Each year, the firm awards $35,000 to three talented law students whose resilience and grit will contribute to the richness and excellence of our firm.
Sheppard Mullin is a full-service AmLaw 50 firm with more than 1,000 attorneys in 16 offices located in the United States,
Europe and Asia. Since 1927, industry-leading companies have turned to Sheppard Mullin to handle corporate and technology
matters, high-stakes litigation and complex financial transactions. In the U.S., the firm’s clients include nearly half of the
Fortune 100. For more information, please visit www.sheppardmullin.com.
Law students are the future of our profession. It is critically important that we proactively help promising students and champion the next generation of great lawyers. The Diversity Fellowship is named in honor of our Chair Emeritus, Guy Halgren, for his longstanding commitment to our core values of diversity, equity and inclusion.
• Application period: November 27, 2024 - January 1, 2025
• Application link will be available on Sheppard Mullin’s law student career page:
https://www.sheppardmullin.com/careers-lawstudents
ELIGIBILITY
Qualified applicants will meet the following requirements:
- 1L student enrolled and in good standing at an ABA-accredited law school
- Participation as a summer associate for the full 10 weeks of the upcoming summer program
- Non-recipient of a similar diversity award from another law firm paid during the same period
- Long-term interest in practicing in one of Sheppard Mullin’s U.S. offices
- Authorization to work in the United States
CRITERIA
In evaluating candidates, we will consider the following:
- History of personal, academic, and professional achievement
- Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity,and inclusion within the legal industry and greater community
- Demonstrated ability to overcome significant obstacles in life such as socio-economic disadvantage,disability, being the first in their family to attend college, attending under-resourced schools, or other considerable hardships
- Demonstrated leadership ability
- Financial need