WLALA Law School Tuition Scholarships 2019
Due: April 1, 2019 | The Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles (WLALA) Foundation is pleased once
again to offer tuition scholarships to law students who have demonstrated a commitment
to issues affecting women and/or children. WLALA is an active bar association that
seeks to promote the interests of women, and to promote equality and equal opportunity
of all people. The WLALA Foundation's special projects include the Harriet Buhai Center
for Family Law, which assists low income individuals in preparing and handling pro
per family law matters; the Downtown Women's Center, which is the only organization
in Los Angeles exclusively dedicated to addressing the needs of women overcoming poverty
and homelessness in Skid Row; and the Fran Kandel Public Interest Grant, which provides
financial assistance for special projects undertaken by law students working in the
public interest. WLALA's numerous committees include a group that provides pro bono
legal advice to victims of domestic
violence.
As it did last year, the WLALA Foundation will award one-time tuition scholarships
of up to $5,000 for the 2019 academic year to law students whose prior and current
activities, and future plans demonstrate a commitment to issues affecting women and/or
children. Women and men are eligible to apply. The scholarships will be announced
publicly at the WLALA Installation Dinner in the fall of 2019, which recipients are
required to attend. To be eligible, students must meet the following requirements:
• Be currently enrolled in a law school that is accredited by the Committee of Bar
Examiners of the
State of California and that is located in Los Angeles County, and plan to be so enrolled
in the 2019-
2020 academic year;
• Upon graduation from law school, plan to practice law in Southern California; and
• Be in the top fifty percent of their class.
To apply, please submit the following materials:
• Personal statement addressing your commitment to issues affecting women and/or children.
Be sure
to address how your commitment will continue after law school graduation. The personal
statement
should also explain why you need the scholarship and how it will benefit you. The
personal statement
must be typed, double-spaced, and no longer than 2 pages;
• Resume;
• Law school transcript, including grades for fall semester 2018; and
• Minimum one letter of recommendation (no more than three).
Applications must be emailed to: info@wlala.org (please include "Scholarship Application" on the email subject line) or mailed to the Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles, Attn: Scholarship Applications, 634 South Spring Street, Suite 617, Los Angeles, CA 90014. All applications must be postmarked no later than April 1, 2019.
Questions about the WLALA Foundation's 2019 Tuition Scholarships should be directed to either of the Co-Chairs of WLALA's Scholarship Committee:
Sarah de Diego
1223 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 148
Santa Monica, CA 90403
(310) 980-8116
sarah@dediegolaw.net
Carmela T. Pagay
Levene, Neale, Bender, Yoo & Brill L.L.P.
10250 Constellation Boulevard, Suite 1700
Los Angeles, CA 90067
(310) 229-3362
ctp@lnbyb.com