Our application process for 2010 is now closed.
This year, we will offer two scholarships (one position in our Seattle office and one position in our Portland office). They consist of a paid summer clerkship and $7,500 for the student’s second-year tuition and expenses.
Criteria
The diversity scholarships are open to all first-year law students of color, or others of diverse backgrounds, who:
- Have a record of academic achievement in both undergraduate school and the first year of law school which demonstrates promise for a successful career in law, and
- Are committed to civic involvement that promotes diversity and will continue that commitment upon entering the legal profession, and
- Will commit to becoming a summer associate in our Seattle or Portland office between the first and second years of law school.
To apply
Please submit the following materials, unstapled and one-sided:
- 1L Diversity Scholarship Program checklist (save interactive PDF to your computer, fill it out, and submit it with your materials)
- Your current resume
- A copy of your complete undergraduate transcript
- A copy of your grades from your first semester of law school (if grades are not available by the application deadline, please supplement the application as soon as possible)
- A one-page essay addressing your eligibility for and interest in the scholarship
- Legal writing sample (unedited by a third party)
- Two or three references, one of whom should be a person qualified to comment on your law school work
- To self-apply click here. You must also submit a printed and filled-out 1L Diversity Scholarship Program checklist. (Save the interactive PDF to your computer, fill it out, and submit.)
Although demonstrated need may be taken into account, applicants need not disclose their financial circumstances.
Deadline
Applications for the coming year were due on or before Jan. 20, 2010. Interviews will be scheduled for finalists before scholarships are awarded.
Please send your materials to:
Seattle scholarship
Attention: Carol Yuly
carolyuly@dwt.com
Davis Wright Tremaine
1L Diversity Scholarship Program
Suite 2200
1201 Third Avenue
Seattle, Washington 98101-3045
Portland scholarship
Attention: Dan DiResta
dandiresta@dwt.com
Davis Wright Tremaine
1L Diversity Scholarship Program
Suite 2300
1300 SW Fifth Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97201-5682
John M. Davis Diversity Scholarship at the University of Washington
One of the diversity initiatives of which we are most proud is the John M. Davis Diversity Scholarship at the University of Washington School of Law. The scholarship honors our founder, who has practiced law for more than 60 years, and will help ensure diversity among future generations of lawyers. The scholarship fund has grown to nearly $230,000, including significant donations from our partners. Students who are eligible for scholarships will receive information with their law school acceptance packet.