The Dayton Chapter of the Thurgood Marshall Law Society is committed to increasing diversity and inclusion within the Dayton-area bar. This program is for students from traditionally underrepresented groups including Native American or Alaskan Native, Asian or Pacific Islander, African-American or Black, Hispanic, or a member of the LGBT community.
The Diversity Summer Clerkship Program is just one element of the commitment. Through this program, select students will receive real-world legal experience, develop fundamental research and writing skills, and receive networking training necessary for a solid foundation to a successful and impactful legal career.
• Applications will be solicited from students at all Ohio law schools
• Upon applying, candidates will rank their employer preferences
• Members of TMLS will review applications and recommend candidates to employers\
• Upon agreeing to participate in the program, each employer must inform TMLS as to its preference between rising 2L and rising 3L students
• Each employer will employ at least one candidate for the summer
• Employers are responsible for scheduling interviews with individual candidates
• Each employer will make its own final hiring and salary decisions
• Each selected candidate is required to attend the TMLS seminar on workplace etiquette and legal writing skills prior to the start of the clerkship
• Clerkships will last ten weeks, running from approximately May 15 through July 28
• Although individual schedules must be worked out with employers, students should expect to work at least 30-40 hours per week.
How to apply: Fill out the application and send:
• Application (may be picked up in Law 110, the Career Center or Central Hower 301)
• Cover Letter – including explanation of how background will increase diversity in the Dayton bar)
• Resume
• Writing Sample (no longer than five pages)
• Most recent transcript
• Current class curriculum
DEADLINE for receipt – February 3, 2017 – Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. Late applications will not be reviewed.
You may either send via U.S. Mail or hand deliver to:
Robert Gresham
Wright & Schulte, LLC
130 W. Second Street, Suite 1600
Dayton, OH 45402
OR via e-mail to TMLS_DaytonClerkshipProgram@outlook.com