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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July
Scholarships:
- Auger & Auger Disabled Scholar Award (Fall Semester)
- Reed Smith - The Deborah Broyles Diverse Scholars Program
- Weil 2L Diversity Fellowship
- Sutliff & Stout, Injury & Accident Law Firm - Diversity in Law
Law Firm & Corporate In-House Legal Programs That Include Summer Positions:
Conventions & Job Fairs:
Public Interest, Government & Judicial Fellowships:
August
Scholarships:
- Annual Asian Heritage Law School Scholarships
- Patsy Takemoto Mink Award
- Winston & Strawn Diversity Scholarship
- Sutliff & Stout Diversity in Law Scholarship
- Vorys George Corey Memorial Scholarship
Law Firm & Corporate In-House Legal Programs That Include Summer Positions:
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner Diversity Scholarship Program
- Dorsey & Whitney Diversity Fellowship Program
- Fried Frank Civil Rights Fellowships
- Silver Scholar Program with Proskauer Rose (2L Deadline)
- Vinson & Elkins Diversity Fellowship
- Baker McKenzie 2L Diversity Fellowship
Conventions & Job Fairs:
- Indianapolis Bar Association Diversity Job Fair
- Lavender Law Conference & Career Fair
- National Conference of Women's Bar Associations, Women's Bar Leadership Summit
- Northwest Minority Job Fair
- Heartland Diversity Legal Job Fair
- St Louis Diversity Job Fair
- Cook County Bar Association Minority Job Fair (Chicago)
- Minnesota Minority Recruitment Conference
Public Interest, Government & Judicial Fellowships:
- Fried Frank Civil Rights Fellowships
- Health Research Training Program (Fall)
- Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger LLP Fellowships
- Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger LLP Clerkships
September
Scholarships:
- Black Entertainment & Sports Lawyers Association Scholarship
- Diversity Scholarship Foundation (Multiple Scholarships)
- Polsinelli Diversity and Inclusion Fellowship Program
- Frost Brown Todd Diversity Scholarship
Law Firm & Corporate In-House Legal Programs That Include Summer Positions:
- Arent Fox Diversity Scholarship Program (2L Deadline)
- Lane Powell GVP Diversity Scholarship (2L Deadline)
- King & Spalding Diversity Fellowship Program
- Nelson Mullins Diversity Scholarship Program
- Paul Hastings Diversity Scholarship Award (2L Deadline)
- Skadden Fellowship Foundation
- Frost Brown Todd Summer Associate Program
Conventions & Job Fairs:
Public Interest, Government & Judicial Fellowships:
October
Law Firm & Corporate In-House Legal Programs That Include Summer Positions:
Conventions & Job Fairs:
Public Interest, Government & Judicial Fellowships:
- BPI Chicago Fellowships
- Oregon Judicial Department Diversity & Inclusion Mentorship Program
- Zubrow Fellowship in Children's Law
Mentorship Opportunities:
November
Scholarships:
- Auger & Auger Disabled Scholar Award (Spring Semester)
- Howell & Christmas, LLC Visionary Scholarship (Spring Semester)
- Mark T. Banner Scholarships
- Oregon State Bar Association Bar Exam Grants (February Exam)
- Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
- Shumaker Diversity Scholarship
Law Firm & Corporate In-House Legal Programs That Include Summer Positions:
December
Scholarships:
- AAUW International Fellowships
- AAUW Career Development Grants
- Cooley Diversity Fellowship
- Weil 1L Diversity Fellowship
- DWT 1L Diversity Scholarship
- Sidney B. Williams, Jr Scholar Program
Law Firm & Corporate In-House Legal Programs That Include Summer Positions:
- Baker Botts/AT&T 1L IP Diversity Fellowship
- Bricker & Eckler - Charles H. Walker Diversity & Inclusion Scholarship (includes participation in LCLD's 1L Scholars Program)
- Dinsmore & Shohl LLP Diversity Scholarships
- LCLD 1L Scholars Program *candidates must apply separately for a summer position at a participating organization*
- McDermott Minority Scholarships
- Paul D. White Scholarships
- Taft Diversity and Inclusion Fellowship
- 1L Summer Rotation Clerkship
Public Interest, Government & Judicial Fellowships:
- Dale Minami Public Interest Fellowship
- ABA Diversity Clerkship Program
- Judicial Intern Opportunity Program
- Joint Minority Bar Judicial Internship Program
Additions or edits to the 12 Months of Diversity & Inclusion Opportunities list may be sent to LCLD Programs Specialist Chenoa Forrester at cforrester@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.
