Scholarships

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Each year, Pan Asian Lawyers of San Diego (PALSD) grants scholarships to eligible law students to assist in the costs of law school and/or costs associated with the California State Bar Examination. 

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Eligible individuals must:​

• Be a current 3L student or a recent graduate from any accredited law school in San Diego County; and

• Personally attend the PALSD Annual Dinner to receive the scholarship in May of each year. 

 

Selection factors include, but are not limited to:​

• Financial need

• Academic achievement, work experience, and extracurricular activities

• Past, current, and future public service to the Asian/Pacific Islander community and other diverse communities, including past and/or current participation in PALSD, as a heavily weighed factor

• Post law school goals

• When the applicant intends to take the California State Bar Examination

• Domicile (residence plus intent to remain) in San Diego as a plus 

• Interview (by phone or in-person) at the discretion of the Scholarship Committee.

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All scholarship applicants will be notified of their status by the Scholarship Committee. Scholarship recipients will also be notified in writing.

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The Scholarship Committee reserves the right to update the selection factors from year-to-year. The criteria for each year's scholarship will be published on an annual basis as the scholarship application process opens.

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Scholarship Committee (2023)

• Committee Chair: Parada K. Ornelas, Wilson Turner Kosmo LLP

• Amanda Harris, Solomon Ward Seidenwurm & Smith, LLP

• Hon. Vallera J. Johnson, Administrative Law, Office of Administrative 

• Daphne Skogen, Office of the City Attorney

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Questions?

Please direct questions regarding the Committee to info@palsd.org.

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