Emery Reddy, PLLC is an award-winning L&I workers’ compensation and employment law firm serving injured workers in Washington state.

Our mission to help and empower workers extends beyond our community and into the next generation, and we are proud to offer an annual scholarship to empower students in pursuit of higher education.

About This Scholarship

Emery Reddy, PLLC is offering its annual scholarship to law school and college undergraduate students. A total of $5,000 will be awarded as follows:

$2,000 – to one selected law school student
$1,000 – to three selected undergraduate (university/college) students.

Scholarship Submission Guidelines And Rules

Before you submit your scholarship application, please read through the submission criteria to make sure you qualify and are submitting your essay to the correct scholarship category. Any application that does not meet or follow the guidelines will be disqualified.

General Rules

• Student must be a US citizen or a permanent resident;
• Student must be currently enrolled in or recently accepted to an accredited US law school (Legal Studies scholarship) or accredited US college or university (Undergraduate scholarship);
• Winner(s) will be required to provide proof of residency and enrollment or acceptance.

Application Requirements

Students must submit an original and compelling essay of 400-600 words answering the essay prompt below. Essays should follow a basic essay and paragraph format including an introduction with body paragraphs and a conclusion. Creativity is encouraged! Please avoid disclosing any personal identifying information (PII) such as name, address, contact information, or resumes within the body of the essay.

Legal Studies Scholarship Prompt: What compelled you to become a lawyer? Are there any special areas of law that you want to target, and what goals do you want to accomplish as an attorney?

General Scholarship Prompt: What degree are you pursuing and why? How will you use your degree/education to serve your community?

Scholarship applications are due by November 30, 2022 at midnight Pacific Standard Time (PST). Applications received after the deadline will not be accepted.

Judging and Recognition Procedure

Winners will be selected by a panel of qualified members from Emery Reddy and will be based upon the candidate’s fulfillment of entry criteria and their ability to answer the prompt clearly and concisely.

Each of the scholarships is a one-time, monetary scholarship award to be used for academic tuition only. Winner(s) will be notified via email and the award will be distributed to the recipient’s educational institution once their enrollment has been verified.

Winner(s) will be announced in late January 2023.

Please direct all questions and inquiries regarding the scholarship to scholarships@emeryreddy.com.