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Keker & Van Nest Accepting Applications for its Diversity Scholarship

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