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2007 Fall Latham Diversity Scholars Program
EXPIRED: September 15, 2007.
Purpose
Our attorneys, paralegals and staff throughout the world are composed of a rich mixture of men and women of different races, ethnic backgrounds, cultures and primary languages. We are strengthened enormously by this diversity. The Latham Diversity Scholars Program, started in 2005, is designed to increase the number of diverse attorneys who want to pursue careers in global law firms such as Latham & Watkins, which has US offices in Chicago, Los Angeles, New Jersey, New York, Northern Virginia, Orange County, San Diego, San Francisco, Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C. This Program is part of our active involvement in the initiatives of bar associations to promote diversity in attorney hiring and advancement. Our targeted and sustained efforts to recruit and hire diverse summer associates and attorneys include sponsorship of and participation in a wide variety of events designed to introduce the firm to recruits and vice versa. In 2003 we launched our first annual Diversity Weekend for law students who received offers from the firm, and as an integral part of our Global Recruiting Committee, we have an active Diversity Hiring Sub-Committee, consisting of attorneys and professional staff,
devoted to diversity outreach efforts. For additional information on our commitment to diversity, please visit our website at www.lw.com.
Eligibility
To become a Latham Diversity Scholar, you must be enrolled in an ABA-accredited law school and intend to practice law in a major city of the United States. You must have successfully completed your first year of a full-time JD program, with an expected graduation date of spring 2009, and you may not be the recipient of a similar scholarship award from another law
firm.
Award
Latham Diversity Scholars will receive a gift of a $10,000 non-renewable scholarship for their third year of law school (2008-09). This scholarship is not contingent upon receiving or accepting an offer of employment at Latham & Watkins. We awarded four scholarships each in 2006 and 2007, and we anticipate naming four Latham Diversity Scholars in 2008.
Application
To be considered for the Latham Diversity Scholars Program, please complete and submit an application form, resume, unofficial or official law school transcript and personal statement to Latham & Watkins. Applications will be accepted no earlier than June 15, 2007 and must be received by September 15, 2007. A Selection Panel of attorneys will evaluate all applications, considering such factors as academic achievement, work experience and overall commitment to diversity, and announce the scholarship recipients in the early spring of 2008. Late or incomplete applications may be reviewed at the discretion of the Selection Pane