LMJ Scholarship

 
Join us in celebrating 15 years of the LMJ Scholarship Program and 215 LMJ Scholars! MCCA remains dedicated to breaking the barriers to entry and advancing the diversity pipeline in the legal profession. Our LMJ Scholars and LMJ Alumni exemplify the best of our profession: passion, perseverance and dedication. We are proud of the outstanding accomplishments of these students and attorneys and look forward to helping them break barriers to entry and soar to the highest levels of corporate America.

We are calling on everyone to join us in 2020 and #RiseUnited. We rely on our scholars and our scholarship supporters to help us galvanize those around them into action. Together we can move beyond comfort zones to show the next generation that impossible dreams of creating a more diverse, inclusive and equitable profession can be achieved if we are connected and committed in our vision to make the legal profession as diverse as the world we live in.

LMJ Scholarship Background

In 2004, MCCA established the LMJ Scholarship Program, and awarded the first scholarships in 2005. The LMJ Scholarship is a diversity pipeline program that seeks to nurture the academic and professional careers of outstanding law students. The scholarship is open to women and diverse students who have: been accepted to an ABA-accredited law school on a full-time basis; an outstanding or promising academic record; an interest in corporate law; demonstrated community service and leadership qualities; a financial need; and a commitment to diversity, inclusion and equity. The LMJ Scholarship grants scholarships of $10,000 to students for their first year of law school. In addition to financial support, LMJ scholars are connected with peers, alumni, and mentors, who are available to provide professional support, such as guidance on addressing academic or personal obstacles that arise over the course of their legal career.

Since its inception, the LMJ Scholarship has awarded over $3.5 million in scholarships to 215 students, of which 40% identify as men and 60% identify as women.

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