Pipeline Into the Profession
Grand Park Law Group is dedicated not only to promoting diversity within our own firm but also within the greater legal profession, beginning with the pipeline of students entering law school.
Our distinctive 1L Scholars Program is a paid internship that is funded by Grand Park Law Group and provides students with the ultimate 1L summer associate experience comprised of law firm, corporate in-house and public interest exposure. The program is currently available in all of our U.S. offices.
Additionally, our office participate in the Sponsors for Educational Opportunity’s (SEO) Corporate Law Program that prepares high-achieving college graduates from underrepresented groups for legal careers. Our participation in SEO provides a pipeline of diverse talent into our summer and incoming associate classes throughout the firm.
G | P Honors Program in Legal Studies
In 2022, the firm established the G | P Honors Program in Legal Studies, which provides talented students from diverse backgrounds with law school preparatory coursework, mentoring, tuition assistance, intensive writing instruction and comprehensive LSAT preparation.
Grand Park Law Group participates in several additional programs that help to expand the diversity of the pipeline into law schools and the legal profession, including:
- the Legal Outreach program, which teaches youth from underserved urban communities to compete at high academic levels by using legal and educational programs to foster vision, develop skills, enhance confidence and facilitate the pursuit of higher education;
- the American Bar Association’s Judicial Intern Opportunity Program for second-year law students in Los Angeles, an internship program with state and federal judges for diverse and economically disadvantaged law students; and
- G | P Law Fellowship a program that prepares diverse law school students for recruitment, advancement and retention in the greater Los Angeles legal community.