What are the responsibilities and job description for the 2025-2026 Sidley Prelaw Scholar Program Application position at Sidley Austin LLP?
Summary
Eligibility
Sidley Scholars will be selected on a competitive basis. To be considered as a Sidley Scholar, one must:
•Be a second-semester college junior or a senior, graduating from an accredited American college in good standing no later than June 30, 2026, or be a very recent graduate of an accredited American college.
•Submit a complete application and supporting materials by the application deadline.
•Demonstrate financial need through the application and supporting materials.
Preference will be given to the most well-qualified first-generation professtional applicants (individuals whose parents did not graduate from college (US) or university).
Expectations of Sidley Scholars
Each Sidley Scholar is expected to:
•Graduate in good standing from college no later than June 30, 2026.•Meet all LSAT or GRE, law school application and program deadlines.•Attend all classes associated with the LSAT or GRE preparatory course.•Attend the entire Sidley Scholars Summer Seminar in the summer before law school. The last installment of the scholarship award is contingent upon in-person attendance and successful completion of the Sidley Scholars Summer Seminar. It is expected that the 2025-2026 Sidley Scholars will attend the 2026 Summer Seminar. Reasonable travel expenses to the Summer Seminar will be reimbursed.•Matriculate to law school in Fall 2026.•Be available to Sidley representatives via telephone and email from February 2025 through September 2026 and respond in a timely way to all inquiries from Sidley.•Upon starting law school, remain in touch with Sidley representatives to provide feedback on how the Sidley Prelaw Scholars Program is benefiting the Sidley Scholar during the first year of law school.•Upon an expression of interest, be available to a future Sidley Scholar as a mentor.
In rare circumstances, a student may request that the firm consider an exception to a requirement of the program. Sidley will consider such requests on a case-by-case basis, but certain benefits of the program may not be made available to such student. For example, Scholars who do not attend the entire Summer Seminar will not receive the second installment of their scholarship award. All such decisions are at the sole discretion of Sidley.
