Program Description
The Nebraska Legal Diversity Council Pathways to Practice (“P2P”) provides selected law students an opportunity to work in a law firm environment during the summer before their second year of law school. Creighton University School of Law and University of Nebraska College of Law students in their first year of law school from all backgrounds who bring one or more diverse perspectives to the practice of law and/or who have a demonstrated commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and/or inclusion in the legal profession are encouraged to apply. Eligible law students will be enrolled in and in good standing at their law school and on track to have successfully completed their first full year of law school when the program begins in June.
Interested law students must complete the application above by January 24, 2025 in order to be considered for the program, after which law firms review applications and determine which students to interview. Law firms rank interviewees and students rank law firms; NLDC will match student and law firm preferences. Applicants are not guaranteed an interview or placement through the program.
About NLDC
Nebraska Legal Diversity Council (NLDC) is a statewide, collaborative impact, nonprofit organization founded in 2021, which seeks to diversify the legal profession in Nebraska through the creation of access to law school and law practice for underrepresented and marginalized populations who are interested in joining the profession. NLDC is led by Shawntal Mallory, Executive Director, who is a first-generation law school graduate, practicing attorney, adjunct law professor, and diversity and inclusion practitioner. The work of NLDC is supported by a unique collaboration of (19) founding organizational partners including the bar association, Nebraska’s two law schools, and numerous prestigious law firms, organizations and corporations.