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, helping us to break barriers within the legal profession.
Our 1L Diversity Fellowship program provides first-year law students with the opportunity to be a 1L summer associate in Goodwin’s 10-week summer program, following their first year of law school.
- 1L Diversity Fellows will spend the first six weeks of the summer associate program working in their preferred Goodwin office and have the opportunity to spend the final four weeks of this time working at the direction of a Goodwin client.
- 1L Diversity Fellows are invited to participate in the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity’s 1L Scholars Summit; and
- 1L Diversity Fellows are compensated for the full 10-week program at the standard summer associate salary.
To become a Goodwin 1L Diversity Fellow, a candidate must be a 1L or 2E law student enrolled in an ABA-accredited law school, with an expected graduation date of spring 2026. Successful applicants must demonstrate:
- Exceptional academic performance;
- Outstanding leadership abilities;
- A commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion;
- Success in overcoming challenges in their path to pursuing a legal career; and
- Strong interpersonal skills.
To remain eligible, a candidate may not participate in a similar program or be an award recipient at another law firm. A candidate must not be an immediate family member of a Goodwin lawyer or employee and may not be a Goodwin client or an employee of a Goodwin client.
This application will close on Friday, February 2, 2024. Candidates will be notified of application status on a rolling basis. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to fellowships@goodwinlaw.com.
If applying before grades have been released, please email your law school transcript to fellowships@goodwinlaw.com once your grades become available.