The following is a comprehensive listing of diversity scholarships, clerkships, mentorships, internships, conventions, and job fairs available to law students. The opportunities are arranged by month of the due date for submission of application materials, so any opportunities that are interesting to you should be explored well in advance of the month in which they are listed. Any questions about these opportunities can be directed to the sponsoring organization or to your Career Development Office advisor.
Click below to see opportunities with deadlines in that month:
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January
Scholarships:
- Executive Women International Adult Students in Scholastic Transition Scholarships
- Hispanic Metropolitan Chamber Scholarships
- Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP Diversity Fellowship for Judicial Clerks
- Point Foundation-The National LGBT Scholarship Fund
- Miller Johnson Michigan Diversity Scholarship
Law Firm & Corporate In-House Legal Programs That Include Summer Positions:
- Bill Moore Internship
- Blank Rome Diversity Scholars Program
- Cooley Diversity Fellowship Program
- Davis Wright & Tremaine LLP Diversity Scholarships
- Latham & Watkins 1L Fellowship Program
- Munger, Tolles & Olson Pipeline Programs
- Perkins Coie 1L Diversity Fellowship
- Philadelphia Diversity Law Group Fellows Program
- Stinson LLP Minority Fellowship
- Stoel Rives First-Year Law Student Diversity Fellowship
- Fox Rothschild 1L Diversity Fellowship Program
Public Interest, Government & Judicial Fellowships:
- ABA Law Student Diversity Clerkship Program
- Allegheny County Bar Association Summer Clerkship
- Law Student Clerkship for the Lawyers' Committee (Spring)
- Ms. JD Public Interest Fellowship
- NAPABA Law Foundation Public Interest Internship
- National Lawyers Guild Fellowship
- Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP Diversity Fellowship for Judicial Clerks
- Peggy Browning Fund Fellowships (Multiple Options)
- Procter & Gamble Company’s 1L Equality & Inclusion Scholars Program
- The Honorable Clarence N. Patterson Diversity Internship Scholarship
Conventions and Job Fairs
- None at this time.
February
Scholarships:
- California ChangeLawyers 3L Diversity Scholarship
- Dr. Abdulmunim A. Shakir Scholarship
- Farella’s Diversity Scholarship
- Hawaii Community Foundation Scholarships
- Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP
- NCAA Women's and Ethnic Minority Enhancement Postgraduate Program Award
- Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. Bar Foundation Scholarship Opportunity
Law Firm & Corporate In-House Legal Programs That Include Summer Positions:
- Boies Schiller Flexner 1L Diversity Summit Fellowship
- Finnegan Summer Associate and Diversity Scholarship
- Goodwin Procter 1L Diversity Fellowship
- Greensfelder Diversity Fellowship
- Munger, Tolles & Olson Jay Fujitani 1L Diversity Summer Program
- Munger, Tolles & Olson 2L Diversity Scholarship
- Paul Hastings Diversity Scholarship Award (1L Deadline)
- Vorys 1L Diversity Fellowship
Public Interest, Government & Judicial Fellowships:
Mentorship Opportunities:
March
Scholarships:
- ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarships
- BCLP Law Scholarship
- DRI - The Voice of the Defense Bar Law Diversity Scholarship
- Harness IP Fellowship
- Iranian American Bar Association Scholarship
- James B. Morris Scholarships
- Marash Armenian Scholarship
- National Italian American Bar Foundation Scholarships
- Native American Bar Association Scholarship
- Sidney B. Williams Jr. Scholarship from Foundation for Advancement of Diversity in IP Law
- Swiss Benevolent Society of New York Scholarship
- United Methodist E. Craig Brandenburg Scholarship
- Vietnamese American Bar Association of DC Scholarship
- Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles Scholarship
Law Firm & Corporate In-House Legal Programs That Include Summer Positions:
- Harrity & Harrity Diversity Fellowship
- NAPABA / Prudential 1L Summer Internship (Select "Resources," "Fellowships, Scholarships, and Internships," and "Prudential 1L Summer Internship")
Conventions & Job Fairs:
- Louisiana State Bar Annual Conclave on Diversity
- Louisiana State Bar Minority Involvement Section Minority Legal Internship Fair
- NALP 2016 Newer Professionals' Forum
- National Black Law Students Association Annual Convention
- The Leadership Institute for Women of Color Attorneys Annual Leadership Conference
Public Interest, Government & Judicial Fellowships:
April
Scholarships:
- Agnes Jones Jackson Scholarship
- Miller Johnson West Michigan Diversity Law School Scholarship
- Oregon State Bar Association Diversity & Inclusion Scholarships
- Oregon State Bar Association Bar Exam Grants (for July exam)
- Samuel Lemberg Scholarship Loans
Public Interest, Government & Judicial Fellowships:
- New York State Senate Legislative Fellows Program
- Texas Access to Justice Internship Program
- Norton Rose Fulbright Diversity Fellowship Program
Mentorship Opportunities:
May
Scholarships:
- Daughters of Penelope Foundation Graduate Scholarships (Select "National Scholarship Award Application")
- Diversity Scholarship - Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
- Earl Warren Scholarship
- Margaret McNamara Education Grants
- Scholarships for LGBTQ+ Students
Law Firm & Corporate In-House Legal Programs That Include Summer Positions:
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Public Interest, Government & Judicial Fellowships:
June
Scholarships:
Law Firm & Corporate In-House Legal Programs That Include Summer Positions:
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Additions or edits to the 12 Months of Diversity & Inclusion Opportunities list may be sent to LCLD Programs Specialist Tanner Watts at twatts@lcldnet.com. Questions about LCLD's Success in Law School Mentoring or 1L Scholars programs may be directed to Program Manager Nancy Richardson at nrichardson@lcldnet.com.
