For the past 20+ years the New York City Bar Association (NYCBA) has conducted this Fellowship program, which places first year law students in participating law firms and corporate or government legal departments as paid summer associates. These students come from eleven NY metro law schools and are committed to furthering the goal of diversity in the legal profession. All students are welcome and encouraged to apply. Each of you should make an individual determination regarding your ability to contribute to diversity at a law firm, corporation, or government office. We advise that each applicant be able to discuss with the interview committees his/her diverse background and commitment to furthering the goal of diversity in the legal profession.
The program provides an outstanding opportunity to work in the private and public sectors following the 1L year. The opportunity allows students to gain invaluable work experience, make important contacts, and in several instances, find an organization to which they would ultimately return upon graduation. NYU School of Law students have historically done extremely well in securing fellowships through the program.
The application deadline is after the Winter Break on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. Applications, and an informational tip sheet, are available on CSM: https://law-nyu-csm.symplicity.com/students/; CSM Job ID #: 436023. Nothing needs to be done with the application and materials until AFTER final exams have been completed.
Below is a list of the 2014 participating employers:
Bank of New York Mellon
Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C.
Bryan Cave LLP
Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP
Chadbourne & Parke LLP
Davis & Gilbert LLP
Dechert LLP
Deutsche Bank AG, New York
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
Haynes and Boone, LLP
Heidell, Pittoni, Murphy & Bach LLP
Jones Day
Kaye Scholer LLP
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
Linklaters LLP
MetLife
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Morgan Stanley
New York City Law Department
New York County District Attorney’s Office
New York Life Insurance Company
Nixon Peabody LLP
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Perkins Coie LLP
Proskauer Rose LLP
Prudential Financial
TIAA-CREF
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
For more information about the New York City Bar Diversity Fellowship Program, please contact Emily Weinig in OCS at emily.weinig@nyu.edu or (212) 998-6671.