Sunday, November 9, 2008

Diversity Fellowship

McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd. offers a $5000 fellowship and paid summer clerkship to a qualified first-year law student with a degree in science or engineering and committed to pursuing a career in patent law in Chicago. (Please see the attached application for a list of requirements.) Minority students are encouraged to apply for this Diversity Fellowship.

Applications for the 2009 fellowship will be accepted from December 1, 2008, through January 20, 2009. Any 2009 fellowship will be announced on or about January 31, 2009.

As a summer associate, the Diversity Fellow will gain experience in intellectual property law and will be eligible to receive an offer to return for a second summer. To facilitate the Diversity Fellow’s professional growth and learning, a member of the McAndrews Diversity Committee will serve as a mentor and resource.

The application is attached here. Please visit http://www.mcandrews-ip.com for more information.