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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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