Award for recent law graduate planning to go in-house and sit for the Virginia Bar Exam.
This initiative offers a monetary award to a graduating law student who intends to work as an in-house corporate counsel and to sit for the Virginia Bar Exam. One successful applicant will receive an award of $3,000.00 intended to defray such early career expenses as the application fees for the Virginia bar exam, bar prep courses or materials, and the first year’s bar dues. Resumes, transcripts, GPAs, etc. will not be solicited or accepted from applicants, and the selection of the winner will be made by the Corporate Counsel Section solely on the basis of a 300 word or less essay that answers the following question:
“Presuming you have landed your ideal in-house corporate legal job, how do you now improve the practice of law in Virginia?”
The award will be paid by check to the recipient from the Virginia State Bar.
The award will be open to law students who expect to sit for either the February or July bar examinations.
Essays should be submitted, along with the applicant’s name and contact information, via email to [email protected], by the application deadline set by the Virginia Board of Bar Examiners for the exam for which the applicant is sitting. Please include “Corporate Counsel Award” in the subject line.
July Bar Exam takers: A winner will be announced and awarded in July.
February Bar Exam takers: A winner will be announced and awarded in February.
The award recipient will be announced/showcased on the VSB website and in eblasts to section members.
If you have questions about this opportunity, please contact the section’s liaison at [email protected].
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