Summer Law Student Scholarship Program
Awarded by the Labor and Employment Law Section & the California Lawyers Foundation
The Labor and Employment Law Section and the California Lawyers Foundation are committed to fostering the career growth of persons of color, women, members of the LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities, and members of other underrepresented groups who are interested in practicing labor and employment law in areas that support and promote the goal of diversity in the labor and employment law field.
We congratulate the law students and law school graduates selected for the Summer 2023 Law Student Scholarship and the Section’s Summer 2023 Bar Studies Scholarship!
These law students received a stipend to support their labor and employment work this summer and our law graduates, with a demonstrated commitment to labor and employment law, received a bar study stipend. In total, we supported our students and law graduates with nearly $45,000 in scholarships.
More Information on the Scholarship
The purpose of the scholarships is to provide funding to diverse law students to engage in legal endeavors in an employment or labor related field that are non-compensated or undercompensated.
Scholarship Criteria
- In addition to the completed application and personal statement, please submit a current résumé.
- Priority may be given to applicants who are working for at least 8 weeks and without full funding for their summer positions.
- Application materials must be submitted by April 17, 2023.
- In order to receive a law student summer scholarship, please note that you must agree to be included in the Labor and Employment Law Section’s promotional materials.
- This scholarship is non-transferrable. If you do not complete your summer position, you must agree to return the funds to the California Lawyers Foundation.
- Please note that all scholarships will be awarded from the California Lawyers Foundation, a 501c(3) non-profit.*
Summer Bar Studies Scholarship
Awarded by the Labor and Employment Law Section & the California Lawyers Foundation
The Labor and Employment Law Section of the California Lawyers Association, and the California Lawyers Foundation are committed to fostering the career growth of persons of color, women, members of the LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities, and members of other underrepresented groups who are interested in practicing labor and employment law in areas that support and promote the goal of diversity in the labor and employment law field. We are pleased to announce a bar stipend for outstanding law students and graduates enrolled at a California or ABA accredited law school in California with a demonstrated commitment to labor and employment law.
We will be awarding bar scholarships to law students and graduates to prepare for the July 2023 or February 2024 Bar Exam. The bar stipend may be used towards the expenses related to preparation for the California Bar Examination, including but not limited to examination and preparation course fees.
Scholarship Criteria
- In addition to the completed application and personal statement, please submit a current résumé.
- You must be registered to take the July 2023 or February 2024 California Bar Exam with the intention to live and work in California.
- Application materials must be submitted by April 17, 2023.
- If awarded the scholarship, you must provide proof of registration for the July 2023 or February 2024 California Bar Exam prior to disbursement of funds.
- In order to receive a law student summer scholarship, please note that you must agree to be included in the Labor and Employment Law Section’s promotional materials.
- This scholarship is non-transferrable. If you do not take the July 2023 or February 2024 California Bar Exam, you must agree to return the funds to the California Lawyers Foundation.
- Please note that all scholarships will be awarded from the California Lawyers Foundation, a 501c(3) non-profit.*
*Note: Scholarships (and fellowships) are generally tax-free, provided certain conditions are satisfied. If you are selected to receive a scholarship, there may be circumstances where you will need to pay taxes on the scholarship.