By Frank Zeccola
LCD Graduate Fellow
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| Annie Banh |
Law
Career Development congratulates GGU 1L Annie
Banh on winning the Joe Morozumi
Scholarship. The $5,000 award
was presented to Annie at the Asian American Bar Association of the Greater
Bay Area’s Annual
Dinner on March 18. The
scholarship honors
Morozumi’s
spirit, passion for justice, and advocacy for the poor and underrepresented.
GGU
students may not be aware of the many scholarships available to them. For
example, right now, Bar stipends are available through the Women Lawyers of Alameda County.
To wit, The
Margaret A. Gannon Legal Education Stipend Fund provides assistance to
deserving law students trying to survive the financial rigors of the bar exam.
The Stipend Awards are funded through the proceeds received at the Annual Judges’ Dinner Silent Auction,
and the raffle for the beautiful centerpieces. The Fund is named in honor of Ms. Margaret Gannon who served as WLAC President from 2007-2009, who is
also the visionary behind the Fund. Ms. Gannon said she was inspired to
initiate the Stipend Fund while attending a California Women Lawyers’ function. More information about the
stipend is available for download here. Note that the application deadline is March 29.
You
can also find a list of other scholarships offered to law students around the
year on DiscoverLaw.org. In addition,
the ABA lists upcoming scholarships here.
And,
of course, scholarship opportunities are frequently posted in the “Job Postings”
section on LCDonline, so check there for upcoming opportunities. Finally, to
view additional scholarships granted throughout the year, you can view the Law School News
archive
and browse each issue to see what’s coming up.
