We are excited to expand our successful Diversity & Inclusion Scholarship Program with the establishment of a new 2L Diversity & Inclusion Scholarship.
This scholarship provides a monetary award of $50,000 (less any applicable withholdings and taxes) and a position in our Summer Associate Program. Each selected scholar will receive $25,000 (less any applicable withholdings and taxes) upon joining the firm as a 2L summer associate at the start of the 2024 Summer Associate Program, and the additional $25,000 (less any applicable withholdings and taxes) will be paid after joining the firm as a full-time associate.
Two 2L Scholars will be selected this year. Scholars will join the 2024 Summer Associate Program in the Chicago office, working within a designated practice area. Opportunities with the following groups are available for Summer 2024:
• Finance & Transactions/Global Transportation Finance/Investment Services (summer associates will work with all three transactional groups)
• Intellectual Property
• Labor & Employment
• Litigation
To be eligible, you must be a rising second-year law student (Class of 2025) who is a person of color, LGBTQ+, a person with a disability or a person whose background or experience would contribute to the diversity of Vedder Price and the legal profession. While students from all law schools are welcome to apply, we ask that applicants have a geographic tie to the Chicago area.
Please see our 2024 2L Diversity & Inclusion Scholarship Program Overview for additional information. We are currently accepting applications.
For more information, please contact:
- Merisa S. Lima
Director of Diversity & Inclusion
mlima@vedderprice.com - Pamela G. Masters
Manager of Legal Recruiting
pmasters@vedderprice.com
Please see our 2024 2L Diversity & Inclusion Scholarship Program Overview for the information required to apply. Applications must be made through our website using the links below (email applications will not be accepted). Please select the practice area you are most interested in working within, as we ask that applicants only submit one application.
- 2L Diversity & Inclusion Scholarship, Labor & Employment, Chicago Office
- 2L Diversity & Inclusion Scholarship, Litigation, Chicago Office
- 2L Diversity & Inclusion Scholarship, Intellectual Property, Chicago Office
- 2L Diversity & Inclusion Scholarship, Transactional Rotation, Chicago Office
(Working with the Global Transportation Finance, Finance & Transactions and Investment Services Groups)
We look forward to meeting this year's applicants!