Make his or her career primarily in public service. Application forms and materials are available in late spring from the Office of Career Services. Applications require a resume, a transcript, a personal statement, letters of support, and a proposed list of classes and activities for the next year. Certification of good ethical standing and likely to pass the moral character review for admission to the bar. Certification of financial need.
Preference is given for volunteer service, legal or otherwise.
Stanford Law School nominees are selected in the same application process that is conducted for the Public Interest Fellowships. See the previous section for application requirements. The nominations are forwarded to the State Bar Foundation for consideration in early July. The State Bar Foundation makes its selections and notifies students directly in August. The Lisa M. Schnitzer Memorial Scholarship was established by the family and friends of Lisa M. Schnitzer, a first-year student at Stanford Law School who was killed in a tragic car accident in 1987.