Opportunity - Diversity

Through our diversity fellowships, we focus on recruiting, developing and retaining outstanding law students and lawyers who have demonstrated leadership skills, a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and success in overcoming challenges in their path to pursuing a career in the law, h

The application is open to law students who are entering their second or third year of law school, or have the equivalent of one year to complete.

With this in mind, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC will award three (3) scholarships to diverse law students this year.

McGuireWoods is a proud member of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD). These partnerships will each provide a unique opportunity for a diverse 1L law student to work side by side with both McGuireWoods attorneys and the legal department of a national organization during a 10-wee

The scholarship program is part of Fredrikson's commitment to the promotion of diversity among incoming law professionals.

Established in 2006, the Charlotte Legal Diversity Clerkship (CLDC) program operates with one basic goal—to improve diversity in the Mecklenburg County Bar by attracting top first-year law students with diverse backgrounds to Charlotte through corporate and law firm summer internships.

The H. Thomas Austern Writing Competition is intended to encourage law students interested in the areas of law affecting FDA-regulated industries: food, drugs, biologics, cosmetics, dietary supplements, medical devices, and tobacco.

The Foundation provides financial assistance in the form of a summer fellowship for a law student working at a public interest or government agency.