High School Summer Law Intern Program
 

Photos below from the 2010 Closing Ceremony
Congratulations Graduates!

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An initiative by the Diversity Committee of the Memphis Bar Association, the Summer Law Intern Program was created in 2007 with the purpose of exposing high school students to the “real world” practice of law and encouraging them to consider law as a career.  The students work at least 15 hours a week during a four-week period and receive a stipend upon successful completion of the program.  In addition, the students participate in group activities, such as meeting the judges and learning about undergraduate and graduate admissions. 

Intern Program Honored with ABA Partnership Award
The MBA Summer Law Intern Program was honored with the 2009 American Bar Association Partnership Award.  The award recognizes, on a national level, the community wide effort this program generated in improving diversity in our profession.  

News Coverage

During the summer of 2008, the MBA High School Summer Intern Program received coverage from both WMC-TV Channel 5 and Fox 13 Memphis in addition to several stories in local print publications. To watch the TV news coverage, click the links below.

Taking Back Our Neighborhoods with Joe Birch, WMC-TV Ch. 5--June 6, 2008

Fox 13 Evening News with Mearl Purvis--July 7, 2008

Cover story—July/August 2008 issue of Memphis Lawyer magazine.
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