PRESIDENTIAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON DIVERSITY IN THE PROFESSION
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 Chair, Ruthe C. Ashley California ALL Sacramento, CA |
The American Bar Association's Presidential Advisory Council on Diversity in the Profession offers programs and services to improve diversity in the "pipeline" to the legal profession. Our charge is to increase the number of people of color on the track to becoming lawyers. This work starts with grade school and consummates with bar passage. One of our initiatives is the Pipeline Diversity Conference, held November 2005. As a special committee of the ABA Board of Governors, the Advisory Council on Diversity works with key association leadership to spearhead pipeline diversity issues, such as law school admissions, bar examination passage, and paucity of minority males in law school. Continued... |
1st Annual Raymond P. and Sadie T.M. Alexander Award
The ABA Presidential Advisory Council on Diversity is accepting nominations for the
1st Annual Raymond P. and Sadie T. M. Alexander Award for Excellence in Pipeline Diversity.
The purpose of the Raymond P. and Sadie T. M. Alexander Award is to recognize exemplary leadership in diversity pipeline work by an individual or organization. The prize will honor those demonstrating success working along the educational pipeline in a collaborative approach involving more than one segment of the continuum from K12 to high school to college to law school to the practice.
Nomination Deadline Date: materials must be received by the Advisory Council on or before January 9, 2009.
Nomination Criteria and Application page -->
The Award will be presented at the ABA Midyear Meeting on Friday, February 13, 2009.
For more information, contact Robin L. Rone, 312-988-5137
9th Annual Judicial Clerkship Program
Judicial Clerkship Program - A joint effort of the Advisory Council on Diversity and the Judicial Division, the program is designed to bring judges and traditionally underrepresented law students together through structured networking activities. Students are able to demonstrate their knowledge and research skills in a small group setting while interacting with the judges in a team building effort.
Application deadline for the 9th Annual Judicial Clerkship Program - October 27, 2008. For more information, contact Sharon Tindall at (312) 988-5642.
ABA and LSAC Developing Pipeline Diversity Directory
The ABA Advisory Council on Diversity and the Law School Admission Council have launched a major research project to identify programs that encourage students of color to consider and prepare for legal careers.
This free service presents key information on programs from across the country in an easily accessible, succinct format. Enter your organization's pipeline initiatives in this comprehensive online database.
Search the Pipeline Directory.
Please feel free to contact us if you would like to contribute additional materials or report a broken link.
