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Congratulations to Vickie Turner for her recognition by the San Diego Business Journal of 500 most influential people in San Diego

In August 2022, the National Bar Institute Board of Directors selected six (6) students from historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) as the latest Cohorts. The NBI Law Scholars Program was designed to assist a student at the beginning of his or her second year of law school. When a student completes his or her third year, the NBI will provide support as the student prepares to take the bar exam. Each student will receive a grant that will help cover the cost of a bar review course and the bar application fees.

This year’s Law Scholars represent schools located in Florida, California, Texas, Louisiana, and Washington, D.C. These Scholars have demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to pursuing the legal profession and a desire to serve their communities. They will complete their studies in 2024.

The Board extends its heartfelt congratulations and best wishes for a successful law school year!

The remaining six students received a one-time scholarship in the amount of $1,000. They are as follows:

• Amber Dean
  Thurgood Marshal School of Law
• Darryl Harris
  Florida A &M University College of Law
• Destiny Montemayor
  Southern University Law Center
• Favour Okhuevbie
  Howard University School of Law
• Grace Dunnehoff
  University of the District of Columbia
  David A. Clarke School of Law
• Janee’ Baldwin
  North Carolina Central University School of Law

At a recent NBI Board meeting, nine (9) students were approved to receive fellowships that will assist with law school expenses during their final academic year.  The students represent schools located in Florida, California, Texas, Louisiana, and Washington, D.C. The Board determined these students demonstrate an impressive commitment to pursuing the legal profession and a desire to serve their communities.  They will complete their studies in May 2023.  The Board extends its heartfelt congratulations and best wishes for a successful law school year!

Over the years, the NBI has awarded more than $360,000 to 76 outstanding law students with impressive grade point averages and service to their communities. This is the last class of the Fellowship Program which will be replaced by a newly created program that will focus on scholarship awards to a select group of students and assistance with bar review preparations to a larger group of students. An announcement about the new program will be forthcoming within the next few weeks.

George Washington University Law School Associate Dean Alfreda Robinson recently announced the launch of a national survey of Black and African American women lawyers and law students across all sectors to gain data on the current climate of the legal profession from a Black woman’s perspective. Partners for this effort are the National Bar Institute, chaired by Dr. Walter L. Sutton, and the National Bar Association Women Lawyers Division (WLD), chaired by Sharon Bridges, Esq.

Sponsored by Amazon, this national survey, will be the largest of its kind to gain a national scope on the future of the legal profession and how to address making the workplace more equitable. If you are interested in participating, please click on the link below. Please share this survey with your legal network in order to reach as many lawyers and law students as possible. The survey takes about 15 minutes. Responses are completely anonymous.