ASSOCIATION OF CORPORATE COUNSEL, Southern California Diversity Bar Exam Prep Course Stipend Scholarship - Application Instructions and Eligibility Requirements

Sep 25, 2026

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ACC-SoCal offers a limited number of diversity Bar Exam prep course stipend/scholarships to minority students facing financial hardship. Applicants must be full-time or part-time minority law students who experienced hardship during law school, will graduate in spring 2020 or fall 2020 with a JD from an ABA-accredited school in ACC-SoCal’s designated Southern California counties, and are registered to take the California Bar Exam in July 2020 or February 2021. Selection considers minority status, need, moral character, academics, and community involvement.

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ASSOCIATION OF CORPORATE COUNSEL, Southern California DIVERSITY BAR EXAM PREP COURSE STIPEND/SCHOLARSHIP Application Instructions and Eligibility Requirements Background and Purpose: ACC-SoCal believes that it is incumbent upon the legal community to assist in alleviating the economic burden faced by financially-challenged minority students as each student prepares for the California Bar Exam and a future in the legal profession. To help students resolve this burden, the ACC-SoCal scholarship program pays for a limited number of California Bar Exam review courses for minority students that might have otherwise had to forgo taking such courses. A limited number of recipients will be selected from applications received from qualified students who demonstrate high moral character and financial need. Eligibility: Eligibility is limited to full-time and part-time minority law students who (a) experienced financial hardship during their law school career and may have to forgo taking a bar review course if not for this program,(b) will graduate in spring 2020 or fall 2020 with a JD from an ABA-accredited law school in ACC-SoCal’s designated region (i.e., Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura, Santa Barbara, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties), and (c) registered (including Moral Character Application submission) to take the California Bar Exam in July 2020 or February 2021. How to Apply: Please provide complete, detailed answers to the application questions and all of the required attachments in a single envelope. Please return your completed application along with the required supporting documentation set forth below to: ACC-SoCal Diversity Committee – Scholarships c/o Resources Global 1000 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 1600 Los Angeles, CA 90017 Applications must be typed in 12-point typeface and postmarked no later than April 3, 2020, for our receipt no later than April 8, 2020. In the alternative, students may e-mail submissions for our receipt no later than 11:59:59 p. m. Pacific Time April 8, 2020, or send questions to [socal@accglobal.com](socal@accglobal.com). (Due to the volume of entries, ACC-SoCal may not acknowledge receipt of applications. ) Selection Criteria: ACC-SoCal will award such scholarships on the basis of minority status, financial need, moral character, academic achievement, and community involvement. ACC-SoCal will take reasonable steps to safeguard confidential information received from applicants, using measures not less protective that those that ACC-SoCal uses to protect its own information of a like nature. ASSOCIATION OF CORPORATE COUNSEL, Southern California DIVERSITY BAR EXAM PREP COURSE STIPEND SCHOLARSHIP Application Form PERSONAL INFORMATION: Last Name, First Name: Address: City, State, ZIP: Phone Number: E-mail: Current Law School: Anticipated Graduation Date: Anticipated CA Bar Exam Date: Community Service Activities: _____________________________________________________________________________________ I have already registered for a bar review class-YES/NO: If yes, I have registered with and either: paid a deposit of $ or paid in full the amount of $ Which of the following best describes your race or ethnicity? (circle or check one) Hispanic or Latino White (Not Hispanic or Latino) Black or African American (Not Hispanic or Latino) Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (Not Hispanic or Latino) Asian (Not Hispanic or Latino) Native American or Alaska Native (Not Hispanic or Latino) Two or more races (Not Hispanic or Latino) -All persons who identify with more than one of the above five races. REQUIRED DOCUMENTS TO ATTACH TO THIS APPLICATION: • Personal statement describing your financial hardship during your law school career and what you will personally do to help expand diversity in the legal profession after admission to the California Bar. (Statement should be 250 words or less, typewritten in Times New Roman font with 12-po

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Who is eligible to apply for the ACC-SoCal diversity Bar Exam prep course stipend/scholarship?

Eligible applicants are full-time or part-time minority law students who can show financial hardship during law school, will graduate in spring 2020 or fall 2020 with a JD from an ABA-accredited school in ACC-SoCal’s designated counties, and are registered to take the California Bar Exam in July 2020 or February 2021.

What is the deadline for submitting the application?

Applications must be typed and postmarked no later than April 3, 2020, for receipt no later than April 8, 2020. Alternatively, students may email submissions for receipt by 11:59:59 p.m. Pacific Time on April 8, 2020.

How are scholarship recipients selected?

Scholarships are awarded based on minority status, financial need, moral character, academic achievement, and community involvement.

Sep 25, 2026

Uploaded by Ben