Baker Donelson Diversity Scholarship Applications Due June 22nd

 Baker Donelson is committed to fostering an inclusive environment where the individual differences among us are understood, respected, appreciated and recognized as sources of strength of the Firm. These qualities enrich the environment in which we work. With this in mind, Baker Donelson will again award three scholarships to diverse law students who will complete their first year of law school by June 2012. Recipients will be awarded a six-week, salaried 2L Summer Associate position for the summer of 2013 in one of our following offices: Birmingham, AL; Orlando, FL; Atlanta, GA; Baton Rouge and New Orleans, LA; Jackson, MS; Chattanooga, Johnson City, Knoxville, Memphis and Nashville, TN; or Houston, TX.  Additionally, each recipient will be awarded $10,000 which will be paid prior to the student's third year of law school to help defray the cost of law school tuition and related expenses.

 For complete eligibility criteria, instructions, and to apply for the Scholarship Program PLEASE VISIT

EJW Summer Corps Application Deadline Extended to April 10

Equal Justice Works is extending the deadline for students to submit applications for its 2012 Summer Corps program to 11:59 PDT on Tuesday, April 10.

All required information must submitted by this time.  Incomplete applications will not be considered and there will be no exceptions. See Equal Justice Works for more information. 

If you have questions about the program or application, please contact summercorps@equaljusticeworks.org

Summer Public Interest Funding Sources

Looking for funding for a public interest job this summer? Check out the information below about Stipend Applications and other summer funding options:

Reminder: DUE THIS MONDAY, MARCH 12th: 2012 Summer Public Service Stipend Applications:

CPIL and PILA have teamed together for a single application, which is being collecting in Law Career Services until 5 pm on March 12, 2012. Any updates to an application after it is submitted need to be emailed by the applicant to Shaye Loughlin, Director of the Center of Public Interest Law. Applications are available in the Symplicity Document Library

CPIL/PILA/LCS Summer Public Interest Funding Video Presentation (February 2012), Available on iTunes:

To access DePaul’s iTunes U account, go to: https://itunes.depaul.edu/login.aspx

Log in with your Campus Connect username and password.

Once DePaul’s iTunes pages opens, scroll down to the “On Campus” section.  There you will find the link for Law Career Services.

Go to the 2012 Programs tab.  The Summer Funding Part 1 and 2 are under this tab.

2012 Reed Smith and McDonald’s Corporation 1L LCLD Summer Program

As members of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD)  , Reed Smith, LLP and McDonald’s have collaborated in offering a 1L law student a summer position within their organizations, which will provide a 1L with the opportunity to join Reed Smith’s 2012 Summer Associate Program for four weeks, and to spend four weeks with the McDonald’s Legal Department. Applications are DUE APRIL 6^th, 2012.

Reed Smith and McDonald’s are proud to be members of the LCLD.  This groundbreaking organization is a cooperative effort between general counsels and managing partners of major corporations and law firms dedicated to making significant, tangible progress on diversity by developing specific goals, implementing measurable metrics and rewarding definitive results. Please Read Below for More Information or See Job #15887 in the Job Postings in Symplicity for More Details.

Georges Fellowship for Conservation: Environmental Law at the Shedd

The Shedd Aquarium, through a grant from the Georges Foundation, is pleased to offer the Georges Fellowship for Conservation, a summer internship opportunity, to a qualified candidate selected through a competitive application process.

The Georges Fellowship includes: an eight-week summer internship with Shedd’s conservation department focusing on environmental policy research, mentoring by a practicing environmental law attorney, and a $5,000 stipend.  For more information, see job posting #15728 in Symplicity.

Summer Funding Resources

Don't forget to that PSLawNet has an extensive list of Summer Funding Resources, many of which have upcoming deadlines! Other law school opportunities will be advertised in the monthly student newsletter and our weekly newsletter (check both!) as well as on the law school bulletin boards.