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Description: The Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity program provides minority, low-income or disadvantaged college students with the information, preparation, and financial assistance needed to gain access to and complete law school study.
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American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education
Recipient ID (DUNS# or OTHER) (806207841)
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$2,976 |
Thurgood Marshall legal educational opportunity program |
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740 15th St NW, Fl 9
Washington,
DC
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Citation
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Source:
Authorization Statute
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Reference:
HEA, Title VII, Part A, Subpart 3, Sec 721; P.L. 108-447, Conference Report 108-792
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Method:
User entered excerpt
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Citation Excerpt: HEA, Title VII, Part A, Subpart 3, Sec 721: Legal educational opportunity program (a) Program authority The Secretary shall carry out a program to be known as the "Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program" designed to provide low-income, minority, or disadvantaged college students with the information, preparation, and financial assistance to gain access to and complete law school study. (b) Eligibility A college student is eligible for assistance under this section if the student is (1) from a low-income family; (2) a minority; or (3) from an economically or otherwise disadvantaged background. (c) Contract or grant authorized The Secretary is authorized to enter into a contract with, or make a grant to, the Council on Legal Education Opportunity, for a period of not less than 5 years (1) to identify college students who are from low-income families, are minorities, or are from disadvantaged backgrounds described in subsection (b)(3) of this section; (2) to prepare such students for study at accredited law schools; (3) to assist such students to select the appropriate law school, make application for entry into law school, and receive financial assistance for such study; (4) to provide support services to such students who are first-year law students to improve retention and success in law school studies; and (5) to motivate and prepare such students with respect to law school studies and practice in low-income communities. (d) Services provided In carrying out the purposes described in subsection (c) of this section, the contract or grant shall provide for the delivery of services through prelaw information resource centers, summer institutes, midyear seminars, and other educational activities, conducted under this section. Such services may include (1) information and counseling regarding (A) accredited law school academic programs, especially tuition, fees, and admission requirements; (B) course work offered and required for graduation; (C) faculty specialties and areas of legal emphasis; and (D) undergraduate preparatory courses and curriculum selection; (2) tutoring and academic counseling, including assistance in preparing for bar examinations; (3) prelaw mentoring programs, involving law school faculty, members of State and local bar associations, and retired and sitting judges, justices, and magistrates; (4) assistance in identifying preparatory courses and material for the law school aptitude or admissions tests; (5) summer institutes for Thurgood Marshall Fellows that expose the Fellows to a rigorous curriculum that emphasizes abstract thinking, legal analysis, research, writing, and examination techniques; and (6) midyear seminars and other educational activities that are designed to reinforce reading, writing, and studying skills of Thurgood Marshall Fellows. (e) Duration of provision of services The services described in subsection (d) of this section may be provided (1) prior to the period of law school study; (2) during the period of law school study; and (3) during the period following law school study and prior to taking a bar examination. (f) Subcontracts and subgrants For the purposes of planning, developing, or delivering one or more of the services described in subsection (d) of this section, the Council on Legal Education Opportunity shall enter into subcontracts with, and make subgrants to, institutions of higher education, law schools, public and private agencies and organizations, and combinations of such institutions, schools, agencies, and organizations. P.L. 108-447, Appropriations conference report 108-792: The agreement includes ... $3,000,000 for Thurgood Marshall Scholarships as proposed by the Senate.
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Last Modified: 24-Jul-2007
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