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Cooley Godward Kronish Announces Diversity Fellowship Program
| Source: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP
PALO ALTO, CA--(Marketwire - January 31, 2008) - Cooley Godward Kronish LLP announced today
that it has established a Diversity Fellowship Program for first-year law
students, as part of the Firm's overall commitment to attract, mentor and
retain exceptional and diverse attorneys. Through the program, Cooley will
award up to $15,000 annually to eight first-year students to assist with
law school tuition. Each fellow will also receive an invitation to join
Cooley's summer associate program following the conclusion of their second
year of law school.
"Cooley prides itself on having an extremely inclusive and entrepreneurial
culture," said Partner James Donato, chair of Cooley's Diversity Committee.
"We created this program to recognize and support a group of outstanding
law students each year and to ensure we are reaching out to and attracting
as many talented law students as possible, from the largest possible pool
of candidates."
To be considered for the Program, students must complete an application and
have a demonstrated interest in joining the Firm's summer associate program
following their second year of law school. Applicants will be considered
based on a number of factors including commitment to promoting diversity,
academic performance, personal achievement, demonstrated leadership ability
and community service. Awards will be announced to the students in the
summer following their first year of law school with the summer associate
position to start following the successful completion of the recipients'
second year of law school. For the purpose of the Program, diversity is
broadly defined to include ethnicity, gender, physical disability and
sexual orientation.
To be eligible for the Program, applicants must be enrolled full-time in an
ABA-accredited law school and be in their first year of law school at the
time of application. For students in the 2007-2008 school year,
applications must be received by March 15, 2008. For more details on the
application process and eligibility requirements, please visit
www.cooley.com/diversityfellowship.
About Cooley's Diversity Initiatives
Cooley's commitment to attracting, mentoring and retaining an exceptional
team of attorneys from as many backgrounds as possible is embedded in the
Firm's entrepreneurial roots in Silicon Valley. Today, as the Firm has
grown and expanded, this commitment remains, through active participation
and leadership in local and national minority law organizations, law school
diversity programs, community outreach and pro bono initiatives. The Firm's
Management, Hiring and Diversity Committees work closely together to create
programs and policies to advance its goals. For details on Cooley's
diversity initiatives, please visit
www.cooley.com/about/about_diversity.aspx.
About Cooley Godward Kronish LLP
Cooley Godward Kronish's 600+ attorneys have an entrepreneurial spirit and
deep, substantive experience, and are committed to solving clients' most
challenging legal matters. From small companies with big ideas to
international enterprises with diverse legal needs, Cooley has the breadth
of legal resources to enable companies of all sizes to seize opportunities
in today's global marketplace. The Firm represents clients across a broad
array of dynamic industry sectors, including technology, life sciences,
financial services, retail and energy.
The Firm has full-service offices in major commercial, government and
technology centers: Palo Alto, CA, New York, NY, San Diego, CA, San
Francisco, CA, Reston, VA, Broomfield, CO, Washington, DC and Boston, MA.