Judge Bernard S. Meyer Scholarship 2016

The New York Bar Foundation is pleased to announce the 2016 Judge Bernard S. Meyer Scholarship. Established in 2004 by the law firm, Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C., the scholarship will be awarded to a law school student who excels in legal writing and advocacy skills. Previous winners of this scholarship have gone on to hold positions at law firms such as Cravath and Cadwalader, and as in-house counsel at organizations including Cancer Genetics, Inc. and NY Arc. An essay that displays excellence in legal writing and advocacy skills must be submitted for consideration of this scholarship.

ELIGIBILITY

The scholarship is open to all second-year (2L) students as of spring 2016 semester enrolled in a law school in the State of New York.

SCHOLARSHIP VALUE

The scholarship is valued at $5,000 and will be awarded to one (1) student. The scholarship will be applied to the student’s tuition for the 2016-2017 academic year.

DEADLINE

The deadline date for submission is Monday, April 18, 2016.

For further information please visit the link below.

https://www.tnybf.org/uploadedFiles/Foundation/PDFs/2016%20Judge%20Meyer%20Scholarship%20FINAL.pdf.