ASSOCIATION OF CORPORATE COUNSEL – Southern California
BAR EXAM PREP COURSE STIPEND / SCHOLARSHIP
Application Instructions and Eligibility Requirements
Background and Purpose:
ACC-SoCal believes the legal community has a responsibility to help alleviate the financial burden faced by students preparing for the California Bar Exam. To support students with demonstrated financial need, the ACC-SoCal Scholarship Program covers the cost of a limited number of California Bar Exam review courses for applicants who might otherwise be unable to afford them.
A select number of recipients will be chosen from qualified applicants who demonstrate financial hardship, high moral character, and a commitment to entering the legal profession.
Eligibility:
Eligibility is limited to full-time and part-time law students who meet all of the following criteria:
- Financial Hardship: Experienced financial hardship during law school and may need to forgo a bar review course without this program.
- Graduation Date: Will graduate in Spring 2026 or Fall 2026 with a JD from an ABA-accredited law school located in ACC-SoCal’s designated region (Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura, Santa Barbara, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties).
- Bar Exam Registration: Registered to take the California Bar Exam in July 2026 or February 2027.
How to Apply:
Please provide complete, detailed answers to all application questions and include all required attachments.
Completed applications and supporting documentation should be submitted to:
ACC c/o Shannon Keany
Applications must be typed in 12‑point font and emailed as a single PDF to s.keany@accglobal.com by April 3, 2026.
Selection Criteria:
Scholarships will be awarded based on:
- Financial need
- Moral character
- Academic achievement
- Community involvement
- Disadvantaged socioeconomic background
- First-generation college or law student status
- Experiences overcoming personal or systemic hardships, including challenges, skills gained, or lessons learned that have shaped the applicant’s identity or perspective
ACC-SoCal will take reasonable steps to safeguard confidential information submitted by applicants, using protections comparable to those applied to its own sensitive information.
Questions may also be directed to s.keany@accglobal.com.
(Due to the volume of entries, ACC-SoCal may not acknowledge receipt of applications.)
Click here to access and download the application.
