FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Idaho State Bar Diversity Section Announces Love The Law! Jennifer King Memorial Application Scholarship

Boise, Idaho-April 3, 2018 – For the fifth consecutive year, the Idaho State Bar Diversity Section’s Love the Law! program will begin accepting applications for the Jennifer King Memorial Application Scholarship on Monday, April 2, 2018.

Named in honor of the late Jennifer King, this scholarship memorializes Jennifer’s commitment to encouraging and acknowledging Bar members who reflect Idaho’s great diversity and strength. Jennifer was a member of the Idaho State Bar and a leader in the Diversity Section. She was a talented and able lawyer, passionate about bolstering diversity in the legal profession. Jennifer championed the goals of increased diversity among the ranks of lawyers and judges throughout the state of Idaho, as well as working to attract students of diverse backgrounds to study the rule of law. Within the Diversity Section and in her tireless efforts to support the various Love the Law! programs, Jennifer was an example for every section member to emulate.

This scholarship in her honor is available to students applying to a law school located in Idaho. Additionally, applicants must have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university and sit for the September or November 2018 LSAT. Scholarships will be awarded in the amount of approximately $1,200 to pay for the LSAT study course, test fees and Idaho law school application fees.

The application will be available beginning Monday, April 2, 2018 with a final deadline of 5:00 p.m. MDT / 4:00 p.m. PDT on Friday, May 4, 2018.

Scholarships will be awarded by Friday, May 25, 2018 and recipients will be contacted accordingly.

To apply, download, complete, and submit the application from the URL below either by in person delivery or by email to the following:

Application:     https://ow.ly/1RuI30jimxQ

Address:          Idaho State Bar
525 W. Jefferson Street
Boise, ID 83701

Email:              msheikh@isb.idaho.gov

For additional information, questions about this scholarship or more information on the Love the Law! program, please contact Brit Kreimeyer at bkreimeyer@adaweb.net or 208-287-7479.

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