12 MONTHS OF DIVERSITY & INCLUSION OPPORTUNITIES
How to Use This Resource:
The following is a comprehensive listing of diversity scholarships, clerkships, mentorships,
internships, conventions, and job fairs available to law students. The definition of what
constitutes a diverse applicant varies significantly among the various opportunities. Often the
opportunities are specific to persons of a particular racial, ethnic, religious, or socio-economic
background; women; or persons that identify as LGBT. However, just as often, opportunities are
available to persons who are advancing the cause of diversity within their community, without
regard to the individual’s own diversity status, or to persons that have faced adversity and
thereby have a diverse perspective on life and the practice of law.
The opportunities are arranged according to 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.
JANUARY
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Japanese American Bar Association Scholarships
Pride Foundation Scholarship
Hispanic Metropolitan Chamber Scholarships (Oregon/Washington residents)
Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund Scholarships
MALDEF Law School Scholarships
Point Foundation-The National LGBT Scholarship Fund
Hispanic Scholarship Fund
La Raza Lawyers Association – San Joaquin Valley Chapter Scholarship
Law Firm & Corporate In-House Legal Programs That Include Summer Positions:
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Arent Fox Diversity Scholarship *includes participation in LCLD 1L Scholars program
Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area Foundation Scholarship
William Reece Smith, Jr. Diversity Scholarship
Charlotte Legal Diversity Clerkship
Cooley Diversity Fellowship Program
Montgomery (PA) Bar Association Diversity 1L Internship Program: email the Diversity
Committee contact for more information
Faegre Baker Daniels Diversity & Inclusion Fellowship
Fish & Richardson 1L Diversity Scholarship
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McAndrews Diversity in Patent Law Fellowship
McGlinchey Stafford PLLC Diversity Fellowship Program for First-Year Law Students
Munger, Tolles & Olson Pipeline Programs
Perkins Coie 1L Diversity Fellowship
Stoel Rives First-Year Law Student Diversity Fellowship (Portland, Seattle, Salt Lake City)
Tonkon Torp First-Year Diversity Fellowship Program
Foster Pepper 1L Diversity Fellowship
K&L Gates 1L Diversity Fellowship
Barnes & Thornburg Diversity Scholarship
Davis Wright & Tremaine LLP Diversity Scholarships
Conventions & Job Fairs:
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National Black Law Students Association, Southern Region Annual Convention
Public Interest, Government & Judicial Fellowships:
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ACC National Capital Region Corporate Scholars Program
Judicial Intern Opportunity Program
Asian American Legal Defense Fund Internship
NAACP Law Fellows Program
White House Public Service Internship (Summer)
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP Diversity Fellowship for Judicial Clerks
The Honorable Clarence N. Patterson Diversity Internship Scholarship
Law Student Clerkship for the Lawyers’ Committee (Spring)
Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Fellowship
Joint Minority Bar Judicial Internship Program
Mentorship Opportunities:
 Greater Orlando Diversity Mentoring Picnic
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FEBRUARY
Scholarships:
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Amelia Kemp Scholarship
Dr. Abdulmunim A. Shakir Scholarship
PJC Lindfors Legal Scholarship
Hawaii Community Foundation Scholarships
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago Scholarships
Mario G. Olmos Memorial Fund Scholarship
National Italian America Bar Association Scholarship
NCAA Women’s and Ethnic Minority Enhancement Postgraduate Program Award
PFund Scholarships
Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. Bar Foundation Scholarship Opportunity
Cronk Memorial Scholarship
Zeta Phi Beta Scholarships
Law Firm & Corporate In-House Programs That Include Summer Positions:
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Palm Beach County Bar Association Diversity Internship Program
Boston Lawyers Group Summer Internship Program
VABAW Foundation Hong Duc Clerkship
Conventions & Job Fairs:
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NALP 2016 Newer Professionals’ Forum
National Black Law Students Association, Mid-Atlantic Region Convention
Public Interest, Government & Judicial Fellowships:
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American Health Lawyers Association, Diversity Internship
Center for Global Understanding Summer Fellowship
Ford Foundation Law School Public Interest Fellowship
Oregon State Bar Association Access to Justice Fellowship
Law Student Clerkship for the Lawyers’ Committee (Summer)
Health Research Training Program (Summer)
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MARCH
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100 Black Men of Sonoma County Scholarship
ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarships
AHEPA Graduate Scholarships
Agnes Jones Jackson Scholarship
Bill and Ann Shepherd Legal Scholarships
Columbian Lawyers Association Scholarship
Community Foundation Scholarships of Sonoma County
Corporate Counsel Women of Color My Life as a Lawyer Scholarship
Doyne M. Green Scholarship
DRI – The Voice of the Defense Bar Law Diversity Scholarship
The Greenspoon Marder Diversity Scholarship Program for Law Students
Hellenic Times Scholarship
Iranian American Bar Association Scholarship
James B. Morris Scholarships
Japanese American Citizens League National Scholarships
League of United Latin American Citizens National Scholarships
Marash Armenian Scholarship
National Italian American Foundation Scholarships
National Native American Bar Association Scholarship
Orphan Foundation of America/Casey Family Graduate Scholarships
Pauahi Foundation Public Scholarships
The Sarasota County Bar Association Diversity Scholarship
Seattle Foundation Scholarships
Serbian Bar Association Scholarships
Sidney B. Williams, Jr. Scholarship from the American Intellectual Property Law
Education Foundation
Slovak Catholic Sokol Scholarships
Swiss Benevolent Society of New York Scholarship
United Methodist E. Craig Brandenburg Scholarship
Law Firm & Corporate In-House Programs That Include Summer Positions:
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NAPABA Prudential 1L Summer Internship
Fredrickson & Byron Foundation Minority Scholarship
McGuire Woods/NLF Internship Program
Conventions & Job Fairs:
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Young Feminist Leadership Conference
Louisiana State Bar Minority Involvement Section Minority Legal Internship Fair
The Leadership Institute for Women of Color Attorneys in Law & Business, Inc.
Public Interest, Government & Judicial Fellowships:
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Nuclear Age Peace Foundation – Lena Chang Internship Awards
James Madison Memorial Foundation: Summer Institute on the Constitution
UT Access to Justice Internship Program
Baron & Budd Summer Public Interest Fellowships
Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice Summer Fellowships
Goodwin Public Interest Fellowships for Students of Color
ABA Commission on Disability Rights Internship
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APRIL
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Armenian General Benevolent Union Scholarship
Oregon State Bar Association Diversity & Inclusion Scholarships
Oregon State Bar Association Bar Exam Grants (for July Exam)
AALL George A. Strait Minority Scholarship
ExxonMobil/LNESC Scholarship
Warner, Norcross & Judd Minority Scholarship
Armenian Relief Fund Lazarian Graduate Scholarship
Federal Circuit Bar Association Scholarships
Samuel Lemberg Scholarship Loans
Central Florida Association for Women Lawyers Bar Study Scholarship
Richard V. Cruz Memorial Foundation Scholarships
Vietnamese American Bar Association of DC Scholarship
Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles Scholarship
Law Firm & Corporate In-House Programs That Include Summer Positions:
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Adler Pollock & Sheehan Diversity Scholarship
Leclair Ryan 1L Diversity Scholarship
Miller Johnson Diversity law Scholarship
Conventions & Job Fairs:
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National Bar Association, Law & Religion Conference
National Native American Bar Association, Annual Convention
Southeastern Minority Job Fair (held in July)
Northwest Minority Job Fair (held in August)
Rocky Mountain Diversity Legal Career Fair (held in September)
Public Interest, Government & Judicial Fellowships:
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White House Public Service Internship (Fall)
New York State Senate Legislative Fellows Program
Ms. JD Summer Public Interest Scholarship
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MAY
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National LGBT Bar Foundation Michael Greenberg Student Writing Competition
National Bar Institute African American Law Student Fellowships
Elsie Mae White Memorial Scholarship
Armenian Scholarship
ARFORA/Martha Gavrila Scholarship
Ellen Cushing Scholarship
Bryan Cave / NAPABA Law Foundation Community Service Scholarship – DONE
Justice Pauline Davison Hanson Scholarship
Daughters of Penelope Foundation Graduate Scholarships
La Raza Lawyers Association Bar Stipend Scholarship
Iranian-American Scholarship Fund
The Forum Foundation Scholarship
Traub-Dicker Rainbow Scholarship
SALEF Fulfilling Our Dreams Scholarship
MCCA Lloyd M. Johnson, Jr. Scholarship
Louis A. Martinet Bar Prep Scholarship
Law Firm & Corporate In-House Programs That Include Summer Positions:
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Womble Carlyle Scholars Program
Conventions & Job Fairs:
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National Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division Annual Meeting
National Summit of Black Women Lawyers
Boston Job Fair with Boston Law Group (held in August)
Public Interest, Government & Judicial Fellowships:
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Scott Ozumun Fellowship with Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas
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JUNE
Scholarships:
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Earl Warren Scholarship
California Bar Foundation Diversity Scholarship
Portland Latino Gay Pride Scholarship
York County Bar Foundation Diversity Pipeline Scholarship
Houtan Scholarship
Knights of Lithuania Scholarship
Law Firm & In-House Programs That Include Summer Positions:
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Baker Donelson Diversity Scholarship
Conventions & Job Fairs:
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NALP Diversity Summit
Minnesota Minority Recruitment Conference (held in August)
Heartland Diversity Legal Job Fair (held in August)
National Black Students Association Southern Region Job Fair
Indianapolis Bar Association Diversity Job Fair (held in August)
Bay Area Diversity Career Fair (held in July)
LCC Law Clerk Networking Conference
Public Interest, Government & Judicial Fellowships:
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Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area Fellowships
(sponsorship)
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JULY
Scholarships:
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The Loewy Law Firm Passion for Civil Rights Scholarship
Auger & Auger Disabled Scholar Award (Fall Semester Deadline)
The Pride of the Rose Scholarship Fund
Polish Roman Catholic Union of America Scholarships
Women in Defense HORIZONS Foundation Scholarships
Korean American Scholarship Foundation
Law Firm & In-House Programs That Include Summer Positions:
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Weil 2L Diversity Fellowship
Conventions & Job Fairs:
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2015 ABA Annual Meeting (July – August – look for info on Law Student pass)
The Boston Lawyers Group Boston Job Fairs for Law Students of Color
National Black Prosecutors Convention and Job Fair
IMPACT Career Fair for Attorneys and Students with Disabilities (held in August)
Sunbelt Minority Recruitment Program
Northwest Minority Job Fair (held in August)
National Bar Association, Annual Convention
National Conference of Women’s Bar Associations, Women’s Bar Leadership Summit
Public Interest, Government & Judicial Fellowships:
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NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Post-Graduate Fellowship
Pride Foundation Grants
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AUGUST
Scholarships:
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Annual Asian Heritage Law School Scholarship
Patsy Takemoto Mink Award
Law Firm & In-House Programs That Include Summer Positions:
 Reed Smith Fellowship
 Dorsey & Whitney Diversity Fellowship Program
 Milbank Diversity Scholarship
Conventions & Job Fairs:
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ABA Commission on Disability Rights Annual Meeting
DuPont Minority Job Fair (Wilmington, Houston, Los Angeles)
Louisiana State Bar Association Minority Involvement Section’s Annual Job Fair
Hispanic National Bar Association Career Fair (held in September)
Lavender Law Conference and Career Fair
Indianapolis Bar Association’s Diversity Job Fair
Public Interest, Government & Judicial Fellowships:
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LatinoJustice Public Interest Fellowship
Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger LLP Fellowships (three-year fellowship at women-owned
firm with emphasis on public interest work)
Shute, Milhaly & Weinberger LLP Clerkships
Baron & Budd Public Interest Scholarship Program
Health Research Training Program (Fall)
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SEPTEMBER
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La Raza Lawyers of Santa Clara County Law School Scholarships
Anheuser-Busch/NLF Presidential Scholarship
Armenian Professional Society Scholarships
BESLA Scholarship
NAPABA Law Foundation Scholarships
Hellenic Bar Association of Illinois Scholarship
Italian American Lawyers Association Scholarship
Connecticut Hispanic Bar Association Scholarships
Law Firm & In-House Programs That Include Summer Positions:
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Akin Gump/Robert Strauss Diversity Scholarship (2L)
Latham & Watkins Diversity Scholars Program
George W. Powell Diversity Scholarship
Sidley Austin Diversity & Inclusion Scholarship
King & Spalding Diversity Fellowship Program
Conventions & Job Fairs:
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Hispanic National Bar Association Annual Meeting
Public Interest, Government & Judicial Fellowships:
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White House Public Service Leadership Program (Spring)
Equal Justice Works Fellowships
The Attorney General’s Honors Program
Law Student Clerkship for the Lawyers’ Committee (Fall)
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OCTOBER
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Wally R. Davis Memorial Scholarship
Cuban American Bar Association Scholarship
JL Turner Minority Law Student Scholarship
Law Firm & In-House Programs That Include Summer Positions:
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Skadden Fellowship Foundation
Baker Hostetler Diversity Fellowship Program
Katten Munchin Rosenman Minority Scholarships
Donald Banner Corporate Intern Scholarship
Mehri & Skalet Summer Clerkship
Winston & Strawn Diversity Scholarship
Conventions & Job Fairs:
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Equal Justice Works Conference and Career Fair
ABA Legal Career Development Expo
Christian Legal Society, Annual Convention
Public Interest, Government & Judicial Fellowships:
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Zubrow Fellowship in Children’s Law
Oregon Judicial Department Diversity & Inclusion Mentorship Program
BPI Chicago Fellowships
ALF-CIO Law Student Union Summer Program
Mentorship Opportunities:
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Kozyak Minority Mentorship Picnic
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NOVEMBER
Scholarships:
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ABA Haiku Contest for Law Students
Auger & Auger Disabled Scholar Award (Spring Semester Deadline)
Oregon State Bar Association Bar Exam Grants (for February Exam)
Mark T. Banner Scholarship
Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
Public Interest, Government & Judicial Fellowships:
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Supreme Court Fellowship
East Bay Community Law Center
Health Research Training Program (Spring)
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DECEMBER
Scholarships:
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Community Sponsored Islamic Scholarship Fund
AAUW International Fellowships
AAUW Career Development Grants
Executive Women International Adult Students in Scholastic Transition Scholarships
Law Firm & In-House Programs That Include Summer Positions:
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Paul D. White Scholarship
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP Diversity Scholarships
McDermott Minority Scholarships
Public Interest, Government & Judicial Fellowships:
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Dale Minami Public Interest Fellowship
Minority Fellowships in Environmental Law
ABA Law Student Diversity Clerkship Program
NAPABA Law Foundation Community Law Fellowship
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MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES/VARYING DEADLINES
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Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Scholarship
Donald W. Banner Diversity Scholarship
Various Scholarships from the National Iranian American Council
Hispanic Bar Association of Austin Scholarships
Arnold & Porter Diversity Scholarship
Oregon Minority Lawyers Association Bar Exam Preparation Course Scholarships
Virgil Hawkins Justice Foundation Scholarships
Hispanic National Bar Foundation Scholarships
PEO International Peace Scholarships
Peter and Alice Koomruian Armenian Education Fund
o Eligibility: Undergraduate and graduate students of Armenian descent.
Award: Varies.
For more information, contact: Peter and Alice Koomruian Armenian Education
Fund, P.O. Box 0268, Moorpark, CA 93020-0268
AAUW Selected Professions Fellowships
American Counsel Association Scholarships
American Foundation for Negro Affairs Scholarship
o Sponsor: American Foundation for Negro Affairs
Description: The program is open to any promising student whose background is
deprived, regardless of race.
Contact: 215/563-6615
American Foundation for Negro Affairs
1700 Market St. Suite 2020,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
PEO Educational Loans
Washington Metropolitan Area Corporate Counsel Association Corporate Scholars
Program
Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement
Latin Justice
Business and Professional Women’s Foundation Educational Programs Scholarships
Just the Beginning
Perceptions Saginaw Valley Scholarships
USA Funds Access to Education Scholarships
American Association for Justice Scholarships
Law Firm & In-House Programs That Include Summer Positions:
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Morrison & Foerster’s 1L Diversity Fellowship Program
Morgan Lewis Diversity Fellowship Program
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Mehri & Skalet Find Justice Fellowship
The Bristol Myers Squibb Law Department Diversity and Inclusion Internship Program
Conventions, Job Fairs & Other Events:
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Gwen S. Cherry Black Women Lawyers Association Law Graduates Breakfast
LatinoJustice Events for Aspiring Attorneys
National Black Law Students Association Career Fairs (multiple regions)
Public Interest, Government & Judicial Fellowships:
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Women’s Law and Public Policy Fellowship Program
LatinoJustice Summer Internship
National Lawyers Guild Fellowships
ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project, San Francisco (Fall)
Ms. JD Fellowship
Young People for the American Way
Edward T. Rogowsky Internship Programs
PSJD: Postgraduate Fellowships (more than 200 with various deadlines)
Public advocates Making Rights Real – Legal Clerkships
Mentoring Opportunities:
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National Muslim Law Students Association Mentoring Program
Hellenic Bar Association of Illinois Student Peer Mentoring Program
PALS Mentoring Program
ABA Lawyer and Law Students with Disabilities Mentorship Program
Cuban American Bar Association Mentorship Program
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