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DRI Announces Its 15th Annual Diversity Law Student Scholarship Competition

  • Published February 11, 2020

DRI Program Has Awarded $300,000 in Scholarships Since Inception

CHICAGO ­– (February 11, 2020)—DRI – The Voice of the Defense Bar announces its 15th annual Law Student Diversity Scholarship Competition in which two $10,000 scholarships will be awarded. The program is open to students who will be in their second or third year of law school in the 2020-21 academic year.  Eligible are African American, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, LGBT and multi-racial students. Also eligible are female law students, regardless of race or ethnicity and law students who come from backgrounds that would add to the cause of diversity, regardless of race or gender. 

The goal of these scholarships is to provide financial assistance to two worthy law students from ABA-accredited law schools to promote, in a tangible way, the DRI Diversity Statement of Principle.

To qualify for this scholarship, a candidate must be a full-time student. Evening students also qualify for consideration if they have completed one-third or more of the total credit hours required for a degree by the applicant's law school. 
 
Two scholarships in the amount of $10,000 each will be awarded to applicants who best meet the following criteria: 

  • Demonstrated academic excellence 
  • Service to the profession 
  • Service to the community 
  • Service to the cause of diversity

Click here  to access the scholarship application and information or go to www.dri.org. Applications must be received by DRI no later than, April 1, 2020.

About DRI – The Voice of the Defense Bar

For sixty years, DRI has been the voice of the defense bar, advocating for nearly 19,000 defense attorneys, commercial litigation attorneys, corporations and corporate counsel, who defend the integrity of the civil justice system. A thought leader, DRI provides world-class legal education, deep expertise for policy-makers, legal resources, and networking opportunities to facilitate career and law firm growth. For more information, log on to www.dri.org

 

 

DRI Announces Its 15th Annual Diversity Law Student Scholarship Competition

  • Published February 11, 2020

DRI Program Has Awarded $300,000 in Scholarships Since Inception

CHICAGO ­– (February 11, 2020)—DRI – The Voice of the Defense Bar announces its 15th annual Law Student Diversity Scholarship Competition in which two $10,000 scholarships will be awarded. The program is open to students who will be in their second or third year of law school in the 2020-21 academic year.  Eligible are African American, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, LGBT and multi-racial students. Also eligible are female law students, regardless of race or ethnicity and law students who come from backgrounds that would add to the cause of diversity, regardless of race or gender. 

The goal of these scholarships is to provide financial assistance to two worthy law students from ABA-accredited law schools to promote, in a tangible way, the DRI Diversity Statement of Principle.

To qualify for this scholarship, a candidate must be a full-time student. Evening students also qualify for consideration if they have completed one-third or more of the total credit hours required for a degree by the applicant's law school. 
 
Two scholarships in the amount of $10,000 each will be awarded to applicants who best meet the following criteria: 

  • Demonstrated academic excellence 
  • Service to the profession 
  • Service to the community 
  • Service to the cause of diversity

Click here  to access the scholarship application and information or go to www.dri.org. Applications must be received by DRI no later than, April 1, 2020.

About DRI – The Voice of the Defense Bar

For sixty years, DRI has been the voice of the defense bar, advocating for nearly 19,000 defense attorneys, commercial litigation attorneys, corporations and corporate counsel, who defend the integrity of the civil justice system. A thought leader, DRI provides world-class legal education, deep expertise for policy-makers, legal resources, and networking opportunities to facilitate career and law firm growth. For more information, log on to www.dri.org

 

 

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