The Career Development Office (CDO), is dedicated to fostering an inclusive and equitable legal profession. We recognize the unique challenges and opportunities faced by individuals from underrepresented groups, and our goal is to provide resources, support, and opportunities that empower every student to thrive in their legal careers.
We encourage you to read LMU Loyola Law School’s commitment to DEI, here.
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Our Career Development team offers tailored advice on navigating the legal job market, building networks, and pursuing successful careers. Book your appointment here.
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Diversity fellowships & externships aim to provide opportunities for law students to gain valuable professional experience and exposure to the legal field. They can come in the form of paid summer positions, mentorships, professional development, scholarships. Diversity Fellowships are offered by law firm, corporations, and legal nonprofit organizations, judicial and government agencies.
Our office has compiled the following list of opportunities and while not comprehensive, it’s a good place to start your research. Please check back often as the list of firms and organizations offering diversity fellowships is constantly changing. We encourage all interested students to apply!
Externship/Internship Opportunities
- Association of Corporate Counsel Internship Program
- American Bar Association Commission on Disabilities
- ABA Commission on Disability Rights Internship
- ABA Business Law Section Diversity Clerkship Program
- ABA Judicial Intern Opportunity Program (JIOP)
- ABA Commission on Disability Rights - Accenture Summer Internship
- BigLaw Investor Law School Diversity Fellowships and Scholarships
- California Lawyers Association Diversity Fellowships, Scholarships, Externships
- Diverse Attorney Pipeline Program (DAPP) Direct Job Placement Program
- Just The Beginning Summer Judicial Internship Program (JTB)
- Leadership Council On Legal Diversity Success In Law School 1L Scholar Program
- NALP: Member Diversity Fellowships and Scholarships
- Mexican American Bar Association Judicial Externship Program
Fellowships
1L
2L
- ArentFox Schiff Summer Program
- Norton Rose
- Deadline: June 1st, 2024
- King & Spalding
- White and Case
- Kirkland Ellis
- Latham & Watkins
3L
- California ChangeLawyers 3L Next Gen Scholarship
- Bar Prep
- Deadline: March 4th, 2024
Post Grad
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- The National Black Prosecutors Association
- Justice & Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco, Bay Area Diversity Career Fair- March 11, 2024
- Hispanic National Bar Association Virtual Career Fair
- LGBTQ+ Bar, Lavendar Law Conference and Career Fair – August 7 to 9, 2024
- USLAW Network Virtual Diversity Job Fair
- Heartland Diversity Legal Job Fair
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Networking is a skill that we encourage from your 1L year. Get started by joining an on-campus affinity group. You can build relationships with your peers at LLS, get support, gain skills, and exposure to networking opportunities.
We also highly encourage you to consider joining a national or local bar association as students. With an active membership, you can grow your legal network, build relationships, gain access to mentors and professional development opportunities. While student membership fees vary, many are free or low cost.
Affinity Groups at LLS
- Armenian Law Students Association
- Asian Pacific American Law Students Association
- Black Law Students Association
- Iranian Law Students Association
- Jewish Law Students Association
- Loyola Latinx Law Students Association (formerly, La Raza de Loyola)
- Muslim Law Association
- OutLaw - LGBTQ Students and their Allies
- South Asian Law Students Association
- Women's Law Association
- Generation One (GO)
National Law Student Organizations
- National Asian Pacific American Law Student Association
- National Association of Law Students with Disabilities
- National Black Law Students Association
- National Latina/o Law Student Association
- National LGBT Bar Association – Law Student Congress
- National Muslim Law Students Association
- National Native American Law Students Association
National Professional Organizations
- ABA’s Commission on Disability Rights
- ABA's Office of Diversity and Inclusion
- ABA's Women in the Profession Group
- American Indian Law Center
- Black Entertainment & Sports Lawyers Association
- Disability Rights Bar Association
- Hispanic National Bar Association
- International Bar Association
- Latino Justice Organization
- Mexican-American Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
- National Association of Attorneys with Disabilities
- National Bar Association
- National Italian American Bar Association
- National LGBT Bar Association
- Native American Bar Association
- Nigerian Lawyers Association
- UnidosUS (formerly National Council of La Raza)
Local Bar Associations
- Arab-American Lawyers Association of Southern California
- Armenian Bar Association
- Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Los Angeles County
- Asian Pacific American Women Lawyers Alliance
- Black Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles
- California Minority Counsel Program
- Celtic Bar Association of Orange County
- Earl B. Gilliam Bar Association of San Diego County
- Hispanic Bar Association of Orange County
- Iranian American Lawyers Association
- Irish American Bar Association
- Italian American Lawyers Association
- Reuben Clark Law Society, Los Angeles Chapter
- Reuben Clark Law Society, Orange County Chapter
- Japanese American Bar Association
- John M. Langston Bar Association
- Korean American Bar Association of Southern California
- Latina Lawyers Bar Association
- Lesbian and Gay Lawyers Association of Los Angeles
- Mexican American Bar Association
- National Council of La Raza
- Orange County Asian American Bar Association
- Orange County Women Lawyers Association
- Philippine American Bar Association
- South Asian Bar Association of Southern California
- Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association
- State Bar of California
- Vietnamese American Bar Association of Southern California
- Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles
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- Tips for writing a diversity statement for job applications
- LLS Mental Health and Wellness Resources
- LLS’s Bias Incident Report Form
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If you are interested partnering with us on any of our programming, have feedback or suggestions as we continue to enhance our DEI initiatives, please feel free to reach out to Ariana Allen at ariana.allen@lls.edu with any inquiries or ideas.
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I’m interested in applying for the fellowship and scholarship opportunities, but I don’t consider myself a “diverse” student. Can I still apply?
- Yes! We encourage all interested students to apply. Each firm and organization will list their eligibility requirements in their application instructions. Be sure to review carefully as they diversity requirements vary.
What are employers looking for?
- Employers are looking for a demonstrated commitment to DEI through your personal, academic, and professional experiences.