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A Pipeline Program designed to link law school students with Montgomery County Law Firms
Overview
The Summer Scholars Program is a concerted effort by Montgomery County, Maryland’s legal community to promote the hiring and subsequent success of a diverse community of law students and attorneys in the County. The
Summer Scholars Pipeline Program partners the Montgomery County Bar Foundation, specialty bar associations, local law firms and regional law schools to identify second and third year law students to compete for available summer intern
positions within participating Montgomery County law firms. The selected students will be hired for summer internships with the hopes that their experiences will create a pipeline for a diverse group of talented soon-to-be-lawyers
who might eventually join the ranks of Montgomery County practitioners. By the same token, it is our sincere hope that the Program might serve to further the diversity of our community at all levels and in all respects.
Compensation
Each student will be paid a stipend of $13,000 for the summer internship. These stipends will be subject to applicable federal and state income and payroll taxes, and scholars will be deemed employees of the hiring firms.
Selection Criteria
2L and 3L Students are invited to participate in the Summer Scholars Program. Applicants must submit a writing sample to be assessed by the participating law firm. They must also rank in the top 50% of their class and, if not in the top 25%, demonstrate a commitment to excellence and/or exceptional perseverance in some aspect of their lives. The selected law students will receive information about each of the law firms who are participating in the Program. Students will then participate in a speed interview process where the law firms will interview each student.
Application Process for Summer 2025
To be considered as a candidate for the Summer Scholars Program, students will need to provide:
Current Resume
Reference List
Law School Transcripts
Writing Sample
Cover Letter (stating your best qualifications and interest in the program)
Please submit these documents to one (and just one) of the following:
J. Franklyn Bourne Bar Association
Aaronette Carter, Esq.
Aaronette.carter@gmail.com
Maryland Hispanic Bar Association
Eduardo Garcia, Esq.
egarcia@steinsperling.com
Asian Pacific American Bar Association
Kim Ulan, Esq.
kim.ulan@gmail.com
LGBTQ Bar Association
Benjamin Laufer, Esq.
bal@adclawfirm.com
Current and former Law Firms who have participated in our program since its inception in 2010:
Armstrong, Donohue, Ceppos, Vaughan & Rhoades
Bregman, Berbert, Schwartz & Gilday, LLC
Hostetter Strent LLC
JD Katz, PC
Jezic & Moyse, LLC
Joseph, Greenwald & Laake PA
Lerch, Early & Brewer, Chtd.
McMillan Metro, PC
Miller, Miller & Canby, Chtd.
Offit Kurman, Attorneys at Law
Paley, Rothman, Goldstein, Rosenberg, Eig & Cooper, Chtd.
Pasternak & Fidis, P.C.
RLG Law Firm
Shulman, Rogers, Gandal, Pordy, Ecker, PA
Stein Sperling Bennett De Jong Driscoll PC
Walker Murphy & Nelson, LLP
Whiteford, Taylor & Preston
Law Firm Application (fillable PDF)
Summer Scholar Brochure
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