Ms. JD 2010 Summer Scholarship Application

Ms. JD is awarding $500 scholarships to female law students entering their second or third year at an accredited U.S. law school and working the summer of 2010 at least 35 hours per week for a minimum of 6 weeks at a government agency or nonprofit organization. Unpaid judicial externs also qualify. Applications are due no later than July 9th. Recipients will be notified no later than July 30th.

Basic Information

Name: *

E-mail: *

Expected Graduation Year: *

Law School (Name, Location): *

Employer Information

Summer 2010 Employer (Name, City): *

Summer Job Title: *

Dates of Employment: *

Supervisor (Name, Phone Number): *

Primary Job Responsibilities: *

Summer Funding

Include all money you expect to receive from your employer, school, outside grants, etc.

Amount: *

Source(s): *

Statements/Essays

Please cut and paste the following:

(1) a statement of need (should not exceed 500 words): *

(2) a resume: *

Don't worry about your resume format - we understand this will be lost when you cut and paste!

Essay Topic: The 3 Things I Wish I'd Known Before ...

What's the best advice you never got? Choose a situation and three tips that would have made the biggest difference there. A situation could be: being a first year law student, applying for summer jobs, being a new mom, being a woman of color, or working in a non-profit. These essays will be shared with the Ms. JD community. The winning entries will be those that tackle a common situation and provide concrete advice.

Essay should not exceed 1000 words: *

Terms

Please check the following boxes, indicating that you accept these terms: *

If selected to receive a $500 scholarship from Ms. JD, I will provide a letter from my employer confirming my employment and compensation.

I give Ms. JD permission to publish on ms-jd.org, whether or not I am selected as a scholarship recipient, my 1000-word essay on my experiences or reflections on being a woman entering the legal profession. I agree to the Ms. JD Terms of Use. I will be given the option to have my essay published anonymously or with my name.

I agree to be publicly acknowledged on the Ms. JD website and to write 2 additional essays of 500-1000 words over the course of the summer and fall about my summer employment experience or any other reflections in keeping with of Ms. JD.

I understand that nothing in this 2010 Summer Scholarship Application shall be construed to create any employment or independent contractor relationship between any applicant or scholarship recipient and Ms. JD, for any purpose. Nothing in this Scholarship Application, and no scholarship that may be awarded in connection with this application, shall be construed to allow an applicant or scholarship recipient to create or assume obligations on behalf of, or otherwise bind, Ms. JD.

I certify that all the information provided in this application is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

Should Ms. JD choose to publish my application essay, I would like to be credited: *

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