Texas Municipal Lawyers Scholarship

The Bojorquez Law Firm, PC, is pleased to offer the Texas Municipal Lawyers Scholarship.
Since 2002, the firm has been devoted to providing Texas local governments with quality legal representation. We are proud to empower urban and rural communities to serve their residents, businesses, and guests. Our mission is to Take Care of Texas One Town at a Time.

Through its award of the Texas Municipal Lawyers Scholarship (the Scholarship), the firm strives to inspire promising new legal professionals to pursue careers in Municipal Law and the representation of local governments in Texas. Members of the firm hope that the Scholarship will help offset the costs of legal education, and thus make it easier for public service-oriented law students to graduate and seek employment in local government agencies or the firms that serve them. The Scholarship is meant to encourage law students to study subjects related to local government and expand the ranks of those interested in serving cities, counties, and special districts.

Criteria & Eligibility:
Eligibility is limited to first-year and second-year law school students currently enrolled (in good standing) in ABA-accredited Texas law schools. Factors considered in making the award include (at the firm’s sole discretion):

• Demonstrated interest, background or experience in local government law.
Shown either by the applicant’s internships, clerkships, work experience, coursework, volunteer history, publications, etc.

• Ties or a connection to Texas.

• 300-350 word Statement of Interest on how municipal law or local government has impacted the applicant’s life or the professional contributions the applicant seeks to make to the field.

• 2 Reference Letters from local government lawyers or law professors confirming the applicant’s interest in and aptitude for the area of local government law.

• Resume outlining education, experience, honors, and professional interests.

• Law School Transcript (unofficial is acceptable).

• 2-3 minute video (Optional – Applicant can convey their desire to be a municipal lawyer and how they have demonstrated an interest in local government law).

• The Scholarship will be awarded based on the merits of the written submissions (and video if submitted), at the sole discretion of the firm.

• An applicant’s financial need may also be considered. Applicants must submit a brief statement disclosing all other scholarships and grants they will be receiving for the relevant (current or upcoming) school year.