Sutherland Scholars
Everyone talks diversity. Sutherland's doing something about it
The Sutherland Scholars program is an initiative to help ensure the success of underrepresented law school students. In July 2005, Sutherland’s first class of 22 scholars graduated with skills targeted to improve their chances of doing well during the first year of law school. Students heard from lawyers in various areas, drafted study outlines, briefed cases, completed an introductory contracts course, and took a final exam. To date, more than 250 students have graduated from the program held in Atlanta and Washington, D.C. In 2010, the program included students from Spelman College, Morehouse College and Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, Howard University in Washington, D.C., Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) in Tallahassee, Florida, and Alabama State University in Montgomery, Alabama.
Managing Partner Mark Wasserman noted, "Sutherland Scholars is an innovative program and demonstrates our commitment to promoting diversity in our firm and in the legal community." He continued to say, "One in four law students is a member of a minority group and only one in 20 partners at large law firms is from a minority group. It's a serious issue, and true to our firm’s tradition and values, we are taking the lead in finding real solutions."
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