WLALA Scholarship

Selection Guidelines for 2009-2010 Tuition Scholarships

The Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles 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.  WLALA'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 Jail Project, in which volunteer lawyers advise and assist women detainees at the Twin Towers jail on their non-criminal legal matters; and the WLALA Foundation's public action grants, which provide 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, WLALA will award one-time tuition scholarships of at least $1000 for the 2010-2011 academic year to law students whose prior and current activities, and future plans, demonstrate a commitment to issues affecting women and/or children.  To be eligible, students must currently be 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 2010-2011 academic year; upon graduation from law school, plan to practice law in southern California; and be in the top fifty percent of their class.  Women and men are eligible to apply.  The scholarships will be announced publicly at the WLALA Installation Dinner in the fall of 2010 which recipients are required to attend.

To apply, please submit the following materials to Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles, 634 South Spring Street, Suite 617, Los Angeles, CA  90014.  All applications must be postmarked no later than March 15, 2010.

1. 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.

2. Resume.

3. Certified law school transcript, including grades for fall semester 2009.

4. Minimum one letter of recommendation (no more than three).