Warner Norcross & Judd offers two scholarship programs to promote diversity in the legal profession in the State of Michigan.

Minority Scholarship Program

The Firm sponsors an annual Minority Scholarship Program that awards $5,000 to a law school student, $2,000 to a paralegal/legal assistant student and $1,000 to a legal secretarial student. Candidates must be currently accepted or enrolled in an accredited school in Michigan and be a current or former resident of Michigan. Winners will be selected by the Grand Rapids Community Foundation. The deadline for submitting applications to the Foundation is April 1, 2009.

Interested students should complete an online application by clicking on the following link.

2009 Scholarship Application Form (http://grcf.egrant.org)

Questions should be directed to Ruth Bishop, Grand Rapids Community Foundation, at 616.284.4903 or to Rodney Martin, Warner Norcross & Judd LLP, at rmartin@wnj.com.

LSAT Preparation Course Scholarship

The Firm recently introduced its LSAT Preparation Course Scholarship program. Each year, Warner Norcross will award up to five scholarships, maximum of $1,500 each, to minority college students in their junior or senior year during the 2008-2009 academic year to attend a Kaplan LSAT preparation course. The scholarships will enable minority students who have an interest in attending law school to be well prepared to take the Law School Admissions Test.

Interested students should print, complete and submit the LSAT Preparation Course Scholarship application form to: WNJ LSAT Scholarship, Attention: Ms. Robin Keith, Warner Norcross & Judd LLP, 900 Fifth Third Center, 111 Lyon Street NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503-2487. The deadline for applications is May 30, 2009.

LSAT Preparation Course Scholarship Form

2008 Minority Scholarship Awards Press Release

2007 Minority Scholarship Awards Press Release

2006 Minority Scholarship Awards Press Release