Law Student Outreach Programs
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Judicial Intern Opportunity Program Available
Section Council approved participating in the Judicial Intern Opportunity Program,, a full-time, six-week minimum, summer internship program open to all first- or second-year minority and disadvantaged law students who want to do legal research and writing for state or federal judges that is run by the ABA Section of Litigation. Five students/internships will be sponsored by the Section of Intellectual Property Law. The deadline to receive applications for Summer 2006 is January 31, 2006, so visit www.abanet.org/litigation/jiop to obtain the application, deadlines and further information.
- American Intellectual Property Law Education Foundation presents the Sydney B. Williams Jr. Scholarship
Intellectual property law (patents, trademarks, trade secrets and copyrights) will have a tremendous impact on the future of our country and the world. It is critical that the legal profession serving this strategic area strive mightily to reflect the rich diversity of our great nation. To address this need, the ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law Education Foundation to help to increase diversity in the IP bar.
The first initiative of the Foundation has been the establishment of the Sidney B. Williams, Jr. Intellectual Property Law Scholarships. The goal of these scholarships is to increase the number of under-represented minority groups serving as intellectual property law practitioners in law firms and the intellectual property law departments in corporations. The scholarships are named in honor of Sidney B. Williams, Jr. who was the first African-American to hold major leadership roles in both the AIPLA and the ABA-IPL Section and who has and continues to give countless hours and boundless energies to influence minority students looking for a future in science and engineering to pursue law school and intellectual property law. He is a role model for all young lawyers. Please visit http://www.aiplef.org/scholarships/sidney_b_williams/apply.html to learn more about this scholarship and to apply today. The deadline is February 24, 2006.
- BNA Student Award
BNA sponsors a student award program in the field of Intellectual Property Law.
- Law Student Mental Health Initiative
www.abanet.org/lsd/mentahlhealth
