Larry L. Deskins Fellowship

Lewis Rice has long demonstrated a commitment to diversity equity and inclusion. When the late Larry L. Deskinswaspromoted to partner at Lewis Rice in the 1980s Lewis Rice became the first major law firm in St. Louis to promote an African-American lawyer to partner. Lewis Rice recognizes that its commitment to diversity equity and inclusion is not only the right thing to doit continues to be essential to the long-term success and growth of our honor of Larry L. Deskins the Firm provides a fellowship opportunity for a law student to gain hands-on experience and mentoring working alongside some of the best attorneys in the a Deskins Fellow the selected candidate will:

• Participate in all aspects of Lewis Rices traditional summer associate program including compensation at the standard summer associate salary;
• Receive a $7500scholarship to be credited towards expenses and tuition;
• Receive one-on-one mentoring by a Lewis Rice partner throughout the fellowship program;
• Be invited to participate in the Leadership Council on Legal Diversitys 1L Scholars Summit if eligible.

The selected Deskins Fellow will be eligible to earn an offer to return to Lewis Rice for a second summer and/or to begin their career as an attorney at Lewis Rice.

To be eligible to become a Deskins Fellow an applicant must meet each of the following requirements:

• Must be enrolled as a student in good standing at an ABA-accredited law school;
• The Firm considers many factors in selecting a Deskins Fellow including but not limited to a candidates background experiences and commitment to diversity equity and inclusion; and
• Must be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident or otherwise be able to work in the U.S. without limit as to duration or the need for immigration sponsorship.