Scholarship Opportunity for A Week in Legal London

If you are interested in attending the 2026 A Week in Legal London but are precluded from doing so due to a lack of financial resources, please submit your request to the Litigation Section no later than February 13, 2026 and include the following:

  • Why you are interested in attending A Week in Legal London?
  • What is your financial basis for requesting the scholarship?
  • What other factors make you a good candidate for the scholarship?

Please include as much detail as possible and thank you.

Click here to send a submission to Mary McKelvey and Larry Biegel. Questions can similarly be directed.

Jacqueline Young

Jacqueline Young
Deputy Attorney General at California Department of Justice and 2024 Legal London Scholarship Recipient

Testimonial:
I am forever grateful to the California Lawyers Association for selecting me as a 2024 Legal London scholarship recipient. This scholarship made it possible for me to participate in an extraordinary program that was truly life-changing. Legal London provides a rich, immersive experience with the heart of the British legal system that no textbook, podcast, or documentary could ever begin to encapsulate. Not only were we able to visit historically significant sites and observe real-life hearings and trials, we also had the incredible opportunity to meet distinguished and brilliant legal minds, from the Lady Chief Justice to the President of the U.K. Supreme Court and various judges, barristers, and solicitors in both civil and criminal. These discussions were wonderfully enlightening and profoundly poignant, highlighting the similarities and differences in the triumphs and challenges that lawyers across the world from each other experience in their careers and lives. Beyond the academic enrichment, the experience challenged me to grow personally and professionally and reinforced my commitment to public service and excellence in the legal profession. I am immensely thankful for the opportunity and enthusiastically recommend Legal London to anyone who wants to travel with like-minded peers and develop a broader, more global perspective on the practice of law.

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