SCHOLARSHIP update:


AAJ WOMEN FOR JUSTICE EDUCATION FUND – 2017 MIKE EIDSON SCHOLARSHIP [DEADLINE: MAY 1, 2017]

The Mike Eidson Scholarship Fund was established by the AAJ Women Trial Lawyers Caucus in 2008, in honor of AAJ Past President Mike Eidson, whose vision and generosity inspired it. The Scholarship will be awarded at the AAJ Annual Convention, which will take place this year on July 23, 2017 in Boston, MA.

Eligibility: Awarded annually to a rising 3L (or rising 4L in a night program) female student who has demonstrated a commitment to a career as a trial lawyer, along with dedication to upholding and defending the principles of the Constitution, and to the concept of a fair trial, the adversary system, and a just result for the injured, the accused, and those whose rights are jeopardized.

Award: Traditionally $5,000

Requirements:

Submission components: (1) Application form; (2) letter explaining your interest in a career as a trial lawyer, and your dedication to upholding and defending the principles of the Constitution, and how you have demonstrated this; (3) resume; and (4) completed form verifying your student status (see below)

  • Send to: membership@justice.org OR AAJ Membership Department, 777 6th Street NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20001

Application: Available @ justice.org/sites/default/files/Eidson%20Verification%20Form17.pdf

Complete details: Available @ justice.org/what-we-do/enhance-practice-law/professional-recognition-awards-scholarship/scholarships/mike-eidson