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Keker & Van Nest Accepting Applications for its Diversity Scholarship

01/05/2014

As part of our commitment to support and develop diverse attorneys, we invite qualified candidates to apply for our annual diversity scholarship. Over the past three years, we’ve awarded $127,000 in scholarship money to seven recipients who represent a range of racial, ethnic and LGBT diversity.

AWARD INFORMATION

  • Up to $50,000 in scholarship grants is available
  • Between one and three winners will be chosen
  • The exact amount and number of scholarships depends on the number, quality, and financial needs of applicants

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

  • Racially diverse, ethnically diverse, or LGBT
  • First and second year students from UC Berkeley School of Law, UC Hastings College of Law, and Stanford University Law School
  • Committed to practicing litigation in the San Francisco Bay Area

SELECTION CRITERIA

  • Scholarship recipients are chosen based on a combination of their financial need, individual story, academic success, and commitment to the legal profession
  • Scholarship recipients will be notified in late March of 2015

HOW TO APPLY

  • Complete the scholarship application by February 20, 2015 
  • Finalists will be interviewed on Saturday, March 14, 2015 at Keker & Van Nest’s office

QUESTIONS?

For more information, contact Holly Saydah