Will County Legal Opportunity Scholarship Application

Completed applications must be received no later than May 31, 2022 for consideration.

Applications will not be considered complete unless ALL application materials are received by this date. Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted.

Please review the Scholarship Rules and Information prior to completing the application.

Name(Required)

First Last

Address(Required)

Street Address City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code

Phone (Home)(Required)

Phone (alt 1)

Phone (alt 2)

Email(Required)

College/University(Required)

Cummulative GPA:(Required)

4.0 or 5.0 scale

Anticipated Graduation Date(Required)

Law School Accepted for Fall 2022

APPLICATION MATERIALS

PERSONAL STATEMENT:
Complete the following essay in 500 words or less. Please tell us about yourself and how you will contribute to the Will County community during and after law school.

ESSAY QUESTION:
Answer the following question in 1000 words or less. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall said, “None of us got where we are solely by pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps.” Who in your life or what in your life has had an impact on your career goal of becoming a lawyer and why?

Application Uploads(Required)

Please upload your Personal Statement, Essay, Letter of Recommendation, Letter of Acceptance into an accredited Law School by the ABA and your Official college transcript.

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Max. file size: 800 MB.

Personal Statement(Required)

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I have uploaded my Personal Statement

Essay Question(Required)

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Letter of Recommendation(Required)

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I have uploaded my Letter of Recommendation

Letter of Acceptance into Accredited Law School by the ABA(Required)

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I have uploaded my Letter of Acceptance into an Accredited Law School by the ABA

Official College Transcript(Required)

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I have uploaded my Official College Transcript

Scholarship Rules and Information(Required)

Please confirm that you have reviewed the scholarship rules and information.

I have reviewed the Scholarship Rules and Information

Tell Us How You Heard About the Scholarship

Certification(Required)

I consent.

I certify that the information given in this application is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. I hereby consent fully to verification of any and all information included in this application. I understand that any willfully false representation of information is sufficient cause for rejection of this application.

Date(Required)

Please enter todays date of application.

Thank you to the following Scholarship Program sponsors:

RCK Law Firm
Black Bar Association of Will County
Latino Bar Association of Will County

If you would like more information about sponsoring this Scholarship Program please contact the Will County Bar Association at (815)726-0383 or info@willcountybar.org.