[Posted on behalf of Snell & Wilmer as a courtesy.]
Through the Snell & Wilmer Diversity Prelaw Program, the firm is offering diverse individuals an opportunity to receive a scholarship to attend a commercial LSAT preparation course. The Snell & Wilmer Diversity LSAT Scholarship includes payment of test registration fees for scholarship recipients. Our application can be printed from http://www.swlaw.com/64/s1107/aboutus/diversity/
Snell & Wilmer will provide a scholarship for LSAT registration fees and an LSAT preparation course with an approved course provider, including ACE, Kaplan, Princeton Review, Score It Up, and TestMasters.
Scholarship Deadline:
February 15, 2010 (for June 2010 exam)
Please direct inquiries to Kara Sommers ksommers@swlaw.com 602-382.6696
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Thursday, January 14, 2010
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarship 2010
'Tis the season to apply for ABA's Legal Opportunity Scholarship. I've included some of the information about the scholarship as it appears in the application package:
The application deadline is March 1, 2010. Find more information and the application at the ABA's website: http://www.abanet.org/fje.
Best,
UNLV Prelaw
... The purpose of the ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fund is to encourage racial and ethnic minority students to apply and to attend law school and to provide financial assistance to ensure that these students have the opportunity to attend law school for three years.
The ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fund will award $5,000 of financial assistance annually to each scholarship recipient attending an ABA-accredited law school. An award made to an entering first-year student may be renewable for two additional years, resulting in financial assistance totally $15,000 during his or her time in law school...
In addition to whether the applicant is a member of a racial and/or ethnic minority that has been underrepresented in the legal profession, the applicant's financial need; personal, family and educational background; personal statement; and participation in community service activities will be considered in selecting the recipients...
The application deadline is March 1, 2010. Find more information and the application at the ABA's website: http://www.abanet.org/fje.
Best,
UNLV Prelaw
Monday, March 16, 2009
John Marshall Tuition Waiver Contest
The Sixth Annual National Undergraduate Diversity Mock Trial Competition
Friday, March 27 through Saturday, March 28
Open to teams and individuals!
The mock trial competition at John Marshall will bring three-member teams of sophomores to seniors from around the country to compete on Friday and Saturday, March 27th and 28th, 2009. Individual competitors are also welcome, as teams will be assigned upon arrival.
Law students will be on hand to assist in coordinating the program, and opportunities will be provided for the competing teams to interact with our law students to learn more about the law school experience.
Deadline to Register: March 20. Click here for more information and application materials. Find the case materials here.
Friday, March 27 through Saturday, March 28
Open to teams and individuals!
The mock trial competition at John Marshall will bring three-member teams of sophomores to seniors from around the country to compete on Friday and Saturday, March 27th and 28th, 2009. Individual competitors are also welcome, as teams will be assigned upon arrival.
Law students will be on hand to assist in coordinating the program, and opportunities will be provided for the competing teams to interact with our law students to learn more about the law school experience.
Deadline to Register: March 20. Click here for more information and application materials. Find the case materials here.
Diversity Campaign
DiscoverLaw.org Campaign Targets Diverse Early College Students
DiscoverLaw.org is an intensive, integrated campaign designed to encourage racially and ethnically diverse first- and second-year college students to discover career opportunities in law and to choose a path in undergraduate school that helps them get there.
The cornerstone of the DiscoverLaw.org campaign is http://www.discoverlaw.org/, which features examples of the need for lawyers worldwide, access to law school experts who can answer students’ questions, profiles and advice from diverse law school graduates, and a timeline outlining steps undergraduate students can take to prepare themselves to be a successful law school applicant.
DiscoverLaw.org is an intensive, integrated campaign designed to encourage racially and ethnically diverse first- and second-year college students to discover career opportunities in law and to choose a path in undergraduate school that helps them get there.
The cornerstone of the DiscoverLaw.org campaign is http://www.discoverlaw.org/, which features examples of the need for lawyers worldwide, access to law school experts who can answer students’ questions, profiles and advice from diverse law school graduates, and a timeline outlining steps undergraduate students can take to prepare themselves to be a successful law school applicant.
Scholarship Program
Minority Corporate Counsel Association, Inc.'s Lloyd M. Johnson, Jr. Scholarship Program
With the Minority Corporate Counsel Association, Inc.'s Lloyd M. Johnson, Jr. Scholarship Program, students can receive up to $30,000 ($10,000 for each year of their legal education)! Some students will also receive mentoring and access to summer employment opportunities. To be eligible: a student must have a GPA of at least 3.2. For more information and application materials, please visit: http://www.uncf.org/forstudents/scholarDetailSGA.asp?id=305
You may direct questions concerning the Minority Corporate Counsel Association’s Scholarship Program to Alice Sykes at 703.205.3514 or alice.sykes@uncf.org.
With the Minority Corporate Counsel Association, Inc.'s Lloyd M. Johnson, Jr. Scholarship Program, students can receive up to $30,000 ($10,000 for each year of their legal education)! Some students will also receive mentoring and access to summer employment opportunities. To be eligible: a student must have a GPA of at least 3.2. For more information and application materials, please visit: http://www.uncf.org/forstudents/scholarDetailSGA.asp?id=305
You may direct questions concerning the Minority Corporate Counsel Association’s Scholarship Program to Alice Sykes at 703.205.3514 or alice.sykes@uncf.org.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fund Application
The ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarhip Fund is designed to encourage racial and ethnic minority students to apply to law school and to provide financial assistance to the scholarship recipients.
The Fund will award $5,000 of assistance to each recipient who attends an ABA-accredited law school. An award made to an entering first-year student may be renewable for two additional years. This means that a student could receive financial assistance totalling $15,000 over the course of her or her law school career.
The application can be downloaded from the ABA Website. The deadline for submission is March 2, so don't delay! Time is running out!
-UNLV Prelaw
The Fund will award $5,000 of assistance to each recipient who attends an ABA-accredited law school. An award made to an entering first-year student may be renewable for two additional years. This means that a student could receive financial assistance totalling $15,000 over the course of her or her law school career.
The application can be downloaded from the ABA Website. The deadline for submission is March 2, so don't delay! Time is running out!
-UNLV Prelaw
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