Outside Scholarship Opportunity from The National Association of Women Judges Future of Justice Scholarship

The National Association of Women Judges’ (NAWJ) Future of Justice Scholarship will be awarded to a Tennessee law student who has demonstrated a sustained, passionate commitment to achieving equal opportunity and access to all in the justice system. This scholarship will be presented to the recipient at the October 2021 NAWJ 43^rd Annual conference in Nashville, TN.

Applicants must be:

1. Enrolled as a second- or third-year student in good academic standing; and
2. Submit a five hundred (500) word essay on the conference theme “The Music of Equality” as stated below; and
3. Submit a resume, and
4. Submit a statement of financial need; and
5. Submit an official law school transcript.

The five hundred (500) word essay on the NAWJ 43^rd Annual Conference theme, “The Music of Equality” must focus on diversity in the legal profession, and include the following;

1. The applicant’s talents, passions, and background experience in advancing the future of justice in the emerging legal landscape; and
2. Identify and/or forecast future trends and challenges in the legal profession and the applicant would address such trends and challenges.

Applications should be submitted via email to Judge Lynda Jones, lyndajones@jisnashville.gov, by September 1, 2021.