2024 Minority Law Student Scholarship Sponsored by J.L Turner Legal Association Foundation

• UNITED STATES CITIZEN OR PERMANENT LEGAL RESIDENT
• CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN AN ABA-ACCREDITED LAW SCHOOL IN THE UNITED STATES AS A PART-TIME OR FULL-TIME STUDENT
• GOOD ACADEMIC STANDING AT THE LAW SCHOOL (PROOF OF ACADEMIC STANDING IS REQUIRED)
• A MINIMUM GPA OF 3.0 FOR A MERIT SCHOLARSHIP OR 2.5 FOR A FINANCIAL NEED SCHOLARSHIP
• SECOND OR THIRD YEAR MINORITY LAW STUDENT FROM THE DFW METROPLEX OR ATTENDING LAW SCHOOL IN THE DFW METROPLEX
• SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND, VIRTUAL OR IN-PERSON, THE J.L. TURNER LEGAL ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION GALA (SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2024) TO ACCEPT THE SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
Merit-Based Minority Scholarships: There are four (4) JLTLA merit-based scholarships that may be awarded in a given year. These are primarily academic scholarship awards. The merit scholarships are as follows:
• The Barbara Jordan Scholarship – awarded to the most outstanding female minority law student applicant.
• The Fred Finch Scholarship – awarded to the most outstanding male minority law student applicant.
• The Marie Trahan/Susman Godfrey Scholarship – awarded to an outstanding African-American male or female law student born or raised in the State of Texas.
• The Judge’s Scholarship (Phyllis Lister Brown Memorial Scholarship) – awarded to a male or female minority law student who has excelled academically in law school.
MERIT-BASED APPLICANTS MUST PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING:
o OFFICIAL SEALED LAW SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT WITH GRADES CONFIRMING ENROLLMENT
o UNOFFICIAL UNDERGRADUATE TRANSCRIPT
o PROOF OF ACADEMIC STANDING
o LEGAL WRITING SAMPLE (5 pages or less)
o LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION: Maximum of one page, including signature, email, address, and phone number of references. Letters from relatives or fellow law students will NOT be accepted.
o CURRENT RESUME THAT INCLUDES HONORS, ACTIVITIES, AND PUBLICATIONS
o BRIEF ESSAY: Discussing how your educational and professional goals align with the mission of the J.L. Turner Legal Association and/or J.L. Turner Legal Association Foundation, and how you will support the J.L. Turner Legal Association after graduating law school. (One page, double-spaced, 500 words maximum)