Akin Gump Hosts Its Largest Strauss Diversity & Inclusion Scholar Class
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(Washington, D.C.) – Akin Gump is pleased to announce its 2020 class of Akin Gump/Robert Strauss Diversity & Inclusion Scholarship recipients. The class—at 11 Scholars, the largest in the program’s six-year history—brings to five firm offices outstanding diverse students at U.S. law schools. This year’s class will have the opportunity to attend a virtual summit that gathers firm leaders and former Strauss Scholars for educational programming, networking and leadership advice; participate in seminars; and join in firm diversity and inclusion discussions.
Each Scholar will be affiliated with one of Akin Gump’s five largest U.S. offices—Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, and Washington, D.C. —and will receive a $25,000 scholarship to help offset law school expenses as well as an offer to join the firm’s second-year summer associate program in 2021.
Akin Gump firmwide hiring partner David Botter said, “We are extremely happy to welcome our 11 Scholars this summer and to offer them a robust and meaningful virtual summer program that will give them valuable, firsthand insights into the firm and practice of law. Maintaining a pipeline of diverse talent into the firm has never ceased being a top priority for us, and we are proud that, even in this challenging environment, we have been able to assemble a program that aims to offer a practical and rewarding experience to all of our Scholars.”
The Scholars and their law schools are:
- Lillian Cowan New York University School of Law
- Nicole Franklin Harvard Law School
- Morgan Hensley Georgetown University Law Center
- Alyssa Kewenvoyouma Univ. of Calif., Berkeley School of Law
- Agnes Lee Georgetown University Law Center
- Jane Mahan New York University School of Law
- Bryce Maxey Georgetown University Law Center
- Roshan Rama Duke University School of Law
- Emony Robertson Howard University School of Law
- Arman Sharif Univ. of Calif., Berkeley School of Law
- Jordan Williams Vanderbilt University Law School
Founded in 2014 and named for Akin Gump co-founder Robert Strauss, the Diversity & Inclusion Scholarship program continues his vision for, and pursuit of, racial, ethnic, gender, economic and cultural diversity by bringing promising law students to the firm to gain important substantive experience and have a voice in our diversity and inclusion strategy and initiatives.
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is a leading international law firm with more than 1,000 lawyers and advisors in offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Founded in 1945, the firm is proudly celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2020. #AkinGump75
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