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Getting Closure for Clients to Move On
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How to Make and Play With Slime
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Drivers’ Failure to Share the Road Endangers Walkers and Cyclists
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3 Pet Hero Stories
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Finney Injury Law Scholarship Returns
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Trailblazers Wanted: Scholarships for a More Inclusive Legal System
Breaking Barriers: Scholarships Aim to Help Diversify the Justice System
One of the guiding purposes of Finney Injury Law has always been to ensure that people who come to our firm get justice. That includes anyone who needs help — all kinds of people from all levels and corners of society, rich and poor, U.S. nationals and immigrants, clients from Africa, Mexico, Bosnia, and all over the world. This year, for our fifth annual Finney Scholarship Awards, we are quadrupling the size of our scholarships to two awards of $10,000 each. Our goal is to attract applicants who feel the same way we do about helping anyone seeking justice. We want to support people who are eager to assist all kinds of clients, strengthen their communities, give back to others, pursue justice, and diversify the justice system. We are not limiting our scholarship awards only to students planning on or already enrolled in law school. We aim to attract candidates eager to train for any position in the legal profession — paralegals, litigation assistants, legal secretaries, court reporters, contract administrators, compliance specialists, or electronic discovery specialists (whose job is to find and store data for use in legal proceedings).
The average cost of admission to most law schools — a four-year undergraduate degree — has
passed six figures in the U.S. Even the cost of the specialized training needed for some other legal specialties has become a bridge too far for many would-be professionals. Aspiring students from any race, ethnic group, cultural or religious background, or gender preference are invited to apply. Applicants are eligible at any stage of their education, from high school to those already enrolled in law school. The aim is to bring greater diversity to the legal profession. Clients in need of help, in civil and criminal cases alike, can only benefit from having more choices from a more diverse pool of attorneys and other legal professionals to support them. When Chris was struggling to gain traction in personal injury law, he had access to helpful mentors who provided lots of encouragement and made a big difference in his career. This scholarship is just one way of paying it forward.
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