Gordon & Rees LLP with offices in California and throughout the United States actively supports achieving greater ethnic and racial diversity within the legal profession through its various sponsorship and education programs.

The firm is funding three 2007 LSAT Scholarships to financially disadvantaged minority students to help increase the pipeline of minorities in the legal profession. The $2500 stipend will defray the cost of LSAT preparation classes and law school application fees. This novel idea originated from a Gordon & Rees minority associate who lamented that many of his minority undergraduate class mates were hindered in considering a career in law due to the expenses associated with the LSAT.

This year, applications are restricted to undergraduate students from the following four year public colleges in the San Francisco Bay Area and San Diego: University of California, Berkeley, San Francisco State University, San Jose State University, California State University East Bay, University of California, San Diego and San Diego State University. Gordon & Rees hopes to expand this geography in the future. For a copy of the Gordon & Rees LSAT Scholar application, click here. Completed LSAT scholarship applications are due June 29, 2007.

Gordon & Rees employees are also eligible to apply for this scholarship (limited to one scholarship). For more information email mwong@gordonrees.com.

FAQ on Gordon & Rees LSAT Scholarship

1. Is there a deadline for using the award?
Preference will be given to those candidates who intend to use the award for the September 29, 2007 LSAT.

2. Do you have to be a US citizen?
No.

3. Do you have to use the money for a US prep course?
The stipend must be used for an approved preparation course.

4. Does the academic reference have to be from a professor?
No. But it must be an academic reference.

5. What do you do if you did not file a Fafsa?
Please provide us with other documentation that will give us an idea of your level of financial need.

6. What do you do if you did not take the ACT or SAT?
We will accept your application. However, it will be helpful if you explained the circumstances under which you were accepted into college without taking one of these standardized tests.

7. Is the June 29th date a postmark or receipt date?
Your application will be accepted if it is postmarked by June 29, 2007.

8. I have already graduated from college, can I still apply.
Yes, but you should be planning to take the LSAT in September.

9. How long does the letter of recommendation have to be?
There is no set minimum or maximum length.

10. Does the transcipt need to be official sent by the University or can it be a copy?
The transcript will be accepted as long as it is an official transcript.

11. Can the application be sent in piecemail or does it all have to be in one submission?
We would prefer that you send the application all at once. However, if you are waiting for a letter of recommendation to be sent or a transcript or other materials necessary for our evaluation, please let us know. All such materials must be received within a week of the application deadline.

12. If I work at G&R part-time can I still apply?
Yes.

13. I just took the LSAT. Can I apply and use the money for the applications?
No. The scholarship is for a preparation course and the cost of several applications.