Designed to provide professional experience, development and educational programs for inner-city students interested in pursuing legal careers.

Upcoming Events & Announcements

Read our Summer 2013 Newsletter here!

May 8 - June 20
Launching Your Career: Professional Development and Networking Series for Women

Friday, June 28th
Sponsorship Deadline: City Bar/PALS Law Preview Scholarship 
Sponsorship Form

Wednesday, July 10
Thurgood Marshall Summer Law Internship Program
Speed Networking Event 
Hosted by ABC News
Volunteer Attorney Registration Form

Thursday, July 18
Thurgood Marshall Summer Law Internship Program
Legal Writing Workshop
Hosted by Proskauer Rose LLP
Volunteer Attorney Registration Form 


Tuesday, July 23
Thurgood Marshall Summer Law Internship Program
Diverse Career Opportunities Panel
Hosted by Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Volunteer Attorney Registration Form 

August 12-August 16
Thurgood Marshall Summer Law Internship Program
Job Shadow Week
Host Registration Form 

News & Highlights

Summer 2013 Newsletter: http://bit.ly/11UOEQQ

The City Bar Committee on Minorities in the Profession announces its 2013 Michael Oshima Diversity Essay Competititon. For more information and application materials, please visit: www.nycbar.org/oshima

On March 15, employers, educators and diversity professionals met with pipeline representatives at the City Bar to discuss supporting diverse law students at our annual Best Practices for Building and Supporting the Pipeline. (More information)

The City Bar Diversity Pipeline Initiatives Committee released its Best Practices for Building and Supporting the Pipeline to the Legal Profession Post-conference Report (Download)

NYC Bar Office for Diversity Pipeline Initiatives and Practicing Attorneys for Law Students Program, Inc. (PALS) announce inaugural Law Preview Diversity Scholarship Program for rising 1L students: http://bit.ly/LRKroM