Council for Diversity in the Educational Pipeline

    The mission of the ABA Council for Diversity in the Educational Pipeline (Pipeline Council) is to increase diversity and inclusion in the educational pipeline to the legal profession.

    Judicial Clerkship Program

    Law schools, judges, and others interested in participating, please download that JCP Program Brochure and contact Pedro Windsor, Managing Director, ABA Office of Diversity and Inclusion. The 2019 Judicial Clerkship Program will take place Thursday, January 24 - Saturday, January 26, 2019 during the ABA Midyear Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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    Our Work

    1. Identifying developing, executing, and supporting initiatives, resources, tools, strategies, best practices, policy, and research to increase diversity and inclusion in the educational pathway to the profession; 2. Collaborating with and providing a forum for internal and external entities and constituents to create and support initiatives and research to increase diversity and inclusion in the educational pathway to the profession; 3. Highlighting the importance and increasing awareness of diversity and inclusion pipeline programs and advocates, including recognizing exemplary individual and organizational leadership in enhancing diversity and inclusion in the educational pathway to the profession. 4. Conducting major initiatives and projects pertaining to diversity and inclusion in the educational pipeline.

    Some of our initiatives include:

    Raymond Pace and Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander Award
    Legal Opportunity Scholarship
    National Pipeline Diversity Directory Initiatives: ABA-LSAC Pipeline

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    Your support helps to continue the work of addressing the lack of substantial racial and ethnic diversity in the legal profession.

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    2018-2019 Members

    American Bar Association

    Judge Advocate General of the U.S. Navy, Vice Admiral James W. Crawford III

    Judicial Clerkship Program

    Law students, judges.

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