Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
$2,500
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
From the outside looking in, the legal industry can seem one-note. Today’s aspiring lawyers have the right to take a closer look at the history of legal representation to discover a broader range of professional representation than they might first expect.
Benefits
This scholarship promises $2,500 to an ambitious student who can:
Eligibility
If you want to apply for the “An Ideal Lawyer’s Portrait: Representation Matters” Scholarship, you need to meet the following criteria:
- You must be enrolled in or accepted at an accredited United States trade school, college, university, or graduate school.
- You must have a 3.0 minimum GPA.
- You must submit a transcript from your current school. If you are a first-year college student, a graduate student, or if you have recently transferred schools, you may submit an unofficial transcript from your current school, as well as the most recent official transcript from your prior school. If you are a High school student, you must also submit proof of acceptance to a college or university.
- You must agree to the scholarship’s terms and conditions.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
United States
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
High school
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
01 Jan 2027
Students have until January 1, to complete a 1,000-word essay describing their ideal lawyer’s portrait.
Please upload your essay as a PDF file and submit it along with the application form on this page. Unfortunately, Shook & Stone cannot accept applications submitted without all materials or by students who do not meet the aforementioned criteria. Likewise, the firm will not consider applications submitted after the January 1, deadline.
When creating an essay for the “An Ideal Lawyer’s Portrait: Representation Matters” Scholarship, please:
Describe the profile of an ideal lawyer.
Include an example of a lawyer you know or admire who matches the portrait you’ve depicted.
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