Awards
AAJ Paralegal of the Year Award
Candidates must be Paralegal Affiliates of the American
Association for Justice for at least one
year to be eligible for nomination. Members of the Paralegal
Advisory Task Force are not eligible for nomination. Awarded
to candidates who contribute to the paralegal profession by
teaching or tutoring paralegal students, speaking at seminars
and conventions on issues concerning the profession,
mentoring paralegal students, displaying commitment and
providing services to professional organizations such as local
and national paralegal associations, writing articles for legal
publications, and showing a commitment to continuing legal
education and to community through volunteering. For further information, please visit AAJ Paralegal of the Year Award.
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Steven J. Sharp Public Service Award
The Steven J. Sharp Public Service Award is presented annually to those attorneys
and clients whose cases tell the story of American civil justice
and help educate state and national policy makers and the public
about the importance of consumers’ rights. For further information, please visit Steven J. Sharp Award for Public Service.
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Community Champion Award
Community Champions are not
AAJ members, but are consumer advocates who have performed
outstanding work on behalf of injured consumers, to prevent
injury, and/or to preserve consumers’ access to justice. They are
honored each year, at the Civil Justice Foundation’s Breakfast of
Champions during the AAJ Annual Convention. For further information, please visit Community Champion Award.
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Law Student Scholarships
Alia Herrera Memorial Scholarship
The Alia Herrera Memorial
Scholarship, with an award amount of $3,000, is open to Law
Student Members who are entering their second or third year of
law school, or have the equivalent of one year to complete. For further information, please visit Alia Herrera Memorial Scholarship.
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The Richard D. Hailey Law Student Scholarship
AAJ’s Minority
Caucus awards up to six $1,000 scholarships to first-, second-, and
third-year African American, Hispanic, Asian American,
Native American, and Biracial Law Student Members. For further information, please visit Richard D. Hailey Law Student Scholarship.
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Trial Advocacy Scholarship
Open to all second- and third-year
AAJ Law Student Members, this $2,500 scholarship will be
awarded to the applicant who best demonstrates commitment
to AAJ and its mission, desire to represent victims, interest and
skill in trial advocacy, and financial need. For further information, please visit Trial Advocacy Scholarship.
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Leesfield Scholarship
Sponsored by AAJ member Ira Leesfield
and AAJ, this scholarship awards $1,500 to a Law Student Member for attendance at AAJ’s Annual Convention.
Available to first- and second-year AAJ Law Student Members. For further information, please visit Leesfield Law Student Scholarship.
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Competitions
Student Trial Advocacy Competition
AAJ sponsors the National Student Trial Advocacy Competition
(STAC), an annual nationwide mock trial competition, to inspire
excellence in trial advocacy through training and education for
both law students and practicing attorneys. This is an exceptional
opportunity for law students to develop and practice their trial
advocacy skills before distinguished members of the bar and bench.
For further information, please visit Student Trial Advocacy Competition.
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