The scholarship program was established in 1998 to support underserved and underrepresented law students who have been admitted to Bay Area Law Schools. In twenty six years, we have awarded over 2 million dollars in scholarships to 110 students with scholarships that are generally $10,000 per year.

We have had many great success stories of past recipients who became associates with many top law firms, public interest offices, corporations and government entities including: Keker Van Nest & Peters; Morrison & Foerster; LuxBus America, San Mateo District Attorney’s Office, California Rural Legal Assistance Inc., Square, Worksafe Inc., and the U.S. Department of Justice.

One recipient clerked for a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, another clerked for the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California and a recent recipient is a Fulbright Scholar. In 2018, we celebrated our first scholarship recipient to be named a California Superior Court judge.

To learn more, email JDCLawStudentScholarship@sfbar.org.

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Sponsor the Scholarship Program

To become a sponsor for the scholarship program, we ask that sponsors fill out this interest form:

Sponsors for Bay Area Underserved Law Student Scholarship

Once the form is filled out, a meeting will be scheduled to discuss further. We are always actively seeking more sponsors.

For further questions, contact JDCLawStudentScholarship@sfbar.org.