{"id":62875,"date":"2018-12-17T16:42:16","date_gmt":"2018-12-17T21:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/law\/?p=62875"},"modified":"2018-12-17T16:42:16","modified_gmt":"2018-12-17T21:42:16","slug":"shumaker-diversity-scholarship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/law\/2018\/12\/17\/shumaker-diversity-scholarship\/","title":{"rendered":"Shumaker Diversity Scholarship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP is committed to fostering diversity and inclusion among our attorneys and other professionals, and believe that including attorneys and staff members from diverse backgrounds is a critically important element in providing quality legal services to our clients and a productive working environment for our team members.\u00a0 In furtherance of our efforts to recruit, retain and promote attorneys who contribute to the diversity of our firm, we are pleased to offer the Shumaker Diversity Scholarship. The Shumaker Diversity Scholarship is one example of how we seek candidates who demonstrate personal and professional excellence, and who bring\u00a0diverse\u00a0life experiences to our team.<\/p>\n

The Shumaker Diversity Scholarship provides a $7,500.00 scholarship to two (2) outstanding first or second year law students who are enrolled at an ABA accredited law school and who participate in the firm\u2019s summer associate program, to assist in offsetting his or her law school expenses.\u00a0 The scholarship is in addition to the salary paid to the student for his or her Summer Associate position.<\/p>\n

The Shumaker Diversity Scholarship is available to students who are members of underrepresented or minority groups.\u00a0 Applicants must have outstanding undergraduate and law school academic credentials, and demonstrated leadership abilities and community involvement. \u00a0Applicants must also demonstrate a commitment to practice law after graduating from law school in the geographic area of one of our firm\u2019s offices.<\/p>\n

Eligibility for the Shumaker Diversity Scholarship requires that the recipient participate in and complete the firm\u2019s summer associate program following his or her first or second year of law school, for a minimum of eight weeks.\u00a0 Shumaker will select the office in which the student will work, but will attempt to place the student in the office location of his or her choice.\u00a0 The scholarship will be paid upon the student\u2019s completion of the firm\u2019s summer associate program.<\/p>\n

Students who are interested in applying for the Shumaker Diversity Scholarship must submit the following documents:<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A completed application form (download form here)<\/a>, together with a current law school transcript.
\n2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A current resume, including a description of the applicant\u2019s academic and leadership skills, community involvement, and personal\u00a0 and\u00a0professional accomplishments.
\n3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A description of why the student believes that diversity is important and how his or her identified diverse background(s) would contribute to\u00a0that philosophy.
\n4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A legal writing sample.
\n5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Letters of recommendation from three academic or professional references.<\/p>\n

Applications should be sent via email to:\u00a0\u00a0wsmartin@slk-law.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Deadlines<\/strong>:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

2Ls:\u00a0 The deadline to submit application materials is August 30, 2019<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1Ls:\u00a0 The deadline to submit application materials is February 28, 2019<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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