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January 2018
Fellows Program Applications
ELIGIBILITY AND APPLICATION January 18: Deadline for Applications The PDLG Fellows Program is open to any first-year law student who has overcome substantial obstacles in the pursuit of a legal career or comes from a disadvantaged background or one that is underrepresented in the profession. All candidates need to have a genuine interest in establishing a legal career in the Philadelphia area. Additional criteria include academic record; leadership; oral and written communication, research, analytical and organizational skills; sensitivity to professional ethical…
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2018 Fellows Program Interview Day
PDLG level interviews will be held with candidates for the 2018 PDLG Fellows Program. Interviews are by invitation only.
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PDLG Fellows Program Writing Seminar
Writing Seminar for PDLG Fellows and other diverse 1Ls with summer positions at PDLG member organizations. Invitation only. Contact: Lois Kimbol
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PDLG Board of Directors Meeting
April PDLG Board of Directors meeting Contact Name: Raymond Williams, Esq.
Find out more »PDLG New Associates Dinner Seminar
The first in a series of panels and round-table discussions designed to help new associates survive and thrive in their first years of practice. This event is for all diverse first-year associates in PDLG member firms.
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2018 PDLG Symposium: Diversity in the First Chair
Diversity in the First Chair is a symposium focusing on the importance of having more women and diverse lawyers as first chairs in the courtroom and the boardroom. The plenary sessions from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. will include sessions on the view from the bench, from in-house counsel and from male attorneys and their female or diverse mentees. The symposium will conclude with lunch and a presentation by the Honorable Shira Scheindlin, Retired, US District Court of NY. Contact:…
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Law Firms as Businesses: How that Affects Assoicates
Diverse first and second year associates at PDLG member law firms heard a presentation by James Brogan, Esq. of DLA Piper on how law firms work as businesses and the different ways that impacts assoicates including profitability, assignments (billable hour limits, can you say no, etc.), evalutaions and value. The dinner that followed was an opportunity to meet and talk in small groups with associates from other firm about this topics and others of interest.
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PDLG Law School Bootcamp
A Taste of Law School PDLG 2019 1L Boot Camp August 5-8 As part of its mission to increase the diversity of the Philadelphia legal community, the PDLG is pleased to announce its 2019 Law School Boot Camp. PDLG Boot Camp offers a taste of the law school experience (including classes in 1L subjects) for students entering their 1L year. It is designed especially for incoming students who may not have substantial direct or detailed knowledge about the law…
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DC Diversity Consortium Diversity Job Fair
https://www.dcdiversityconsortium.com The PDLG again this year will participate in the DC Diversity Consortium's annual 1L Diveristy Job Fair for students at GW Law, Georgetown Law, Howard Law and American Univerisity Washington School of Law. PDLG representatives will be avaialble to talk with interested students about the PDLG Fellows Program through which diverse students can obtain jobs in Philadelphia with PDLG member law firms and law departments for the summer after their 1L year. Contact: Lois Kimbol
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