{"id":3318,"date":"2022-07-28T15:06:11","date_gmt":"2022-07-28T19:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wilkinsonstekloff.com\/?page_id=3318"},"modified":"2024-04-25T15:05:03","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T19:05:03","slug":"fellowship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wilkinsonstekloff.com\/join-us\/fellowship\/","title":{"rendered":"Diversity Fellowship"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"cs-content\" class=\"cs-content\"><div class=\"x-section e3318-e1 m2k6-0\"><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e3318-e2 m2k6-1 m2k6-2 m2k6-3\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e3318-e3 m2k6-5\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e3318-e4 m2k6-6\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h2 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Diversity Fellowship<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e3318-e5 m2k6-7 m2k6-8 m2k6-9\"><h5><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Wilkinson Stekloff was founded with the mission of training the next generation of trial lawyers. Led by Beth Wilkinson\u00a0<span class=\"ql-color-red\">and Brian Stekloff<\/span>, the firm has established itself as a leading trial litigation boutique by building diverse legal teams that regularly try and win many of the most high-stakes trials in the country. The firm\u2019s members believe that this success is driven in large part by our diverse and committed associates. Our goal is to continue that tradition by hiring attorneys that reflect our society\u2019s diversity and giving them meaningful trial experience and client exposure from the start of their careers.<\/p>\n\n<h5><strong> About the Fellowship<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><span>The Wilkinson Stekloff Diversity Fellowship is awarded to select second-year law students who meet the hiring criteria of Wilkinson Stekloff\u2019s summer associate program. \u00a0In addition to training, mentorship, and the opportunity for trial experience provided by Wilkinson Stekloff\u2019s summer program, fellows receive a summer associate salary and $25,000 to help defray the cost of their law school tuition. Fellows are required to spend a minimum of 10 weeks with the firm.\u00a0<\/span> <span>Fellows are also considered for future employment as a full-time associate. If the fellow receives and accepts an offer to join the firm, the fellow will receive an additional $25,000 upon returning.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<h5><strong>Application Process<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Applications from rising second-year law students for the fellowship are accepted for consideration<span class=\"ql-color-red\">\u00a0<\/span>the following summer.\u00a0 The following materials are required:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n \t<li>Completed application form<\/li>\n \t<li>Resume<\/li>\n \t<li>Law school transcript<\/li>\n \t<li>A personal statement of no more than 500 words that discusses your interest in trial work and how you will contribute to the firm\u2019s diversity goals<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e3318-e6 m2k6-1 m2k6-2 m2k6-4\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e3318-e7 m2k6-5\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e3318-e8 m2k6-8 m2k6-9 m2k6-a m2k6-b\"><p>Applicants who do not receive the fellowship will still be eligible for the firm\u2019s summer program and do not need to apply for the summer program separately.  Candidates for the firm\u2019s summer program will be considered on a rolling basis.<\/p><\/div><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-button e3318-e9 m2k6-d\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/wilkinsonstekloff-selfapply.viglobalcloud.com\/viRecruitSelfApply\/RecDefault.aspx?Tag=a00ce5fa-fded-4608-94b4-42f25ad8b1e1\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><span class=\"x-anchor-text-primary\">Click here to apply<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><div class=\"x-text x-content e3318-e10 m2k6-8 m2k6-a m2k6-c\"><em>Please be aware that the self-apply portal will be unavailable on April 26, 2024 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. ET for a system upgrade. <\/em><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Diversity FellowshipOverview Wilkinson Stekloff was founded with the mission of training the next generation of trial lawyers. Led by Beth Wilkinson\u00a0and Brian Stekloff, the firm has established itself as a leading trial litigation boutique by building diverse legal teams that regularly try and win many of the most high-stakes trials in the country. The firm\u2019s members believe that this success is driven in large part by our diverse and committed associates. Our goal is to continue that tradition by hiring attorneys that reflect our society\u2019s diversity and giving them meaningful trial experience and client exposure from the start of their careers. About the Fellowship The Wilkinson Stekloff Diversity Fellowship is awarded to select second-year law students who meet the hiring criteria of Wilkinson Stekloff\u2019s summer associate program. \u00a0In addition to training, mentorship, and the opportunity for trial experience provided by Wilkinson Stekloff\u2019s summer program, fellows receive a summer associate salary &#8230; <\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wilkinsonstekloff.com\/join-us\/fellowship\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":699,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-blank-4.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Diversity Fellowship - Wilkinson Stekloff<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wilkinsonstekloff.com\/join-us\/fellowship\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Diversity Fellowship - Wilkinson Stekloff\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Diversity FellowshipOverview Wilkinson Stekloff was founded with the mission of training the next generation of trial lawyers. 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