Scholarship

Both SCCoLPA and LSI offer scholarships to persons desiring a career in the legal field. There are three different levels for the scholarships awarded. Plan A is restricted to graduating high school seniors who are residents of California, who have completed secretarial , business, and/or law-related courses in high school, and will be enrolled in the fall semester immediately following the school year in a college or business school course of study in the legal field. Plan B is for college students who will have completed at least one year of college by June of the school year and who are enrolled in the fall semester immediately following the school year in a college or business school course of study in the legal field. Plan C is called the Career Change Student, and is geared toward those individuals who are residents of California who wish to pursue an education in the legal field. SCCoLPA offers its scholarships, in an amount to be determined by the Executive Board, in the memory of SCCoLPA Life Member and Past President Marilyn Ott. Each of SCCoLPA’s scholarship winners are then entered into the contest for LSI’s $1,500 scholarships, which are presented in the memory of Eula Mae Jett.

Scholarship Requirements

* For purposes of this scholarship, a career in the “legal field” shall be interpreted and defined as: (1) Legal Secretary, including Receptionist, (2) Legal Assistant/ Paralegal, (3) Court Reporter, and (4) Law Office Administration.

PLAN A – HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS

Title: Category A

Amount: $2,000 for First Place and $1,000 for Second Place

Details: Applicants shall be restricted to seniors who will have successfully completed high school by the end of June and will be enrolled in the fall semester immediately following the school year in a college or business school offering a course of study in the legal field. All applicants must be legal residents of the State of California and must be attending school within the State of California during the scholarship year.

PLAN B – COLLEGE STUDENTS

Title: Category B

Amount: $2,000 for First Place and $1,000 for Second Place

Details: Applicants shall be restricted to students who will have completed at least one year of college by June of the school year, and who will be enrolled in the fall semester immediately following the school year in a college or business school in a course of study in the legal field, until all such courses have been taken to satisfy the requirements for a degree or certificate in said legal related program. All applicants must be legal residents of the State of California and must be attending school within the State of California during the scholarship year.

PLAN C – CAREER CHANGE STUDENT

Title: Category C

Amount: $2,000 for First Place and $1,000 for Second Place

Details: Applicants shall be restricted to students who will be enrolled in the fall semester in a college or business school in a course of study in the legal field and shall be an individual who either (a) desires to re-enter the workforce after a prolonged absence but requires training or specialized education in order to qualify as a candidate for a position in the legal field; or (b) has been in the workforce for a number of years but desires to enter the legal field and wants to receive the training or specialized education needed to do so. All applicants must be legal residents of the State of California and must be attending school within the State of California during the scholarship year.

SCCoLPA scholarship award winners who meet all of the requirements of the LSI program are entered into its Eula Mae Jett Scholarship Contest.

All applications and required documents must be typewritten and submitted in triplicate no later than March 1 of the current year.

Please contact the Scholarship Chair for additional information.