{"id":13553,"date":"2019-03-29T10:16:36","date_gmt":"2019-03-29T15:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/?p=13553"},"modified":"2019-03-29T10:16:36","modified_gmt":"2019-03-29T15:16:36","slug":"outside-scholarship-opportunity-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/outside-scholarship-opportunity-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Outside Scholarship Opportunity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The American Association for Justice\u2019s (AAJ) Minority Caucus<\/strong> will award one law student the <strong>Richard D. Hailey Scholarship<\/strong>, in honor of Mr. Hailey, the first African-American president of the American Association for Justice. This May, the AAJ\u2019s Minority Caucus will award a $5,000 scholarship to a minority law student entering the 1L, 2L, or 3L year.\u00a0 Applicants for the scholarship should demonstrate the following criteria:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Exhibit a strong interest in trial advocacy;<\/li>\n<li>Express a desire to represent those who have been injured by negligence or misconduct of others;<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Promote accountability and safety;<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrate a commitment to AAJ and dedication to its mission through involvement in the AAJ student chapter and Minority Caucus activities; and<\/li>\n<li>Have a financial need for the\u00a0scholarship.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Each application must include the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A resume;<\/li>\n<li>A 500-word essay explaining how you meet the scholarship\u2019s criteria;<\/li>\n<li>Up to three (3) letters of recommendations from a faculty adviser, trial advocacy professor, dean, AAJ member, or trial lawyer; and<\/li>\n<li>A completed form verifying your student status. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.org\/what-we-do\/enhance-practice-law\/professional-recognition-awards-scholarships\/scholarships\/richard-d\"><strong>Visit scholarship page for form<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please Note:<\/p>\n<p>Every applicant must be an AAJ law student member\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.org\/membership\/join-american-association-justice\">https:\/\/www.justice.org\/membership\/join-american-association-justice<\/a>)\u00a0and enrolled in an ABA-accredited law school. \u00a0Incomplete applications will not be considered. Finally, for all students who apply, please note that if you are chosen as the recipient of the scholarship, you <strong>must attend<\/strong> the AAJ Annual Convention in San Diego from July 27-30.\u00a0 Travel and accommodations will be provided.<\/p>\n<p>More information on the Richard D. Hailey Scholarship can be found on this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.org\/what-we-do\/enhance-practice-law\/professional-recognition-awards-scholarships\/scholarships\/richard-d\">link<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Please submit all membership applications to:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:membership@justice.org\">membership@justice.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>or<\/p>\n<p>AAJ Membership Department<\/p>\n<p>777 6th Street NW<\/p>\n<p>Suite 200<\/p>\n<p>Washington, DC 20001<\/p>\n<p>The application deadline is <strong>May 1, 2019<\/strong>. For more information, contact the AAJ Membership Department at 800-424-2727 or\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:membership@justice.org\">membership@justice.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The American Association for Justice\u2019s (AAJ) Minority Caucus will award one law student the Richard D. 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