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Stoel Rives is offering First-Year Law Student Diversity Fellowships in their Portland, Salt Lake City and Seattle offices. Recipients will each be awarded a salaried summer associate position after their first year of law school and a $7,500 tuition scholarship for the following academic year.
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Selection criteria
• Good standing as a first-year law student at an ABA-accredited law school.Anticipated graduation date must be May/June 2011.
• Demonstrated academic excellence and leadership ability, personal and professional accomplishments, commitment to community service and meaningful contribution to the diversity of the legal community.
• Commitment to living in Portland, Salt Lake City, or Seattle following law school graduation and expressed interest in our practice areas.
Application materials
• One-page personal statement addressing the selection criteria and providing any additional relevant information. (No additional cover letter is needed.)
• Current résumé with three professional references.
• Undergraduate and law school (if available) transcript(s). Unofficial copies are acceptable.
• A legal writing sample that has not been edited by others (maximum of 10 pages).
Application procedure
Please send application materials to each office where you wish to be considered. (If applying to more than one office, please note this in your personal statement). Materials must be received by January 21, 2009. Email submissions are preferred.
