Desmarais LLP is committed to maintaining a workplace that includes and respects different cultures, backgrounds, beliefs, and preferences. The diverse experiences of our attorneys and staff aid us in providing creative and effective representation for our clients’ most challenging cases.
As part of our ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion, DLLP is pleased to sponsor the DLLP Diversity Fellowship. We are seeking applicants who have demonstrated resilience in their path to a career in law, and possess a strong record of academic achievement, leadership qualities, and excellent writing and interpersonal skills. The DLLP Diversity Fellowship will be open to qualified first- and second-year law students interested in any of our offices in New York, Washington DC, and San Francisco.
Fellowship recipients will have a paid position in the firm’s summer associate program. In addition, DLLP Diversity Fellows will receive up to $30,000 in additional scholarship money paid in installments as follows:
- $10,000 at the completion of a successful first summer following the 1L year, including receipt and acceptance of an offer to return to the firm for a second summer;
- $10,000 at the completion of a successful second summer following the 2L year, including receipt and acceptance of an offer to join the firm as an entry-level associate;
- $10,000 when fellowship recipient joins the firm as an entry-level associate.
If you are interested in being considered as a candidate, you are invited to submit a resume, law school transcript, undergraduate transcript, and a brief personal statement (500 words or less) describing your interest in Desmarais LLP and how your unique background and skillset best position you to be a successful trial lawyer. To learn more about this program or to apply, please contact
recruiting@desmaraisllp.com.
Eligibility:
All applicants must be enrolled in good standing at an ABA-accredited law school, and have demonstrated resilience as well as the potential for success in law school and in the practice of law.
DLLP Diversity Fellows may not participate in a similar scholarship program or be an award recipient at another law firm, nor may Diversity Fellows split their summer with another law firm.
