The Rosenthal Bar Exam Scholarship provides financial support to outstanding graduating California law students who are embarking on careers in public service law. All winners will receive California Bar/Bri Law Review Bar Exam review courses (valued at more than $3,500), with top winners also receiving $2,000 in cash to help defray fees and related expenses of taking the California Bar Exam.

The Rosenthal Bar Exam Scholarship is awarded in the spring of 2012. The 2012 Application Deadline is 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 8, 2012.

Criteria
1.Candidate must be:

• Graduating or have graduated from a California law school in the 2010-2012 academic year; and
  
• Taking the California Bar Exam in 2012 for the first time.

2.Candidate must demonstrate and document a strong commitment to public service, intent to pursue a public interest legal career after law school, and financial need, as shown by financial aid eligibility and outstanding educational loans.

3.Candidate must maintain at least a 2.5 GPA or equivalent on a 4.0 scale (or provide an explanation of extenuating circumstances if GPA is lower than 2.5) and provide the grading curve used at Candidate's law school.

4.Candidate's law school must certify:

• Candidate's actual or anticipated graduation date;
  
• Good ethical standing of Candidate while attending law school; and
  
• Candidate's financial need.

5.Candidate must have filed his/her application for Moral Character Determination with the State Bar of California by the Rosenthal Bar Exam Scholarship Application Deadline.

6.Candidate must be chosen as one of a maximum of four Candidates nominated by his/her law school.

7.Candidates from online law schools must be California residents.

8.Previous Foundation scholarship winners are eligible for the Rosenthal Bar Exam Scholarship; any prior awards received by Candidate may be taken into consideration in the selection process.

Instructions

1. All portions of the Application must be received by the Foundation by 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 (the "Application Deadline"). Attachments, letters of recommendation, and law school documents may be submitted separately, though Candidates are strongly encouraged to submit one packet with all application materials. Please note that in order to provide enough time to select its nominees, a law school typically requires that Candidates submit their Applications to the law school by a date earlier than the Foundation's Application Deadline.

2. Applications may be submitted by mail, delivery service, fax, or email as a PDF to:

   Rosenthal Bar Exam Scholarship
   California Bar Foundation
   180 Howard Street
   San Francisco, CA 94105
   Fax: (415) 856-0788
   jguillory@calbarfoundation.org

   Fax is the least optimal way to submit the application, though it is permitted. If faxing, please make sure that all pieces of the application are easily readable and sent together.

3. Applications postmarked by the Application Deadline but not received in full by the Application Deadline will not be accepted.

4. All documents submitted in association with Candidate's Application for the Rosenthal Bar Exam Scholarship, including law school documents and letters of recommendation, should include the name of Candidate on each page.

5. Applications submitted in hard copy form should have no staples.

6. Applications submitted via email should be sent as a single PDF document, though recommendations may come directly from the recommender.

7. See the Application Checklist for a complete list of required documentation that must be submitted.

1. Rosenthal Bar Exam Scholarship Recipients will be requested to provide a recent digital photograph of themselves upon receiving notification of their award. Please do not send photos with Application.

2. The Foundation requires Rosenthal Bar Exam Scholarship Recipients to report back to the Foundation on the progress of their public interest careers during the next year.

3. The Foundation reserves the right to use information from Applications and letters of recommendation as part of its publicity of Rosenthal Bar Exam Scholarship Recipients.

4. Rosenthal Bar Exam Scholarship Recipients are expected to pursue public interest legal careers after law school.

5. Rosenthal Bar Exam Scholarship Recipients receiving named scholarships may be asked to contact donors supporting their scholarships and invited to firm events.
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