2025 Deborah J. Broyles Trailblazer Scholars Program

Contract, Full-time

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If you have a specific interest in a particular department or practice area, please indicate this in your cover letter. We will make every effort to accommodate your preferences, but please be aware that we cannot guarantee placement in a particular practice area in all offices.


H1: 2025 Deborah J. Broyles Trailblazer Scholars Program: Award and Summer Associate Position for Law Students
H2: Eligibility Criteria and Application Process for Reed Smith's Trailblazer Scholars Program

The 2025 Deborah J. Broyles Trailblazer Scholars Program offers an award of $20,000 and a summer associate position to two second-year law students who have demonstrated academic excellence, a commitment to diversity and inclusion, or have overcome significant adversity in their path to law school. This program, which began in 2002 and was renamed in 2016 to honor the late partner Deborah Broyles, is a testament to Reed Smith's dedication to promoting diversity and inclusion in the legal profession.

Eligibility Criteria:

- Must meet high academic standards
- Must demonstrate a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion or have overcome significant adversity in their path to law school
- Must accept Reed Smith's offer to join the Summer Program after completing their second year of law school
- Must be matriculated at an ABA-accredited law school
- Must be authorized to work in the United States

Application Materials:

- Resume
- Statement demonstrating why the applicant should be selected and a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion or demonstration of overcoming significant adversity in their path to law school
- Law school transcript (unofficial versions accepted)
- Legal writing sample

Application Process:

- Applicants may submit their application before obtaining their second semester law transcript, but must update their application once the transcript is received.
- Only one application should be submitted to the preferred office location.
- If interested in multiple locations, applicants may discuss this with the local recruiting contact if selected for an interview.
- Cover letter should include a summary of professional background, reasons for applying to Reed Smith, and connection to the preferred office location.
- Applicants can indicate a specific interest in a particular department or practice area in their cover letter, but placement cannot be guaranteed in all offices.

Salary Information:

- Award of $20,000 to be used towards necessary expenditures related to legal education
- Paid in addition to the summer associate salary

Experience Information:

- Must be a second-year law student at an ABA-accredited law school
- Must have a strong academic record
- Must have a commitment to diversity and inclusion or have overcome significant adversity in their path to law school

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H1: 2025 Deborah J. Broyles Trailblazer Scholars Program: Award and Summer Associate Position for Law Students
H2: Eligibility Criteria and Application Process for Reed Smith's Trailblazer Scholars Program

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- Award and Summer Associate Position for Law Students
- Dedicated to Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in the Legal Profession
- Eligibility Criteria and Application Process for the Trailblazer Scholars Program
- Salary Information and Experience Requirements for Applicants

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Paid summer associate position, award of $20,000 to defray legal education expenses

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Academic excellence, diversity and inclusion, overcoming adversity, legal education, community activism, legal work

ABA-accredited law school

Submit resume, statement of why you should be selected, statement demonstrating commitment to diversity and inclusion or overcoming adversity, law school transcript, legal writing sample

Qualification and Experience Second-year law students

Legal