 Rochester, New York—September 23, 2008 – The law firm of Harter Secrest & Emery announces that it has tripled the size of its diversity scholarship program. The firm has added a second diversity scholarship for law school students and increased its amount—each will be awarded in the amount of $7,500, up from $5,000. Scholarship winners will also receive a paid summer associate position at one of the firm’s Upstate New York offices.
Law students are selected on the basis of their academic record, work experience and additional personal and professional elements that evidence great promise for a successful career in the legal profession. Maureen Alston, Managing Partner, Harter, Secrest & Emery stated, “We are pleased to continue, and enhance our diversity scholarship program. We hope to attract more students to legal careers in Upstate New York.” Ms. Alston further stated, “We are convinced that our Diversity Scholarship Program will enable us to provide better service to our clients and create a richer work environment.”
Harter Secrest initiated this program in 2005, and has since awarded a scholarship each year to a first year law student who fulfills the award’s academic and professional criteria.
Harter Secrest & Emery LLP
Harter Secrest & Emery LLP, founded in 1893, enjoys a diversified and dynamic law practice serving businesses, non-profit entities and individuals. HSE has been ranked #1 nationally in associate satisfaction three years in a row in The American Lawyer magazine's annual survey of mid-level associates, and has been named Rochester, New York’s #1 firm in “America’s Best,” a survey conducted by Corporate Board Member Magazine ranking law firms by preference of public company executives. With offices in Rochester, Buffalo and Albany, New York, and in Naples, Florida, the firm comprises more than 130 attorneys and nearly 200 staff.
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