The Dominguez Firm Legal Scholarship Award for Law Students

The Dominguez Firm, LLP proudly supports the education and wellbeing of future generations in their pursuit of personal success. Attorney Juan J. Dominguez, the founder, CEO and managing partner of The Dominguez Firm, is passionate about educating students to ensure a bright future for our communities throughout California, across this country and abroad. The firm has a long and proud history of community involvement with charitable causes. Leading by example, the firm sponsors the below scholarships in hopes to encourage similar minded students to give back to their communities after completing their education.

The Legal Scholarship Award will be presented to a worthy student accepted into or currently enrolled in law school. This $2,500 scholarship recognizes that individual’s academic achievements and unique goals despite their struggles or challenges.

General Rules:
Student must be a US citizen or a permanent resident;
Student must be either accepted or currently enrolled in law school;
Student must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher;
Student must demonstrate involvement in community activities;
Candidates should follow us on social media to stay updated regarding the winner.

Application Requirements:
Students must submit an essay between 500-700 words and/or a 1-2 minute video about themselves and why they chose to attend law school/become an attorney. Graphic and creative presentations are welcomed. Students should describe their desire to use the legal system to help others or improve society.
Students must send an unofficial copy of their school transcripts.

Judging and Recognition Procedure:
Judging will be completed by a panel of qualified members of The Dominguez Firm.
Judging will be based upon the candidate’s fulfillment of entry criteria and their ability to clearly and concisely convey how they plan to achieve their goals after receiving this scholarship.

Awards and Recognition Procedure:
The Dominguez Firm Scholarship is a one-time, monetary scholarship award and is to be used for academic tuition only.
Once winners have been selected, the scholarship awards will be given to the winner’s school to be used towards tuition and school expenses.
If an awardee is unable to attend school for any reason, he or she must be able to provide documentation proving why he or she is unable to attend;
If that is the case, the scholarship award will remain on hold for up to 6 months until he or she is able to provide proof of enrollment at any of the above institutions.
If an awardee is unable to claim the monetary scholarship award within 6 months, The Dominguez Firm may award it to another candidate at its discretion.
Candidates who are offered a scholarship must agree to the scholarship’s terms and conditions in order to receive the scholarship.
Announcements regarding the winners of the scholarship will be posted to The Dominguez Firm’s website and social media accounts.
Applicants will receive an email verifying that they have been selected to receive this award.
A small reception and luncheon may be held for award-winners. More information regarding this reception will be provided after the winners are announced.

Deadline to Apply:
Please send all required information to: scholarships@dominguezfirm.com on or before July 31, 2020.