ABA Commission on Disability Rights Scholarships
The ABA Commission on Disability Rights will be offering three exciting internship opportunities for law students with disabilities for the summer of 2021, in partnership with leading corporations. All three internships are open to students who will have completed their first year of law school in good standing, and offer a chance for these students to develop their skills and further their careers.
More information can be found on the ABA-CDR website (ambar.org/disability), and at the following pages dedicated to the specific internship opportunities:
Accenture (applications dueJanuary 29, 2021): https://www.americanbar.org/groups/diversity/disabilityrights/resources/lawstudents/accenture_intern/
Prudential (applications due February 12, 2021): https://www.americanbar.org/groups/diversity/disabilityrights/resources/lawstudents/aba_prudential_internship/
Microsoft (applications due February 15, 2021): https://www.americanbar.org/groups/diversity/disabilityrights/resources/lawstudents/msaba-internship/ For further information, please email CDR Staff Director Amy Allbright at amy.allbright@americanbar.org.
National LGBTQ+ Bar Association Scholarships
The National LGBTQ+ Bar has recently launched a scholarship program for LGBTQ+ and ally law students. Three scholarships of $2,500 will be awarded annually; all current and incoming students with a commitment to LGBTQ+ equality are encouraged to apply. Applications are now open for the 2021-2022 school year, and will close on April 1, 2021. In addition, the National LGBTQ+ Bar has added a new resource page to its website listing LGBTQ+ diversity scholarships: https://lgbtbar.org/programs/law-students/scholarship-list/
Business Law Society Hosting WebEx Event on Business Law Litigation
Attorney Scott Hansen will speak via WebEx on how transactional lawyers work with litigation attorneys when things go wrong and a lawsuit is on the horizon. What is the litigation attorney’s role? How do they approach the problem and what options are available for resolution?
Scott Hansen is a shareholder in the Milwaukee, WI, law firm of Reinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren, S.C. Scott primarily works in the firm’s litigation practice area, resolving complex disputes between businesses.
Find out Tuesday, February 9 at 12:15 via WebEx.
To join the presentation:
Or go to uakron.webex.com and enter:
Session number: 120 427 2537
Session password: fnKHSHk4i79
