November 4, 2010
NEW YORK BAR FOUNDATION ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR
COMMERCIAL AND FEDERAL LITIGATION SECTION MINORITY FELLOWSHIP
$6,000 Fellowship Award Provides Minority Law
Student With Opportunity to Experience Litigation Practice
The New York Bar Foundation announced today that it is accepting
applications for the 2011 Commercial and Federal Litigation Section
Minority Fellowship. The $6,000 fellowship award will be presented to a
first-year minority law student to work in a litigation position in the
public sector in New York State. The recipient also will receive a
one-year guest membership in the New York State Bar Association’s
Commercial and Federal Litigation Section.
The fellowship will take place from June 6 to August 12, 2011 in the
chambers of the Honorable Barbara R. Kapnick, Justice of the Commercial
Division of the Supreme Court of New York, New York County, 60 Centre
Street, New York, NY 10007.
The fellowship program’s primary goals are to increase the
representation of lawyers and students from a diverse range of
backgrounds in commercial litigation, and to provide students from a
diverse range of backgrounds with an opportunity to experience
litigation practice. The ultimate goal of the fellowship is to create a
network and to forge relationships that will foster greater diversity
among commercial and federal litigators throughout New York.
First year minority students enrolled in a law school in the State of
New York as of the 2010 fall semester are eligible to apply. The
fellowship application deadline is January 31, 2011. For complete
application details, go to www.tnybf.org or contact The New York
Bar Foundation, One Elk Street, Albany NY 12207, 518/487-5651, or email
foundation@tnybf.org.
The purpose of the Commercial & Federal Litigation Section is to
improve the quality of representation of clients, to provide a forum for
the improvement of law and procedure in the areas of commercial and
federal litigation, and to enhance the administration of justice. The
section serves its mission by: developing relationships and sharing
practice experiences with fellow commercial and federal litigators, with
state and federal judges, and with regulatory and administrative bodies;
by establishing committees for the purpose of promoting research and
discussion on current issues affecting its practice; by influencing and
proposing legislation affecting its practice; by developing continuing
legal education programs on topics relevant to its practice; and by
providing networking opportunities for its members.
Founded in 1950, The New York Bar Foundation is
celebrating its 60th Anniversary of aiding charitable and educational
projects to meet the law-related needs of the public and the legal
profession. To learn more about The New York Bar Foundation and how you
can support its important charitable programs, go to www.tnybf.org, phone 518/487-5651 or
email foundation@tnybf.org
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state bar association in the nation. Founded in 1876, State Bar programs
and activities have continuously served the public and improved the
justice system for more than 130 years. For more information, please
visit www.nysba.org.
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