Submit Your Application for the LMJ Scholarship

By Megan (Weyrauch) Johnson on May 28, 2017

Are you a law student interested in corporate law and diversity? If so, we have the scholarship for you!

According to a recent press release, the Lloyd M. Johnson, Jr. Scholarship program (LMJ Scholarship) is accepting applications for the 2017-2018 academic school year. The LMJ Scholarship program aims to cultivate the academic and professional careers of law students while advancing the diversity pipeline to the legal profession.

Established by the Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA), the LMJ Scholarship program awards up to 10 scholarships of $10,000 to incoming first-year law students.

Interested? To be eligible, you must be accepted into an ABA-accredited U.S. law school for a full-time Juris Doctorate program, have earned an undergrad cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher, and have an interest in corporate law and diversity. Awards are granted based on financial need, community involvement, essay content, and academic achievements.

The deadline to apply is June 15, 2017. You may apply the scholarship to tuition, books, fees, supplies, and equipment required for courses at ABA-accredited U.S. law schools.

Law is one of the least diverse professions in the nation, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. According to The National Association for Law Placement’s 2016 Report on Diversity in U.S. Law Firms from January, the representation of minorities among lawyers increased to 14.62 percent in 2016 compared to 13.97 percent in 2015; however, the number has only increased by 2.03 percent from 2009 to 2016.

To combat those statistics, MCCA was founded in 1997 to advance the hiring, retention, and promotion of diverse attorneys in legal departments and law firms.

Find more information about the LMJ Scholarship and the application process here.

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