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Law Firm DEI Fellowship Clearinghouse   

Team ADAPT is in the process of building a clearinghouse of DEI fellowships from various law firms with significant patent practice.  

This list does not reflect all with all patent practices and general fellowships or other summer programs.

Please email info@adapt.legal to contribute!

Program Title
Employer
Location
Link
Timeframe
Diversity Fellowship Program
Wolf Greenfield
Boston, New York, Washington, D.C.
Diversity Fellowship Program
Open on a rolling basis
Diversity Scholars Program
Latham & Watkins
Multiple Locations (Austin, Boston, Washington, DC, Chicago, New York, San Francisco, Silicon Valley)
Opens December
IP Co-op Program
Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Charlotte, NC
Womble Intellectual Property (IP) Co-op Program
mid-May through July
Diversity Scholars Program
Haynes Boone, LLP
Multiple Locations
The Haynes Boone Diversity Scholars Program
Opens October
1L Colorado Pledge to Diversity
Multiple employers
Denver, Colorado, United States
Student FAQ | Colorado Pledge to Diversity Program
Opens December, due January
1L New York City Bar Diversity Bar Fellowship Program
Multiple employers
New York, New York, United States
Diversity Bar Fellowship Program | Serving the Community
1L Diversity Fellowship: Ballard Spahr
Ballard Spahr LLP
Multiple Locations (e.g. Philadelphia PA, Baltimore MD, New York NY, Minneapolis MN, Denver CO, Phoenix AZ, Salt Lake City UT)
Law Students Apply | Ballard Spahr
1L Diversity Scholarship (Summer Associate)
Barnes & Thornburg
Multiple Locations (e.g. Minneapolis MN, Chicago IL, Indianapolis IN, South Bend IN)
Diversity Scholarship | Barnes & Thornburg
Opens December
Benesch 1L Diversity Fellowship
Benesch
Multiple Locations (Chicago IL, Cleveland OH, Columbus OH)
1L Diversity Fellowship | Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP
Opens December
2022 Blank Rome 1L Diversity Scholars Program
Blank Rome LLP
Multiple Locations (Houston TX, Los Angeles CA, New York NY, Philadelphia PA, or Washington, D.C.)
Diversity Scholars Programs | Blank Rome LLP
Opens November, due January
Twin Cities Diversity in Practice (TCDIP) - 1L Clerkship
Multiple Employers
Minneapolis, Minnesota
TCDIP 1L Clerkship
Opens November on a rolling basis, due January
1L Summer Associate + Diversity Scholarship
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
Multiple Locations
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner - Diversity Scholarship Program
1L Dentons Diversity Scholars Program
Dentons
Chicago, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, and Louisville
What makes Dentons different?: Opportunities and applications
Opens December
1L LCLD Summer Scholars Program
Multiple Employers
Multiple Locations
How to Apply to the 1L Scholars Program
Opens December
1L Diversity Scholarship Program
Dinsmore & Shohl
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Dinsmore Diversity Scholarship Program
Uber Diverse Scholars Program
Dority & Manning, P.A.
Greenville, South Carolina, United States
1L Diversity Scholarship Program
Fenwick & West LLP
Multiple Locations
Careers - Law Students | Fenwick & West LLP
Fox Rothschild 1L Diversity Fellowship
Fox Rothschild LLP
Multiple Locations
Diversity Fellowship Program
Opens December, due January
Goodwin 1L Diversity Fellowship - Summer 2022
Goodwin Procter LLP
Multiple Locations
Diversity Fellowships | Careers | Goodwin
Open on a rolling basis, due March
2L Diversity Fellowship
Goodwin Procter LLP
Multiple Locations
Diversity Fellowships | Careers | Goodwin
Opens March, due April
2022 Kirkland Chicago LCLD 1L Scholar (Summer Associate)
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Chicago, Illinois, United States
1L Diversity Scholars Conference | Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Open December (some offices open earlier)
2L Diversity Fellowship Program
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Chicago, Illinois, United States
2L Diversity Fellowship Program | Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Open Spring 2023
1L Summer Associate – Diversity Pipeline Program
Lathrop GPM LLP
Multiple Locations
Diversity Fellowship & Recruitment Programs: Lathrop GPM
Due July
2L Diversity & Inclusion Fellowship Award
Lathrop GPM LLP
Multiple Locations
Diversity Fellowship & Recruitment Programs: Lathrop GPM
Due July
2022 Lowenstein Sandler Scholars Program for 1Ls - NJ or NY
Lowenstein Sandler, PC
Multiple Locations
Careers Law Students | Lowenstein Sandler LLP
Abbott-McAndrews Diversity 1L Internship
McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd.
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Abbott-McAndrews Diversity Internship
Due January
McAndrews Held & Malloy Diversity in Patent Law Fellowship
McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd.
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Diversity Fellowship | McAndrews
Due January
Moore & Van Allen's Diversity Scholars Program
Moore & Van Allen, PLLC
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Diversity Scholars Program
Due January
Deborah J. Broyles Diverse Scholars Program
Reed Smith
Multiple Locations
Diversity Initiatives | Careers | Reed Smith LLP
Due August
Dinisa Hardley Folmar Fellowship
Reed Smith
Multiple Locations
Diversity Initiatives | Careers | Reed Smith LLP
Reinhart Bridges 1L Diversity Fellowship
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.C.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Career Opportunities | Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren
Open December, due February
2022 Shook Scholars Institute program
Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Shook Scholars Institute | Law Students | Careers
Due November
2022 Stinson LLP Minority Fellowship
Stinson LLP
Multiple Locations
Diversity Scholarship / Diversity Fellowship: Stinson LLP Law Firm
Due January
1L Diversity Fellowship
Taft, Stettinius & Hollister LLP
Multiple Locations
Diversity and Inclusion Fellowship Scholarship Program | Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
Open December, due February
2022 1L Diversity Fellowship Program (Columbus & Dayton)
Thompson Hine LLP
Multiple Locations
1L Diversity Fellowship | Thompson Hine LLP
HBA 1L Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Summer Clerkship and Mentoring Program
Houston Bar Association
Houston, TX
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
2L Diversity Fellowship
Perkins Coie
Multiple Locations
2L Diversity Fellowship | Perkins Coie
1L Patent Litigation & Patent Prosecution Fellowships
Perkins Coie
Multiple Locations: (Patent Litigation) Austin, San Diego, and Washington, D.C; (Patent Prosecution) Palo Alto, Seattle; (Combined - Both) Seattle
1L Opportunities | Perkins Coie
1L Two Steps Ahead Scholars Program
Perkins Coie
Palo Alto
1L Opportunities | Perkins Coie
1L Diversity Fellowship Program
Fish & Richardson
Multiple Locations
Diversity in the Legal Workplace | Fish
Multiple Diversity Fellowship Programs
Baker Botts
Multiple Locations
Diversity Fellowship Program | Baker Botts
Paul D. White Diversity Scholars Program (1L and 2L)
Baker Hostetler
Multiple Locations
Careers - Paul D. White Diversity Scholars Program | BakerHostetler
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