As a member of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, McDermott Will & Emery has established a first-year fellowship through the LCLD Scholars Program. The 1L LCLD Scholar will spend 5 weeks participating in all aspects of McDermott’s 2021 Summer Associate Program in our Los Angeles office, including extensive training, networking, integration and social opportunities, as well as 5 weeks working directly with Amgen, one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies. In addition, the LCLD Scholar will be paired with both a Partner and Associate mentor from McDermott to provide guidance during the summer and throughout the school year. The scholar will also attend the 2021 1L LCLD virtual Scholars Summit.
Our 1L LCLD Scholar will receive a $15,000 scholarship toward their law school education at the completion of this 10 week program. LCLD Scholars are also eligible to earn an offer from McDermott to return as a 2022 Summer Associate at the firm.
ELIGIBILITY:
We welcome applications from first year students enrolled at ABA-accredited law schools who have:
• A commitment to promoting and advancing diversity • A strong record of academic and professional achievement • A genuine interest in pursuing a career at McDermott upon graduation • The intent to live and practice in the city or region in which the office is located • An anticipated JD graduation date of Spring 2023 at the time of application • An interest in pursuing litigation and/or employment law
About McDermott Will & Emery
If you’re passionate about your work and the difference it makes, if your clients’ success is your success and if you’re driven to be better every day, then we want you on our team.
And there is no other team quite like McDermott. Even as we celebrate our differences and embrace our diverse perspectives, there is something we all share—a drive for constant improvement embedded in our DNA. It pushes us to be better partners to our clients, mentors to our associates, collaborators with our business professionals and change agents in our communities. We call it “#AlwaysBetter,” and it’s the McDermott mantra and our north star.
Our clients see this firsthand in the way we help them pursue their boldest vision of tomorrow. They choose us, time and again, because we tirelessly pursue creative solutions to complex problems. And we work with them, as their trusted partners, every step of the way to make real progress toward their goals.
We deliver on this commitment of #AlwaysBetter for our people too, providing best-in-class technology, extensive professional development and award-winning business development support.
We know that nurturing a positive, high-performing—and,... yes, fun!—culture by investing in our people is critical to the long-term success of our Firm, and we make it a priority. That’s why more than 90% of our people consistently say they will go above and beyond to make McDermott succeed. In all that we do, this spirit shines through—leaving no doubt that our brightest, most exciting days are yet ahead.
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