Goodwin Procter LLP , a national AmLaw 50 firm, is currently seeking applications for its 2012 Public Interest Fellowships for Law Students of Color, which provide awards of $7,500 to law students of color who demonstrate outstanding academic performance, leadership skills and a commitment to community service. The fellowships are designed to help support students who plan to work in public interest law positions in the summer following their first year of law school. This year, four fellowships will be granted. Application guidelines and forms are available online; the application deadline is has been extended to March 15, 2012.
Launched in 2005, Goodwin’s program was created to contribute to increased diversity in the legal profession, a goal of the firm. To date, 22 fellowships have been awarded to students from such law schools as Harvard, University of Pennsylvania, Stanford and Georgetown. Past recipients have worked for a variety of public interest organizations across the country, including the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office in Boston, Sanctuary for Families in New York and the Public International Law & Policy Group in Washington, D.C. Profiles of the 2011 recipients are available here.
The firm is again partnering with client MassMutual to offer one of this year’s Fellows the MassMutual/Goodwin Procter Public Interest Fellowship for Law Students of Color. This joint fellowship awards $7,500 to a first-year law student of color to help cover expenses while he or she works in a public interest law position during the summer.
“We look forward to welcoming our 2012 Fellows to Goodwin,” said Regina M. Pisa, chairman and managing partner of Goodwin Procter. “The firm is proud to support diversity through its Public Interest Fellowships, and our attorneys enjoy mentoring these high-achieving students for their future careers in law.”
To apply, candidates must complete a Goodwin Procter Fellowship application and submit it, with a resume and a current law school transcript, to Goodwin Procter by March 15, 2012. Completed applications should be submitted online. Questions should be directed to Fellowships@goodwinlaw.com.
Candidates must be full-time, currently enrolled, first-year students of color pursuing a J.D. at an accredited law school. Candidates may not be the recipient of a similar scholarship award from another law firm for the summer of 2012. Students who are immediate family members of a Goodwin Procter or MassMutual employee, and/or are a Goodwin Procter client or employee of a Goodwin Procter client, are also not eligible.
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