The ABA Business Law Section is promoting two outstanding initiatives specifically for law students:
- The Diversity Clerkship Program is now accepting applications through January 8, 2016. The purpose of the Diversity Clerkship Program is to provide hands-on experience and exposure in Business Law to law students. The program promotes diversity in the profession by placing outstanding law students from diverse backgrounds into clerkships in business courts across the country.
Participants in the Diversity Clerkship will receive a $6,000 stipend to cover living expenses upon the start of their Clerkship. They will also receive an all-expense paid trip to the Business Law Section Annual Meeting in Boston, MA.
Applicants must be current first or second year law students attending an ABA-approved law school. The Diversity Clerkship Program application deadline is January 8, 2016.
For more details on how to apply for the 2016 Diversity Clerkship, please visit ambar.org/BLCLERKSHIP.
2. In its 30th year, the Mendes Hershman Student Writing Contest is a highly regarded legal writing competition that encourages and rewards outstanding writing on business law topics.
The Business Law Section encourages law students to submit an essay for an opportunity to win up to $2,500 and an all-expenses-paid trip to the Business Law Section Spring in Montreal, QC, Canada. All entries must be received by Friday, January 16, 2016.