Opportunities [P.E.O.] Scholarship for California Women in the Field of Law
Deadline: February 1, 2013

Perkins Coie 1L Diversity Fellowship
Deadline: January 14, 2013 or January 22, 2013 (varies by office location)

McDermott Minority Scholarships
Deadline: December 31, 2012

Justice Hollis G. Best Scholarship
Deadline: December 31, 2012

Humane Studies Fellowship
Deadline: January 13, 2013 [$25 application fee]

Vinson And Elkins Diversity Fellowships
Deadline: January 31, 2013

Best Best & Krieger LLP First Year Law Student Diversity Fellowship/Scholarship Program
Deadline: January 31, 2012 [2013 information not currently available]

Arent Fox LLP Diversity Scholarship Program
Deadline: January 22, 2013 Applicants are encouraged to apply on or shortly after December 1 as applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Dorsey & Whitney Diversity Fellowship Program
Deadline: January 21, 2013. Applicants are encouraged to apply on or shortly after December 1 as applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Fish & Richardson 1L Diversity Scholarships
Deadline: January 7, 2013

McAndrews Diversity in Patent Law Fellowship
Deadline: January 15, 2013

The MALDEF Law School Scholarship Program
Deadline: January 2, 2012 [2013 information not currently available]

Dinsmore & Shohl Diversity Scholarship Program – 1L
Deadline: December 31, 2012

Baker Hostetler - Paul D. White Fellowship
Deadline: January 18-31,2013 depending on locations

Jewish Vocational Service Scholarship Fund
Deadline: Cycle 1: December 10, 2012 & Cycle 2: April 10, 2013

January

National LGBT Bar Association Lavendar Law Conference and Career Fair
Deadline: August 3, 2013

Leadership Council on Legal Diversity - 1L LCLD Scholars Program
Deadline: Deadlines vary by participating organizations

American Association for Justice (AAJ) Trial Advocacy Scholarship
Deadline: May 1, 2013

Charlotte Legal Diversity Clerkship
Deadline: February 1, 2013 12PM

Davis Wright Tremaine – 1L Diversity Scholarship Program
Deadline: January 16, 2013

San Mateo County, CA Women Lawyers Section Educational Foundation
Deadline: January 31, 2012 [2013 information not currently available]

Stoel Rives LLP 1L Diversity Fellowship
Deadline: January 16, 2013

Blackstone Legal Fellowship
Deadline: January 08, 2013

Faegre & Benson Diversity Scholarship Program
Deadline: Dealine information not currently available on organization website

K&L Gates LLP 1L Diversity Fellowship
Deadline: October 5th, 2012

Graham & Dunn Diversity Fellowship
Deadline: January 16, 2013

Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) Lloyd M. Johnson, Jr. Scholarship
Deadline: May 31, 2013

American Association of University Women (AAUW) Selected Professions Fellowships – Law
Deadline: January 10, 2013

American Association for Justice (AAJ) Women for Justice Education Fund’s Mike Eidson Scholarship
Deadline: May 01, 2013

Bay Area Minority Law Student Scholarships (Bar Association of San Francisco)
Deadline: Application information available in spring 2013

Japanese American Bar Association
Deadline: January 7, 2013

Tonkon Torp 1L Diversity Fellowship – Portland
Deadline: January 15, 2013

February

Hewlett-Packard Company 1L Summer Clerkship Diversity Program
Deadline: February 10, 2013

National LGBT Bar Association Prudential Fellowship Program
Deadline: March 11, 2013

Santa Clara County La Raza Lawyers Appellate Court Summer Clerkship program for 1Ls
Deadline: February 22, 2013 12 PM

Zelle Hoffman Voelbel & Mason, LLP Diversity in Law Scholarship
Deadline: April 1, 2013

Boston Lawyers Group 1L Diversity Clerkship
Deadline:

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, LLP – 1L Diversity Scholarship
Deadline: February 15, 2013

American Bar Association Diversity Fellowship in Environmental Law
Deadline: The ABA Diversity Fellowship in Environmental Law will not be offered for the summer of 2013.

Finnegan Diversity Scholarship
Deadline: February 6, 2013

March

Ms. JD Summer Scholarship
Deadline: March 15, 2013

California Bar Foundation – Public Interest Scholarship
Deadline: March 14, 2012 [2013 information not currently available]

South Asian Bar Association of Northern California (SABA NC) Foundation – Public Interest Fellowship
Deadline: April 5, 2013

Wiley Manuel Law Foundation Scholarship
Deadline: [2013 information not currently available]

ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fund
Deadline: March 1, 2013

Fredrikson & Bryon Foundation Minority Scholarship
Deadline: March 31, 2013

Farella Braun + Martel LLP Diversity Scholarship
Deadline: March 1, 2013

American Intellectual Property Law Education Foundation - Sidney B. Williams, Jr. Scholarships
Deadline: March 15, 2013

Robert M. Takasugi Public Interest Fellowship
Deadline: March 15, 2013

Black Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles Scholarship
Deadline: March 28, 2013