Oliver Law Office Scholarship

Oliver Law Office in Dublin & Columbus, Ohio is pleased and excited to offer an annual scholarship opportunity to promote the education of law and law-related studies. Oliver Law Office is a client-focused law firm emphasizing the individualized needs of each client with Confidence, Courage, and Determination.

ELIGIBILITY:
Applicants must satisfy all of the following requirements to be eligible for consideration:

The recipient must be a U.S. citizen or possess authorization to work in the United States;
The applicant must submit proof of acceptance into an accredited undergraduate program in the area of pre-law or related field or proof of acceptance and enrollment in an accredited law school for the Fall of the year in which the scholarship is being awarded; and
The applicant must demonstrate academic achievement with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 at the undergraduate level.

REQUIREMENTS:
Applicants are required to submit the following documents by August 15th of each year to be eligible for consideration for that year’s scholarship:

• An up to date and completed resume;
• An essay which must be typed and single-spaced, in 12-point font, consisting of 500 to 1,000 words, on a topic of the student’s choice, although it should relate to their intended and anticipated practice of law;
• Complete and up to date certified school transcripts from the applicant’s high school, if the student is enrolled in their first year of college in the Fall of the year of the scholarship being awarded, or if the applicant is enrolled in a subsequent year of college or enrolled in law school. Only incoming freshman college students need to provide a high school transcript; all others must submit a college transcript;
• An acceptance letter from a U.S. accredited college or law school; and
• Proof of legal residency in the U.S. (e.g., birth certificate, passport, permanent resident card, etc. Social security cards will not be accepted)/