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Workers' Rights Advocacy Scholarship for UW Students

Submitted by Toni Kwong on January 28, 2019 - 11:57am

Emery Reddy PLLC is a small law firm downtown that specializes in workers' rights advocacy (and are one of the few in the state that do specific work in worker's compensation and employment law) and is currently seeking students that might be interested in their $2,500 Legal Studies scholarship. They ask applicants to explain why they are interested in advocating for workers’ rights and have recently extended their deadline for the Legal Studies scholarship to February 28th, 2019.

The person who is spearheading the outreach for the scholarship is Laura Scott. Her email is Laura@emeryreddy.com and her number is (206) 442-9106 if you have any questions! 
Here’s are all the details for their scholarship:
Legal Studies Scholarship
Award amount: $2,500
Deadline: February 28th, 2019
Type: Writing
Description: Emery | Reddy PLLC will extend an award each year to a student who displays an interest in advocating on behalf of workers. We ask applicants to submit an essay of no more than 500 words that discusses a unique experience with workers’ rights issues or their interest in workers’ rights advocacy and pursuing law. Applicants must be currently enrolled at the University of Washington.
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