{"id":44279,"date":"2021-10-05T15:45:48","date_gmt":"2021-10-05T20:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/students\/?p=44279"},"modified":"2021-10-05T15:48:59","modified_gmt":"2021-10-05T20:48:59","slug":"donald-w-banner-diversity-fellowship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/students\/2021\/10\/05\/donald-w-banner-diversity-fellowship\/","title":{"rendered":"DONALD W. BANNER DIVERSITY FELLOWSHIP"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Donald W. Banner Diversity Fellowship for Law Students<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Banner Witcoff\u2019s Donald W. Banner Diversity Fellowship Program (\u201cFellowship\u201d) was created to strengthen diversity and inclusion in the field of intellectual property law.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Banner Witcoff will award $5,000 in law school tuition or other school-related expenses to Fellowship recipients upon completion of their 1L<\/strong> clerkship in the firm\u2019s summer program. If a 1L<\/strong> student returns to the firm\u2019s summer program for any part of their 2L<\/strong> summer and accepts a full-time position with Banner Witcoff, the student will receive an additional $5,000 financial award payable toward their law school tuition or other schoolrelated expenses.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The firm will award $5,000 in tuition or other school-related expenses to 2L<\/strong> Fellowship recipients upon completion of their 2L<\/strong> clerkship in the firm\u2019s summer program. If a 2L<\/strong> candidate accepts a full-time position with Banner Witcoff, the candidate will receive an additional $5,000 award payable toward their law school tuition or other school-related expenses.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Eligibility<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1L and 2L law<\/strong> students who meet the selection criteria and have entered into a JD program at an ABA-accredited law school in the United States are eligible to apply for the Donald W. Banner Diversity Fellowship.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Applicants must have a demonstrated record of academic achievement, excellent interpersonal skills, a scientific or engineering degree, and be eligible to take the Patent Bar Exam.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Selection Criteria<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Award is based on the following criteria:<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n