Corporate Counsel for People of Color
NEW YORK, NY, United States, Dec. 9, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — The Corporate Counsel for People of Color (CCWC) can announce the names of the 2022-2023 My Life as a Lawyer Scholarship winners I’m proud of you. These most deserving law students of color demonstrate excellence in education combined with a spirit of giving back to underserved communities. Their hard work puts them on a path that will positively change the landscape of the legal profession. Scholarship winners will be recognized at CCWC’s 19th Annual Career Strategy Conference September 27-30, 2023 at the National Harbor Gaylord Resort and Convention Center in Oxon Hill, Maryland (near Washington, DC) It is done.
According to an American Bar Association article, “Black lawyers are grossly underrepresented and underrepresented in the legal profession and are still likely to be affected by prejudice, both consciously and unconsciously, throughout their careers.”
Laurie N. Robinson Hayden, winner of the Business Woman of Influence Award, is the founder of CCWC. This organization of women lawyers of color promotes the advancement and career success of women lawyers of color and advocates for all aspects of global diversity in the legal workplace and profession. . For nearly two decades, CCWC has shown continuous growth from her 10 groups worldwide to her 4,700 members. They are all working to develop initiatives to improve educational and employment choices for diverse individuals in the legal profession.
Through the My Life as a Lawyer Scholarship, CCWC aims to encourage future lawyers by contributing financially to their success. Over the past 15 years, CCWC has awarded her over $300,000 in scholarships through the My Life As A Lawyer program. A distinguished panel of corporate and private law attorneys selected the winners.
Below is a list of the 2022-2023 winners and the law schools they attended.
* Drew Elizabeth Beaty, 2L, Emory University
* Lillian Berry, 2L, Southern University Law Center
* Nimitein Bobmanuel, 3L, Southern University Law Center
* Azalea Caper, 2L, CUNY Raw
*Amanda Carrizales, 2L, Pennsylvania Law
*Dayleen Chery, 2L, Southern University Law Center
* Kayla Cutno, 2L, Southern University Law Center
* Autumn English, 2L, Southern University Law Center
* Aurora Santiago-Flores, 2L, Cleveland Marshall Law School
* Lilia Gomez, 2L, Southern University Law Center
* Elizabeth Hernandez, 2L, Gonzaga University
* Olivia Hilt, 2L, UNC-Chapel Hill
*Maira Huizar, 2L, University of Illinois
* Leandra Ipina, 2L, Cardozo Law School
* Rebeca LaFond, 2L, CUNY Low
* Rebecca Lopez, 2L, Florida A&M University
* Emma Redmond-Mattucci, 2L, Northern Illinois University
* Ariel Mitchell, 2L, Southern University Law Center
* Brenda Rosas, 2L, University of California, Irvine
* Kyra Sampson, 3L, Temple University
* Stephanie Stephenson, 3L, Touro Law Center
* Esmerelda Suarez, 2L, University of Michigan
* Grace Traore, 2L
* Zuri Ward, 3L, North Carolina Central University
* Songo Wawa, University of the District of Columbia Law School 3L
* India Whaley, 3L, University of South Carolina Law
* Lakeshia Williams, 2L, Southern University Law Center
For more information, please contact Laurie N. Robinson Haden by email: Laurie@ccwomenofcolor.org or visit www.ccwomenofcolor.org.
Call +1 646-483-8041 or email info@ccwomenofcolor.gmail.com.
Laurie N. Robinson Hayden
Corporate Counsel for People of Color
+1 646-483-8041
info@ccwomenofcolor.gmail.com
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