Diversity Leadership Institute – Application Deadline Extended- APPLY NOW!

Applications are open the for TBA YLD Diversity Leadership Institute.

“DLI” is a six-month leadership and mentoring program for Tennessee law students in their second, third or fourth years of study. Now in its ninth year, the program is designed to:

    Develop skills to succeed as a law student and attorney;

    Empower students to contribute more to the legal community;

    Match students to mentors in a diverse variety of practice areas; and

    Build relationships among students of diverse backgrounds.

Class size is limited to a total of 20 to 25 students selected from across the state. The goal of the program is to have a diverse class, so selection is based in part on race, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, background, geographical factors and law schools attended.

The relevant links are below:

DLI Website: http://www.tba.org/programs/diversity-leadership-institute

Application Instructions: http://www.tba.org/sites/default/files/dli_application_instructions_2019_final.pdf

Application: http://www.tba.org/sites/default/files/dli_application-2019_final.pdf