The American Bar Association’s Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fund application is available now for the 2009-2010 academic year.
The Scholarship Fund is intended to encourage racial and ethnic minority students to apply to law school and to provide financial assistance to the scholarship recipients.
The Scholarship Fund will award $5,000 of financial assistance annually to each scholarship recipient attending and ABA-accredited law school. An award made to an entering first-year student may be renewable to two additional years, resulting in financial assistance totaling $15,000 during his or her time in law school.
Recipients will be selected based on their qualifications for the scholarship and not on the law school they plan to attend.

Applications are available at www.abanet.org/fje
The deadline to apply is March 2, 2009.
If you have questions, please contact the ABA Committee at 312-988-5137.

Holiday Hours:

We will be open Monday, December 22nd and Tuesday, December 23rd.

We will be closed starting Wednesday, December 24th through Friday, January 2nd.

We will resume regular office hours on Monday, January 5th.

If you have an urgent matter, please send an email to financial-aid@law.berkeley.edu or leave a message at (510) 642-1563. We will respond to you as soon as possible when we return on January 5th.

The Japanese American Bar Association Educational Foundation (JEF), located in Los Angeles, is pleased to offer four scholarships of $2,000 each. Please note that if you are a 1L applying for this scholarship and do not have a law school transcript at the application deadline, you may forward the transcript afterward upon receipt.

View details and download the application at www.law.berkeley.edu/553.htm or www.jabaonline.org/scholarships.html.

The deadline to apply has been extended to January 5, 2009.

Contact:

James Toma
JEF Scholarship Committee Co-Chair
(213) 897-2128
tomajm@hotmail.com

The Rosenthal Bar Exam Scholarship Program recognizes outstanding graduating California law students with financial need who are embarking on careers in public service law by providing financial support for costs related to taking the California Bar Exam. Winners will receive California Bar/Bri Law Review Bar Exam review courses and/or $2,000 in cash to help defray fees and related expenses of taking the California Bar Exam.The Rosenthal Bar Exam Scholarship is awarded in the Spring 2009. Please refer to the application’s Criteria, Instructions and Conditions.

The application must be submitted to Berkeley Law’s Financial Aid Office, 2000 Center Street, Suite 400, Berkeley, CA 94704-7220, by 5:00 PM, January 29, 2009. The law school will submit it’s nominations to the California Bar Foundation by the application deadline, Thursday, February 12, 2009.

Visit the California Bar Foundation’s website to download the application.

As a memorial to the late Presiding Justice Hollis G. Best, his friends have established a Scholarship to encourage and support outstanding academic achievement and commitment to service by law students.
The Best Scholarship is an annual award presented this year in the amount of $1,000 during th Spring 2009 semester.
Each candidate must be a law student who has successfully completed at least one year of law school.  Strong preference will be given to current residents of Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Stanislaus, Tulare or Tuolumne Counties.
Primary considerations are academic achievement and the breadth and depth of the applicant’s extracurricular and community activities.
Financial need and demonstrated leadership capabilities are also taken into consideration.

The application can be downloaded at the Financial Aid website.

Completed applications must be received by the Best Scholarship Committee by December 31, 2008.

The Roy A. Gustafson Memorial Scholarship Fund awards of about $2,500 are made each year to law school students who have graduated from a public or private high school in Ventura County, have successfully completed the first year of law school at an accredited college or university in the state of California, and will continue at such a college or university, and who demonstrate financial need. Please refer to the application at the Financial Aid website for full eligibility criteria.

The application must be received at VCCF before 5:00p.m. on January 16, 2009.

Contact: Virginia Weber, Program Officer at (805) 988-0196, Ext. 119 or e-mail to vweber@vccf.org.

Applicants must be presently enrolled in the first, second, third or fourth year of legal study.
Depending on the number of scholarships awarded, the scholarships can vary in amount. Most recently the amounts have varied from $1,000 to $3,000.

Applications must be received on or before January 15, 2009 and mailed to:
Amy Guerra
c/o 2014 Tulare Street
Fresno, CA 93721

Email inquiries to amy.k.guerra@earthlink.net.
Applications and more information available at the Financial Aid Website or larazalaw.com.

The Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund (PRLDEF) is pleased to announce the 2009-2010 Puerto Rican Bar Association (PRBA) Scholarship Program for Latino law students. The PRBA, founded in New York in 1957 is one of the oldest Latino bar associations in the United States. Today, the PRBA continues its tradition of breaking down barriers to the legal profession with active members throughout the United States and Puerto Rico.

The Puerto Rican Bar Association (PRBA) Scholarship Award is for $2,000 (may vary).
All Latino students attending law school in the United States (including Puerto Rico) are eligible to apply. PRBA selects applicants based on financial need and academic promise. Scholarship recipients will be contacted directly by the PRBA.

All applicants must be first or second year students in a JD program at an American Bar Association (ABA) approved law school. Students working toward their LL.M. are not eligible for this award.

Postmark deadline to file the PRBA Scholarship application: Saturday, February 28, 2009.

All Scholarship candidates must submit a complete and accurate application along with the required supplemental materials to be considered.

Applications available at the Financial Aid website or PRLDEF’s website.

The Asian American Bar Association (AABA) of the Greater Bay Area is proud to announce its 2009 Law Foundation Scholarships. AABA recognizes the importance of fostering the growth of law students to improve the future development of the Asian Pacific American bar. AABA will award scholarships to deserving law students who are committed to advocating and improving their communities.The AABA Law Foundation is a nonprofit entity dedicated to serving the community and law students through its annual Law Foundation Scholarship awards. This upcoming year, the Foundation is offering the Raymond L. Ocampo Jr. President’s Scholarship; the Joe Morozumi Scholarship; the AABA Law Foundation Scholarship; and the Asian American Judges Scholarship, developed to recognize and honor the past and present API judges of the Bay Area.

To learn more about te AABA scholarship application process, select the Scholarship Application page at www.aaba-bay.com. The deadline to submit the application will be Monday, February 2, 2009 via email to Annette K. Mathai-Jackson at amathai-jackson@hansonbridgett.com.

Finalists will be notified if they are selected for an interview by February 13, 2009. Scholarship recipients will be recognized at the annual AABA Installation dinner.

The Japanese American Bar Association Educational Foundation (JEF), located in Los Angeles, is pleased to offer four scholarships of $2,000 each. Please note that if you are a 1L applying for this scholarship and do not have a law school transcript at the application deadline, you may forward the transcript afterward upon receipt.

View details and download the application at www.law.berkeley.edu/553.htm or www.jabaonline.org/scholarships.html.

The deadline to apply is November 17, 2008.

Contact:

James Toma
JEF Scholarship Committee Co-Chair
(213) 897-2128
tomajm@hotmail.com

In 1998, Foley & Lardner LLP created the Minority Scholarship Program in an effort to raise awareness of diversity-related issues in the legal profession. A strong and effective diversity program is one of the highest priorities of their firm, and the Minority Scholarship Program exemplifies Foley’s tangible commitment to the advancement of ethnically diverse law students and to achieving a more diverse legal community. Through the program, Foley awards $5,000 to a minority law student at eight select law schools: Berkeley, Duke, Florida, Georgetown, Michigan, Northwestern, UCLA, and Wisconsin.
Foley will award one scholarship in the amount of $5,000 to a first year student at each law school noted above who is a member of one of the following government recognized racial/ethnic groups as defined by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance programs: American Indian/Alaskan native; Asian/Pacific Islander; Black; or Hispanic.
Foley’s Minority Scholarship Program Committee will select each scholarship recipient, adhering to the standards used by Foley’s Recruiting Committee in hiring summer associates. Consideration is given to significant involvement in community activities; significant involvement in minority student organizations; outstanding work or personal achievements; undergraduate records; and interest in and/or ties to a city in which Foley practices. Financial need is not a consideration.

Applications and more information are available on line: www.foley.com/minorityscholarships
Submission deadline is October 1, 2008 and winners will be notified by December 15, 2008
Interested students must complete an application and submit it to Lauren Luke, Diversity Outreach Coordinator:
lluke@foley.com
Ms. Lauren Luke
Diversity Outreach Coordinator, Legal Recruiting
Foley & Lardner LLP
777 East Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53202

The Women’s Section of the Contra Costa Count Bar Association announces the Honorable Patricia Herron and Honorable Ellen James Scholarship of $1,000 to $5,000.

Qualifications:
Completion of first year of law school AND resident of Contra Costa County at the time of the application
OR
Attend a Northern California Law School and intend to practice law in Contra Costa County after graduation.
Criteria:
Academic Achievement
Career Goals
Leadership Potential
Financial Need
Commitment to Woman’s issues
Diversity
Special Circumstances/Hardship

Application available to download: http://www.law.berkeley.edu/546.htm
Application deadline: September 30, 2008
Award announcement: October 3, 2008
Award Dinner: October 7, 2008 in Pleasant Hill, CA

Please Send application to:
Kirsten Erath Barranti, Esq.
Barranti Law Group
5674 Stoneridge Drive, #202
Pleasanton, CA 94588
Phone: (925)474-0040 Fax:(925)474-0042
Kirsten@keblawgroup.com

Foley & Lardner LLP 2008 Minority Scholarship Program

The Foley & Lardner Minority Scholarship Program is offering a $5,000 scholarship to a first year, minority law student at Berkeley School of Law.
Applications (with accompanying résumés and transcripts) should be submitted electronically or by mail and are due October 1, 2008. Scholarship recipients will be determined by December 15, 2008
Applications and information sheets are available at: foley.com/scholarships
Contact: Lauren Luke
777 East Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaulkee, WI
53202-5306
414-271-2400 TEL
414-297-4900 FAX
lluke@foley.com EMAIL