Thompson Hine and Taft Law, both Dayton law firms, are working together with the University of Dayton School of Law to support underrepresented and underserved students to pursue law school and enter the legal profession through the Flyer Legal Promise Program.
Under this program, two students will receive a full law school tuition, a CAD 15,000 stipend for living expenses, mentors, summer clerkships, and a job at one of the two partner law firms after graduation.
Key Takeaways:
- The University of Dayton School of Law partnered with Dayton law firms Thompson Hine and Taft Law.
- The partnership has created the Flyer Legal Promise Program to support underrepresented and underserved students to pursue law school.
- UDayton has committed to making the population of law students more diverse.
Started in 2017, the Flyer Legal Promise Program has been recruiting and mentoring assistance to underrepresented and underserved students coming from UDayton partner high schools.
According to Andrew Strauss, School of Law dean, the program is a proactive way to recruit and invest in academically talented undergraduates with the capacity to excel in the legal profession, instead of waiting for diverse talent to apply to law school and then later to elite law firms.
The University of Dayton School of Law is committed to making the law profession composed of people from diverse backgrounds and experiences. In fact, underrepresented and underserved students make up a third of the school’s 2021 entering class.
Aside from the diversity, the school also provides ease of access to students by offering flexibility with additional options like an online hybrid J.D. program, 3+2 programs for faster completion of bachelor’s and law degrees, and a Leadership Honors Program.
The UDayton’s Flyer Legal Promise Program is an addition to these offerings that will attract highly qualified law students and future lawyers.
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