MALDEF ANNOUNCES RECIPIENTS IN 2014 LAW SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AND OPENS APPLICATIONS FOR 2015 LOS ANGELES, CA - Today, MALDEF announced the twelve recipients of its 2014 law school scholarships, doubling the number of law school students receiving the scholarships from last year. MALDEF has annually awarded scholarships to five or more law students of up to $5000 each. Additionally, MALDEF announced that the application for the 2015 Law School Scholarship is now open, and that applications are due Friday, January 15, 2015. “We once again saw an abundance of highly qualified applicants for a limited number of scholarships, and we felt compelled to award more scholarships than usual this year,” stated Thomas A. Saenz, MALDEF President and General Counsel. “We look forward to the significant contributions each of our recipients will make in their legal careers to civil rights in the United States.” The 2015 Law School Scholarship is open to all students who are enrolled at an accredited United States law school in school year 2014-2015. MALDEF awards scholarships to law students who seek to further the civil rights organization’s mission and commitment to advancing the civil rights of Latinos across the United States through their legal careers. The recipients of the MALDEF Law School Scholarship undergo a selection process by a national Law School Scholarship Committee of leading attorneys. The 2014 Law School Scholarship Committee included: Manuel Berrelez of Vinson & Elkins; Victor De la Cruz of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips; J. Jorge deNeve of O’Melveny & Meyers; Alfred Fraijo of Shepard Mullin; David Garcia of Southern California Edison; Martha Jimenez of the Office of Los Angeles County Supervisor Gloria Molina; Glenda Martinez of Univision Communications; Natalia Martin of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Aracely Munoz Petrich of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association; R. Omar Riojas of Kelley, Goldfarb, Huck & Roth, PLLC; Jose Sanchez of Sidley Austin...
Posted on: Wed, 26 Nov 2014 18:00:22 +0000
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