One $25,000 and Two $10,000 Awards Given Annually
The Milestone Trial LawHER Scholarship helps aspiring female trial lawyers reach their goals. This scholarship program intends to elevate rising leaders in the plaintiff trial lawyer space and educate future trial lawyers around the importance and impact of a client-centered approach to law.
Eligibility Requirements
Eligible applicants must be all of the following:
A U.S. citizen or permanent resident who self-identifies as female.
Be enrolled in either a 2L or 3L law school program and plan to become a plaintiff trial lawyer.
Plan to enroll in a full-time ABA-accredited law school program for the entire upcoming academic year.
Have a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale (or its equivalent).
To Apply
Please visit Scholarship America for application instructions.
As part of the scholarship submission, applicants must upload the following:
- Current, complete transcript of grades. Grade reports are not accepted. Transcripts must display:
- Student name
- School name
- Grades
- Credit hours for each course and term in which each course was taken.
- An essay that addresses the following prompt: To a trial lawyer, what should it mean to provide a client excellent service?
Note: If you are providing SAT or ACT test scores, and those scores are not listed on your transcript, you will need to upload a copy of your test score report(s) separately. Those scores are not required.
Your application is not complete unless all required materials are submitted electronically.
General Scholarship Rules
In granting the Trial LawHER Scholarship, Milestone does not discriminate on the basis of any applicant’s race, creed, color, age, or national origin.
- Applicants agree that their entry may be published on Milestone’s website and/or social media, along with their name and academic institution.
- The scholarship is awarded at the sole discretion of Milestone.
- Milestone employees and their family members are not eligible.
- Recipient’s academic institution will receive a check from Milestone.
- Any applicable federal, state, or local taxes are the responsibility of the recipient.
- Applicants agree to indemnify and hold harmless Milestone, its members, officers, directors, and employees against any and all liability and costs associated with the contest or the acceptance or use of its prize.
